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Teaching methods

Ed App

In today’s article, we would like to present a few contemporary teaching methods and how they’re being put into good use. One of the ancient teaching methods, the Socratic method of teaching, is still being used in today’s teaching. In what ways is knowledge being passed on?

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Develop Work Skills

Tony Karrer

There are also several studies of knowledge worker practices that suggest that a lot of what is effective is quite personal. That said, I think there is a tendency to lean on the skills that we are good at and not use other approaches when they are called for. I don’t think the new work is about tests.

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7 Types of Learning Styles to Know: How to Accommodate a Diverse Group of Learners

SkyPrep

Pinpointing how your employees learn best can dramatically affect their ability to connect with the areas you are teaching, as well as how they absorb and process information. This learner needs to see information in order to process it and effectively acquire it. These individuals learn by seeing pictures or visual shapes.

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Why Soft Skills Are Important in Your Organisation and How E-Learning Can Help – Part 1

Capytech

There are, of course, a lot of soft skills, some of which will only be applicable to certain businesses and industries. However, there are soft skills that are common to almost all businesses including: Good communication. Ability to effectively delegate. Collaborative working. Empathy and emotional intelligence.

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What to Look for In Online Manufacturing Training Courses

Convergence Training

You’ll need to cover HR compliance and some critical soft skills, such as communications and working on a team. You may need to teach things like computer usage and digital skills. Check out this article on effective graphic design in elearning for some examples. You may need training for lean manufacturing.

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In our hybrid world of learning, it’s time to enable better choices

CLO Magazine

More scalable, on demand, cost-effective solutions that reach larger audiences. Are we empowering learners to make wise learning choices? “Spend more time helping people figure out what they need and how they’re going to get it and less time teaching it,” Foster says. Teach them how to fish. Don’t give the fish.”.

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ASTD Follow-Up

Tony Karrer

For example, we still teach Cursive Writing instead of Touch Typing to kids. Work Literacy eLearning 2.0 Fourth Grader Wikipedia Update New Work and New Work Skills Work Skills Keeping Up? Work Literacy eLearning 2.0 But I also see things that I feel need to be addressed.