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Social Networking, Performance Problems, Multitasking, & Research

Big Dog, Little Dog

"What we found was that students using social networking sites are actually practicing the kinds of 21st century skills we want them to develop to be successful today," Christine Greenhow, a learning technologies researcher from the school's College of Education and Human Development, said in a release Friday.

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What is Mobile Learning and Why Is It Important in Employee Training?

Acorn Labs

Trimming large amounts of information into digestible, bite-sized formats is one of the biggest drivers behind the success of mobile learning. Think about it: not only are you trying to avoid information overload or long, dry content that might push learners to check out, but your real estate for content is small to begin with.