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Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

by Barbara on March 28, 2011 in Instructional Design , performance support Accelerated Learning Mind Map While I was taking classes in curriculum design, we discussed, at great length, different learning styles: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Those who learned kinesthetically didn’t have to draw pictures.

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6 Critical Things to Look For When Choosing an LMS

LearnDash

A class forum allows learners to discuss and help each other with course content, and it creates a sense of community that is sometimes missing from an online class experience. Some LMSs, for instance, will restrict your ability to email your learners unless you’re paying for a certain tier of their monthly plan.

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10 Ways to Measure the Success of Your Online Course

LearnDash

Course completion rates don’t paint a full picture. Group discussions, whether in virtual class or on a forum, are a great way for learners to work through material with other learners. If learners consistently lag in part of a course, consider creating some kind of moral boost or intervention to help them keep going.

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How to Incorporate Flexible Learning Into Your Online Courses

LearnDash

Many adult learners know instinctively what kinds of personalities that they work well with, and as such, can find others in the class that they get along with and who have a natural “group role” that complements their own. Learners may choose to post questions in the forum for you, the instructor, instead of emailing you.

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Creating Secret Facebook Groups to Create Class Discussion

DigitalChalk eLearning

When looking to find an effective method to create discussion for your class, training, or just group discussion, creating a Facebook group is a great way to do this. When teaching an online class having a discussion room and areas to ask questions will enhance the online learning environment for the student. About the Author.

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How Khan Academy Nike Training Club and SparkPeople Motivate Users Behavior

Tony Karrer

Can see stats easily on your class to determine how they are doing. You can see pictures and videos ahead of time or while you are doing it. Likely it would have put me into additional teams (smaller forums - described below). For example, posting in the forums earns you points. Shows you how to use it in your classroom.

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The (Eventual) Downfall of MOOCs

LearnDash

Despite the fact that delivery of course content is still going through natural growing pains (you have to believe that we can move past the archaic “class forum”, right?) Post pictures that your parents would never see, comment on a wall here or there and view someone’s relationship status. The same can be said for Facebook.

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