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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | March 5, 2020

Mike Taylor

In this article, Stephen Kosslyn talks about how and why active learning — where learners engage in debate, problem-solving, role-playing, product creation and so on — is much more effective than presenting and explaining content. Bogus behavioral psych fads, many of which you believe. Tools, Tips & Resources.

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Top 68 eLearning Posts from April - Hot Topics iPad Google Buzz

eLearning Learning Posts

If you’ve followed this blog long enough, you’ll know that I am big on presentation skills. The premise is that the world is predictable and understandable, so that we can capture the ‘right’ behavior and train it. It’s almost an unfair advantage.” – The McKinsey Mind. Video: What Does it Mean to Teach in the 21st Century?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Real World, SecondLife and FaceBook/MySpace

Learning Visions

If SL has this effect on other women, then it wont be the most effective place to send female employees as part of an elearning experience. However, ideas taken from Second Life, minus the cultural trappings, could be effective. I realize this is not what SL is about but thats the gut reaction I have to it.

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