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Learning Thursday #2: Project-Based Learning

Adobe Captivate

Google Scholar. The Google Scholar link will take you to a free PDF of the article.). Studies of student experience found that almost all students are bored in school, even the ones who score well on standardized tests (Csikszentmihalyi, Rathunde, & Whalen, 1993). Project-based learning.

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Learner Resources in the Digital Age

BrainCert

With digital resources, learners have the flexibility to study anytime and anywhere, allowing them to take control of their learning experience. By providing real-world examples and applications, learners can see the relevance and practicality of their studies. Digital resources also bridge the gap between theory and practice.

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Learning Thursday #1: Mobile Technologies in Education

Adobe Captivate

Google Scholar. The Google Scholar link will take you to JSTOR, where you can read this article for free.). If you’d like to participate, please follow me here on the Adobe eLearning blog and comment on our first article: Vavoula, G., Sharples, M., Lonsdale, P., Rudman, P., & Meek, J.

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How humor helps + Powtoon review

Making Change

I poked around Google Scholar and found studies that seem to agree that (relevant!) When a “course” must be created regardless of its usefulness, a cartoon would at least be more fun than an information dump. What research says about humor. humor in teaching can increase retention, motivation, and comprehension.

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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “Emerging Technologies for the Classroom”

Adobe Captivate

Google Scholar features most of the chapter for free. Students often use technology in the classroom for independent study or for research purposes. Below is this month’s chapter summary. For the full text, here’s a Springer Link , which is free with subscription, or you can purchase the chapter or book.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

His work around the study of social and cognitive presence in distance learning contexts has been cited many times, and his research has led to a number of high profile keynote speech invitations around the globe. Steve: Your work has been an inspiration to others in education, but what inspires you the most about your own work?

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Search

Tony Karrer

According to Search Engines / UC Berkeley - Less than half the searchable Web is fully searchable in Google. Overlap studies show that more than 80% of the pages in a major search engine's database exist only in that database. Getting a "second opinion" is therefore often worth your time.

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