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My History of Live Blogged Notes

Experiencing eLearning

Extending Learning to the Edges of Organizations. Convergence in Learning. Games and Simulations. Integrating Game Design Principles into Instructional Design for e-Learning. Digital Learning Environments: Context Sensitive and Imaginative Classes in Second Life. Podcasting with Section 508. Other Topics.

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What is m-Learning?

eLearning Cyclops

As with distance learning and e-learning, m-learning encapsulates many modes of learning. A definition general enough to capture it all could be: A distance learning event delivered, synchronously or asynchronously, via an electronic mobile device.

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How to Increase Student Engagement in Online Learning

learnWorlds

Online courses should incorporate varied instructional methods , such as video lectures, interactive simulations, and hands-on activities catering to all these learning styles. But we are not merely talking about learning styles here. Everything starts with creating a positive learning environment for your students.

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Back to Basics – What is eLearning?

Rob Hubbard

Simulations and virtual worlds. Simulations allow learners to rehearse skills in a realistic environment without risk before doing it for real. Whereas we already know how vital interactivity is in learning, passive learning resources definitely have their place. Learning resources can include things like web articles.

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Is e-learning effective?

Clive on Learning

An immersive and highly-realistic training tool, such as a flight simulator, has no meaningful traditional equivalent other than practice in the real world. In both of these cases, e-learning is providing something different from what we had before. The delivery of online content using web sites, video, podcasts, etc?

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Will e-learning put me out of a job?

Clive on Learning

And here I have to define learning technologies very broadly to include not just self-paced e-learning but also virtual classrooms, electronic performance support, collaborative distance learning, mobile learning, games and simulations, as well as the many uses of social media.

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E-learning: the fad that's lasted 30 years

Clive on Learning

If e-learning is a fad then here's what we are going to be doing without when the fashion changes: web conferencing e-assessment collaborative distance learning social networking wikis blogging and micro-blogging podcasting games and simulations forums instant messaging and the whole World Wide Web!