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E-Learning is Becoming More Social: Here’s How it’s Happening

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In March of 1999, the movie “The Matrix” was released. In addition to revolutionizing the way cinema was made, as with most sci-fi movies, it introduced new concepts of where technology could eventually take us. In “Ready Player One”, the users of the Oasis are galvanized to compete in a competition to find keys and unlock doors.

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How to Appear Both Dazzling and Creative Even If Youre Not

Training Industry

If you are a movie watcher or reader, you may know the name; Cormac is the man behind movie classics such as “No Country for Old Men,” and he is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Road.” It’s also an oasis of intellectual calm in the sea of modern disruptive lifestyles.

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Virtual Reality and Micro Learning: Ready. Set. Engage. - Tip #145

Vignettes Learning

Steven Spielberg just released the trailer for the highly anticipated movie “ Ready Player One.” This movie is an adaptation of the same titled Ernest Cline’s virtual reality thriller novel and is set in the year 2044. Is it ready to move beyond prototypes into business and training environments?

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Reflections on Two Decades and Three Degrees

Allison Rossett

The young, hot sociology professor who lectures that, “Greed is Good” using a pop culture reference from the movie Wall Street. I found an oasis and I drink up. He’s irreverent. In contrast to what he says, I think he cares. Few professors turn to pop culture to engage us. The geology lab with maps and lots of rocks.

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