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eLearning Conferences 2013

Tony Karrer

link] January 2013 January 2-5, 2013 The Association for Science Education Annual Conference, University of Reading, Berkshire, UK. link] January 3-4, 2013 New Presidents Program, sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges, Palm Harbor, Florida, USA. link] January 6, 2013 Search Marketing SMX , Jerusalem, Israel.

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Abstracts of Three Studies Related to Pedagogical Agents

Kapp Notes

The Effects of Peer-Like and Expert-Like Pedagogical Agents on Learners’ Agent Perceptions, Task-Related Attitudes, and Learning Achievement. Here are three interesting research abstracts about using avatars or pedagogical agents (fancy word for characters) in elearning. Abstract One. Schroeder, N. Adesope, O. O., & Gilbert, R.

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Latest Trends In Human Resource Management

Origin Learning

Changes in technology combined with a shift in industries’ dynamics and attitudes of people have transformed the role of HR into a more demanding, more agile one. Attitudes have changed as people have become more career centric. Here, we have compiled 4 trends that are shaping the way HRM is evolving: Big Data.

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Global Tablet Shipments on Track to Surpass Total PC Shipments by 2015 [#mLearning]

mLearning Revolution

“Tablets surpassing portables in 2013, and total PCs in 2015, marks a significant change in consumer attitudes about compute devices and the applications and ecosystems that power them. ” via IDC Forecasts Worldwide Tablet Shipments to Surpass Portable PC Shipments in 2013, Total PC Shipments in 2015 – prUS24129713.

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eLearning Conferences 2012

Tony Karrer

link] February 7-10, 2012 iConference 2013: Culture, Design, Society, hosted by the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. link] June 18-20, 2012 International Conference on Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication , biennial conference, Aarhus, Denmark. link] January ?,

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Thank you, LPI, for the Colin Corder Award

Jane Hart

Last night I attended the Learning Awards 2013 hosted by the Learning & Performance Institute at the Dorchester Hotel. I was one of the many judges for the awards, so I was delighted to be invited to see the awards being presented to the worthy winners. The room was spellbound by her moving and inspiring story.

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A Year of “The Performance Improvement Blog” in Review

The Performance Improvement Blog

Leaders Make or Break Employee Engagement - A leader’s attitude and behavior determine whether an organization has an engaged workforce or not. Wishing you a healthy and prosperous 2013! The blog post must have hit a nerve because it has broken the record for most comments to a single HBR Blog Network post. .

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