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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. March 17, 2011 at 12:14 am # I am adult learner educator. So how do you keep it real?

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Early indications of this same paradigm shift can be seen in the learning and education arenas. Leaders are beginning to move away from controlling the discussion to facilitating the discussion. In both cases, the managers had complete control over the training their workers did or didn’t get. Properly d.

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Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

I found out that Accelerated Learning originated with a theory called “suggestopedia,” developed by a Bulgarian educator named Georgi Lazanov. The term “Accelerated Learning” was actually coined by a British educator, Colin Rose. He synthesized the work of Lazanov, Gardner, and other psychologists and educators. Properly d.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

In medical education, “see one, do one, teach one&# is a common mantra. Medical students and residents regularly learn new skills by first observing a procedure, then practicing the procedure under supervision, and finally teaching, or modeling, the procedure for another. Properly d.

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

Dashe & Thomson

While we may like to believe that directing and guiding our learners to new understanding is the most effective way to educate, the traditional Instructor-Led Training (ILT) model fails to recognize that our learners have changed. Creativity is a collaborative process! Properly d.

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Who's Building the Social Learning Roads? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Anthony “[hopes] that college educators will adopt this tool as a way to engage the students with technology without having to drastically change their teaching methods.” Ive worked in sales and marketing with various organizations, including 3M, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ionix Medical, and the Itasca Project. Properly d.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

Learning with e's

This is a continuation from yesterday''s blog post on changing times and the survival of higher education. Below are four reasons why the Social Web and associated media are changing higher education. One of the most popular activities on our wiki based learning programmes was called ‘goldmining’.

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