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Face time

E-Learning Provocateur

To add voice to the conversation we can use teleconferencing or VoIP. And if you can, organise synchronous sessions, preferably featuring the participants’ voices and faces. We have asynchronous tools such as online discussion forums, synchronous tools such as instant messaging, and semi-synchronous tools such as Twitter.

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Guest Post: 5 Effective Ways of Maximizing Mobile Tech In Learning Pursuits

Kapp Notes

Email and VoIP. Plus, with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services like Skype and Google Hangouts, it is possible to make this venture more personal despite being totally virtual. Her other passions include playing tennis and social media, like Twitter and Google+. About the Author. mobile learning'

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Online Training: How Big is Too Big?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

If you did ask a student a question, would  Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)  be reliable enough for two-way communication? "In my experience, we can create this kind of social classroom experience with up to about 15 people. Should you call on them directly?

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Is the Future of Communications Social?

Rob Hubbard

Most realtime communications between our team (all of whom are based at different locations) are via Skype which we use for chat, VOIP conference calls and sending files to one another. We use our mobile phones for voice calls, SMS and Skype on the move. Mobile collaborative, social communication is where it’s at.

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Evolving the E-Learning Experience for the 21st Century

eLearning 24-7

Boosts mobile learning value, social learning (P2P is a form of social media) and removes the browser issue for many businesses (i.e Text to Speech, Automatic Voice Recognition, Audio Social Learning. Tired of having to type to post comments in social learning solutions, what about on discussion boards or forums?

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Second Summer 2012 Learning in 3D Class

Kapp Notes

Once a quarter the center holds a “meet the researcher” virtual social and the nurses can come back and engage with each of the researchers in their own private VoIP area, which is the area just in front of their poster. You can play the researcher’s voice and hear about the research in his or her own words.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions for 2010

Tony Karrer

They say its about: 5 Trends Converging (3G + Social Networking + Video + VoIP + Impressive Mobile Devices) The growth of mobile devices has been amazing. Add to this VOIP/Skype, 3G and what’s happening with video on demand. They didn’t really use the language of social learning. Of course, I do.