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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

It’s in your mind One of the pioneers of adult learning theory, Malcom Knowles , explored the role of adult education and facilitation (andragogy) versus the traditional style of teaching children (pedagogy). Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? So how do you keep it real? Properly d.

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Virtual Learning Environments for management and leadership training

Learning Pool

The idea is not only to deliver all the benefits of high-end, classroom-based training but to use technology, backed by insights from learning psychology and sound pedagogy, to extend and enhance training and development. It’s about turning management and leadership theory into practice. Stream for management and leadership .

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Praxis makes perfect

Learning with e's

My explanation is that praxis is at the nexus - the overlap - between theory and practice. Praxis is the essence of what happens when theory is applied to practice, and can be simplified in this Venn diagram. They influence each other, and in effect, become a part of who you are, your identity as an educator. What is praxis?

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Blogging: Five of the best

Learning with e's

Interestingly, the post went viral not so much because of the subject matter, but more likely because the image I had inadvertently chosen was the top Google image search hit for 'fire'. My view was no, because there is no scientific or empirical evidence to show that learning styles actually exist, let alone have any effect.

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4 types of navigation flows for micro-learning courses

QuoDeck

To make these online courses more effective, these can be structured using one of four types of navigation systems – Course, Reference, Social and Game. The main disadvantage of this form of navigation is that it is designed for an academic pedagogy and doesn’t relate well to modern adult learning principles. Course Navigation.

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Praxis makes perfect

Learning with e's

My explanation is that praxis is at the nexus - the overlap - between theory and practice. Praxis is the essence of what happens when theory is applied to practice, and can be simplified in this Venn diagram. They influence each other, and in effect, become a part of who you are, your identity as an educator. What is praxis?

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How Companies Use Gamification To Motivate Their Employees

eFront

There are several scientific theories that explain why playing games is important in nature. The “play as preparation” theory is based on the observation that play in animals often mimics adult themes of survival. Enough about the theory. How companies use gamification.