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eLearning Glossary: Definitions for the Most Commonly Used Terms

Association eLearning

This will allow you to deliver and track the course from the program the course was created in to the Learning Management System the course will be delivered in. Synchronous Learning- Synchronous refers to eLearning offerings where you participate as part of a group and everyone in the group needs to be logged in at the same time.

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

But why is video so much more effective at accelerating innovation than, say, print – or even eLearning? Because video is, apparently, a perfect manifestation of social learning theory. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them.

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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. So how do you keep it real? Move from being a teacher to facilitator. Properly d.

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

Dashe & Thomson

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. In medical education, “see one, do one, teach one&# is a common mantra. Properly d.

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

Dashe & Thomson

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. Properly d.

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Who's Going to Build the Social Learning Roads?

Dashe & Thomson

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. Properly d.

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Facebook or Kanye West: Which Pop Icon Has a Future in Enterprise.

Dashe & Thomson

Terrence talks of the promise Facebook shows as a tool for developing training, specifically in its role as an LMS (Learning Management System). There are whiteboard apps you can add for synchronous learning. There’s also an app that lets you develop and exhibit eCourses and track the learning experience in real-time.