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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Textbooks, blackboards, and overhead projectors remain the tools of choice for many teachers, at a time when their students are geared to learn from iPads, PowerPoint, and instant messaging. The result is a lost message, and a lost opportunity.

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The Planet Captivate Blog – Cognitive Load

Adobe Captivate

In this post, I’d like to focus our attention on the theory side of things. In particular, a topic whose importance in the eLearning arena was really brought to my attention by a colleague of mine named Jim Garland. Instant messaging. Welcome back, Cadets, and Happy New Year! Other stimuli, you ask? That’s right.

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How Instructional Designers Can Cope with Continuous Partial Attention in "The Age of Distraction"

SHIFT eLearning

Different forms of information are constantly battling for attention causing continuous partial attention to become commonplace. Thomas Friedman stated in 2006 “All we do now is interrupt each other or ourselves with instant messages, e-mail, spam or cellphone rings.”. The Phenomenon of Continuous Partial Attention.

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Effective Leadership in a Hybrid Workforce: Strategies for Leading Distributed Teams

Infopro Learning

Encourage collaboration tools such as video conferencing, instant messaging, and project management software to ensure everyone stays on the same page. Make a conscious effort to listen attentively to feedback and then take appropriate actions to resolve any problems that are brought up.

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Daily Bookmarks 06/19/2008

Experiencing eLearning

“If you start with … hands-on activities and things that are fun, their attention is focused.&# Tool for liveblogging that is actually live–it works like typing an instant message. Without those connections, it won’t be meaningful, and it’ll be forgotten tomorrow.&#. COVERITLIVE.COM - Home.

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10 Essentials for Developing Virtual Leaders

Infopro Learning

Team Processes – Virtual leaders need to pay far more attention to the details of internal processes and practices and make these far more explicit. Communication Is the Key: Less Is More – Virtual leaders often assume that it is critical to continually engage team members with e-mails, instant messaging, etc.

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Synchronous vs Asynchronous Learning: Which is Right for your Learners?

LearnUpon

Instant messaging. Due to the group dynamic of real-time synchronous learning, some learners may feel they are not receiving the individual attention they need. When done right, it’s also useful for customer and partner training as it creates an invaluable feedback loop. Video conferencing. Virtual classrooms.