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Social Networking – A Contrarian View

Upside Learning

Such networks come into their own when you want to find people who can help you solve problems, provide insights, or provide expertise you may not have. Till that time, I wouldn’t be relying on them for much more than connecting and communicating, another tool like IM, video chat, VoIP etc.

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10 Tips for Successful Webinars

360 Training

Prior to the event, work with a friend or colleague and try out equipment to see which of your options sounds best, from a land line telephone to computer software with voice over IP (VoIP). Turn off email, IM, and social alerts. Help make sure participants are ready and on time. Quell distractions. Put the phone on mute.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Meeting Face to Face

Learning Visions

If I notice Im losing someones attention in class, Ill instantly make direct eye-contact, maybe raise an eyebrow, and start talking directly to that student, and most of the time. Im the same when teaching face-to-face -- big user of the laugh to create connection. There are many VoIP tools that allow sending video as well as audio.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Emerging Technologies in e-Learning

Learning Visions

Marshall McLuhan) -- Im not trying to be a smarty-pants here, but I looked this up and Gary was close: "We look at the present through a rear-view mirror. I would like to ask for some help: My team and I plan to develop an e-learning system for our university. We march backwards into the future." The content could be Web 2.0,

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): GDC Update 2: Starting the day with Raph

Mark Oehlert

| Main | I dont want to go to another conference EVER that does not recycle » February 18, 2008 GDC Update 2: Starting the day with Raph ( BTW - I will go back later and add pics/links/etc to these posts but unbelievably, internet access is wicked spotty here and Im trying to get out what I ca n) So GDC is now a world of summits.

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Great FREE Software Downloads

The eLearning Coach

It’s open source software, yet actually has some Help documentation. You can also paste the video into an IM chat, email or Twitter. VOICE OVER INTERNET (VOIP). I’m thinking of using it on my Mac. FILE TRANSFER. FileZilla. I like this for uploading and downloading files to and from FTP sites. Works on all platforms.

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The Ultimate Glossary of eLearning Terms

LearnUpon

Here at LearnUpon, we’re all about helping businesses better understand eLearning so they can get better results from their training. It’s jam-packed full of helpful terms, bookmark it so that you are always in the know. Chunking content also helps to combat learner fatigue. Accessibility. Classroom-Based Training.