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2024 Trends We’d Like to See

Upside Learning

The best way to evaluate new technologies, before testing, is to think about their core affordances, that is, what they inherently support. With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale). In the right place and time, they can be effective tools.

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2024 Learning and Development Trends We’d Like to See

Upside Learning

The best way to evaluate new technologies, before testing, is to think about their core affordances, that is, what they inherently support. With an affordance perspective, you can see that Second Life was about social and immersive 3D (at any scale). In the right place and time, they can be effective tools.

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The (Post) Cognitive Perspective

Clark Quinn

At the time, platforms like Second Life were touting the advantages of an immersive navigable world. When I evaluate learning technologies, for instance, I look to see how well they do things like provide meaningful practice: active and contextualized. It also leads to more effective learning outcomes!

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My History of Live Blogged Notes

Experiencing eLearning

Digital Learning Environments: Context Sensitive and Imaginative Classes in Second Life. Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier. Why Do We Need A Second Life? Wikis that Work: Effective Wiki Practices for Virtual Learning Communities. LMSs and Other Tools. Sakai 3 Development Process.

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A message to CxOs 2: about org learning myths

Clark Quinn

And effective reskilling isn’t about the cheapest approach, but the most effective for the money. Without evaluating that claim. Powerpoint presentations in Second Life, but ideally is avoided. This might seem to be the case, but it reflects a view that org learning is a necessary evil, not an investment.

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Effective Web Conferences – 41 Resources

Tony Karrer

I wanted to follow-up 19 Tips for Effective Online Conferences with some additional resources that relate to this topic. There is also an interesting effect that people who are not attending still hear quite a bit about the conference and have some level of tangential participation. We also encouraged everyone to put in the hashtag.

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The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

Gyrus

It is redefining workforce learning methods and tools, allowing organizations to nurture their talent in the most effective way. It is growing to be an effective medium for creating bite-sized and engaging learning modules. Companies are exploring online virtual platforms such as second life, Minecraft, Unity, etc.