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eLearning Glossary: Definitions for the Most Commonly Used Terms

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If you’d like to learn more, check out this article from eLearning Industry. API- Taken from Wikipedia “an application programming interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software and applications.” Blended Learning – A blend of eLearning and face-to-face training.

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Supercomputer's Win on Jeopardy: Little Comfort to Those.

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Matt Blum at GeekDad wrote an article this week called Why Watson’s Jeopardy Win is Mostly Meaningless saying: IBM’s supercomputer software Watson’s win on the game show Jeopardy! Another similar (though paid less) group of thousands are the training developers whose jobs are to help others use the software once it’s working.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

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by Michael on March 7, 2011 in blended learning If you still believe that “classroom learning is the best learning” for your training and learning programs, I have some news for you. This approach also encourages the collaborative and social learning experience. Blend Your “Content-Heavy” Courses. Properly d.

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What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? | Social.

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Like software simulations, the practice court is a safe environment in which to try new skills and strategies, without fear of negative repercussion. The video below is an example of breaking down film from this year’s Butler – Pittsburgh match-up. From here, the coaching staff will lay out a game plan. Properly d.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

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Medical students and residents regularly learn new skills by first observing a procedure, then practicing the procedure under supervision, and finally teaching, or modeling, the procedure for another. It’s sort of the ultimate contribution to social learning. Now let’s translate this to a business setting. Properly d.

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Who's Building the Social Learning Roads? | Social Learning Blog

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Academia needs a coherent learning theory, or set of theories, that provides guidance for building the road system so the cars can operate. It is like encouraging faculty to use automobiles in 1910 at a time when there were no roads to drive on. I’m going to end with a link to an article about someone else who gets it.

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The $2 Whiteboard Shows Power of Peer-to-Peer Learning | Social.

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Of course, the person “next to you” might just as often be consulted via email or other online tool, but it doesn’t change this fact: the amount of workplace learning done in formal training sessions is a tiny fraction of of the learning that takes place one-on-one, between coworkers. Properly d.