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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

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What’s more, they are beginning to use it at an increasingly young age – a recent study from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Sesame Workshop (producers of Sesame Street) found that 80% of children age 5 and under use the Internet at least once a week. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam!

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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

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The Washington Post recently ran an article on Project MMOWGLI (Massively Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet), a new MMORPG being rolled out by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) that will allow thousands of players to participate in solving geopolitical crises created by hypothetical pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia.

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

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When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service.

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Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning.

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Our conversation centered on whether or not companies should limit their employees’ use of the internet and social media while at work. One friend mentioned that her company doesn’t allow her to use the internet, period, because they expect her full attention to be on patients for the entire day. And she felt this to be acceptable.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: DevLearn09 - Im Speaking!

Learning Visions

Tuesday, September 08, 2009 DevLearn09 - Im Speaking! Did I tell you that Im looking forward to the schmoozing part?) eLearning Authoring Tools Review -- Help! Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Come November, Ill be heading to San Jose for DevLearn 09.

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The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For.

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So, when budgets are tight and the dollars can’t be found for more expensive tools – here are three freemium products I’ve recently discovered that can help get your enterprise training project rolling on next-to-nothing. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! What do you do? Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! It is amazing ho.

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My Learning Resolution For The Year (Hint: It's not “to be.

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When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service.