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Education Balancing Act: Asynchronous, Synchronous, and Blended Learning

Association eLearning

What do you think of when you hear the term eLearning? Maybe your mind jumps to webinars or interactive courses in a Learning Management System (LMS). There are many different types of eLearning, so it isn’t surprising that they can be divided into categories. Asynchronous refers to eLearning offerings you take on your own.

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Blended Learning Basics: Using Asynchronous and Synchronous Training Activities

Convergence Training

Many studies have shown that blended learning experiences tend to lead to better instructional outcomes–more learning, more knowledge acquisition, more skill development, better transfer to the job, etc. But of course, learning design professionals shouldn’t just blend willy-nilly.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Make Learning An Experience. by Michael on March 7, 2011 in blended learning If you still believe that “classroom learning is the best learning” for your training and learning programs, I have some news for you.

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What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? by Paul on March 23, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Video , blended learning Opening weekend of March Madness is over.

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Synchronous vs. Asynchronous eLearning for Business Training Programs

ej4 eLearning

If your company is redesigning a training program or building one from the ground up, you may not be sure what your next move should be. You have to decide what strategies you want to use and the tools you should implement to accomplish your goals. Fortunately, training an employee isn’t much different from educating someone.

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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

The gist of it was that even though we have an enormous amount of tools available to enable social learning across far reaching boundaries, the self-study type of eLearning seen in so many workplaces today can potentially cut learners off from any type of social interaction during the course of the learning.

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Five Common E-Learning Strategies

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Are you tired of the traditional classroom setting and looking for new ways to learn? E-learning has been on the rise in recent years, with more and more learners choosing online education over face-to-face learning. Get ready to dive into the world of e-learning and discover which approach suits your learning style best!