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The persistence of distance (learning)

Learning with e's

In a formal sense, distance learning has been a familiar concept since at least 1837, when Sir Isaac Pitman began teaching his shorthand system using typed instruction cards mailed through the universal Penny Postal service to his students across England. m-Learning, or mobile learning focused on the use of personal technologies.

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How to Design a Distance-Friendly Blended Learning Experience

Instilled

During the recent webinar, ‘ Distance Learning: Strategies, Approaches and Content ’, Andrew Joly, Director of Strategic Design at our sister company LEO Learning , offered his expertise on some of the key requirements for delivering a successful distance learning program. Is Your Distance Learning Program Working?

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What if they threw a party and none of us came?

Learning with e's

Before anyone points out the fact that paper based journal cost money to produce, edit, review, print and distribute, I want to make the following points: Most academic journals are run by academics on a voluntary basis - those who review for my journal don't get paid a penny. and that's their lot.

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The Decline of Student Education in the Era of Great Education Technology Solutions

Jigsaw Interactive

Poverty and Distance Learning. Although school districts were quite timely in distributing virtual learning software, laptops, tablets, and internet hotspots, it turned out that the availability of educational technology was not the only issue. It is a chilling read.

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Moodle learning at a distance

Moodle Journal

I beginning to realise however that given he demands on staff time, the opportunities for class cover so that you can attend a morning or afternoons training during term time are limited and with that in mind, next week I am going to try the first distance learning version of my course.

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

[link] Technology, Reading and Learning Difficulties Conference, 26 th , was held January 22-24, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, California, USA. 11, 2010, information for the 2011 versions of the 2010 events below was not available. January 12-14, 2010 Learning and Technology World Forum 2010, London, United Kingdom.

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eLearning Conferences 2010

Tony Karrer

link] February 15-18, 2010 Mediterranean Conference for Academic Disciplines , sponsored by the International Journal of Arts and Sciences, University of Malta, Gozo, Malta. link] March 21-24, 2010 Texas Distance Learning Association Conference: Distance Learning…Any Time, Any Space, 13 th , Houston, Texas, USA.