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Play and the Adult Learner: Test Your Knowledge!

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Did you know that games can have a place in higher education and that some university professors are seriously exploring their potential? In online learning, gamification is training built entirely like a game. Gamification makes a course more fun and, therefore, less dry and uses the benefits of games for learning.

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Is Having Fun in Higher Education the Way Forward?

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These two academics with atypical backgrounds realized that play and fun, despite their learning potential, are often underused in higher education. In an interview conducted by the TALON online teaching and learning network, Lisa Forbes and David Thomas discuss game pedagogy in higher education and online learning.

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The Benefits of Interactive Whiteboard Integration In Classroom

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In fact, many educators believe integrating and optimizing an interactive whiteboard in a classroom is the best way to digitize lessons. An Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) is a digital tool most commonly used in schools, colleges, and other educational and training settings. Wrapping Up What is an Interactive Whiteboard?

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Adult learning shminciples

E-Learning Provocateur

Malcolm Knowles is widely regarded as the father of adult learning. Since the 1960s, he articulated a distinction between pedagogy (the teaching of children) and andragogy (the teaching of adults). “I need to earn more points for my continuing education program. In a nutshell, andragogy boils down to 5 key assumptions: 1.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

Professor Terry Anderson , who is based at Athabasca University in Canada, is one of the famous figures of contemporary education, and his list of achievements is lengthy. When did you first become involved with research into distance education and online learning? with students and share my ideas.

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Online assessment: the student voice

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Photo by Jason Roswell on unsplash Online learning is becoming increasingly popular and widespread, and is now reaching into compulsory education. The most important principle of any online learning programme is involvement. Success was based on giving students a voice. But most LMS platforms have more options.

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Interviewing Potential Online Facilitators

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The online learner quickly feels isolated if the facilitator is not able to establish an effective rapport (Lammers & Gillapsy, 2013). Online learning is all about autonomy and independence in learning. Preparing online learners for this process should be your candidate’s priority.

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