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eLearning Glossary: Definitions for the Most Commonly Used Terms

Association eLearning

eLearning -Also referred to as internet-based learning, web-based learning, and online learning is any training or education delivered via computer. Digitec, Instructional Designer, Jennifer Ritter wrote a blog about this recently explaining, “I now realize that I was raised with game-based learning.

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Human enough #edcmooc

E-Learning Provocateur

It is with glee that the proponents of e-learning trumpet the results of studies such as the US Department of Education’s Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies , which found that, on average, online instruction is as effective as classroom instruction.

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A-Z of Digital Learning

The Learning Rooms

A digital image to represent the user or learner in computer games and other online learning platforms. It is based on the idea that knowledge resides within everyone, and we learn from interacting and making connections with others in online communities and transferring knowledge. Individualised Learning.

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How Audio Can Improve Online Learning

CourseArc

As the methods for seamlessly including rich media assets in eLearning continue to improve, instructional designers are finding creative uses of audio and video to supplement their text-based courses. Audio-enhanced lessons help make the learning experience much more robust, functional, and accessible.

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Top 113 eLearning Posts and 28 Hottest Topics for 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Instructional Design and E-Learning Blogs - Experiencing eLearning , July 6, 2010. Anatomy of a PLE - Learning with e’s , July 11, 2010. 25 places to find instructional videos - Jane Hart - Pick of the Day , February 8, 2010. Wikis and Learning – 60 Resources - eLearning Technology , July 13, 2010.

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The Secret to Beating the Forgetting Curve

CourseArc

As it turns out, the answer is a decisive “no,” because that’s not how human brains are wired. After all, there’s only so much available space in our mental hard drives, so our brains are optimized to quickly recall what repetition and habit have proven to be “important” while everything else that seems less essential gets pushed aside.

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How to Increase Student Engagement Using Polls and Surveys

CourseArc

Our brains are impressive computers, but they only have so much available memory, so every new piece of information we encounter is viewed through a relevance filter — the equivalent of our brain asking, “do I need to remember this” or “will this be on the test?”

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