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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. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. The result is a lost message, and a lost opportunity. It is amazing ho.

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When Misused Buzzwords Attack

Association eLearning

Gamification and game-based learning were covered in their own post, so they’re not included here). A non-immersive course on the subject might have the same content presented on a blackboard and an assessment about the wording or numbering of the safety rules. With that said, let’s look at some common eLearning buzzwords. Interactive.

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Upgrading to a New LMS: Have some Fun with It

Kapp Notes

Here are a couple of parody videos designed to introduce a campus to a new version of the Blackboard LMS. Check out the two short videos. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide. They borrow from the Old Spice meme which has taken the web and TV by storm.

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2012 in retrospective: top 10 posts

Challenge to Learn

Blackboard buys Moodle partners: open source? Well mobile (both smart phones and tablets) is a game changing trend by itself and that day at MLearncon was a very educational day for me. This is a trend that will be even bigger in 2013, TinCan wil come and will really be a game changer: I can’t wait.

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Different Types of Lecturers –Not all are Good–Which Inhabit Your Organization

Kapp Notes

People often like to compare game-based learning to lectures. While many people acknowledge different types of games for learning such as: matching games, first-person thinkers, platform games, games that require balancing resources, etc. They want to know “which is better?”

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Should You Switch from Moodle to LearnDash?

LearnDash

If you’re using Moodle, then obviously you know that Moodle is a learning platform that educators can use to manage online course content, similar to Blackboard, Teachable, or LearnDash. On the other hand, a proprietary platform, such as Blackboard, is owned by the developing company, and cannot be modified by external developers.

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LearnTrends: The Immernet Singularity

Experiencing eLearning

Knowledge Sharing Spaces (SharePoint, Blackboard, Yahoo Groups). Posted in Games, Simulations, & Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0, Tags: Games, Simulations, & Virtual Worlds Web 2.0 School has confused us into thinking learning is about information dumps, not “tuning the network&#. i-web = immernet = immersive internet.