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Using Social Networking in Education

LearnDash

Online pen pal programs. By way of example, according to the Young Adult Library Learning Services, social networking tools are helpful in improving reading and writing skills. While there are a variety of ways these programs can be used, some specific examples include: Having student website programs. Creating and maintaining Wikis.

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eLearning Conferences 2010

Tony Karrer

link] March 21-24, 2010 Texas Distance Learning Association Conference: Distance Learning…Any Time, Any Space, 13 th , Houston, Texas, USA. link] May 2010 May 2-5, 2010 United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Conference, 4 th annual, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. link] May 3-6, 2010 Web 2.0

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PENS – Why your LMS and Authoring Tool Solution should include it

eLearning 24-7

In 2005, PENS was launched by AICC but did not initially gain wide acceptance. In the past year, I have seen a wider number of vendors including the PENS course standard, which in my opinion, enables anyone who builds courses, a streamlined and fast process for publishing into a LMS/learning platform. PENS Time.

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Blending Online and Classroom Instruction: At the Same Time

Kapp Notes

Scott stood up to illustrate hand placement and aids like a pen to assist with speaking and breathing and we could still see him on the web cam. Overall I'd say it was a great example of the impact and potential of distance learning. He could see if students were raising their hands and he could direct them through exercises.

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

Others in the industry have already used the term "online learning," which basically points to the same concept. The term has always been used to refer to learning using the web or any other electronic medium. Early 2000s: The Dot Com Boom. Yes, the Web 2.0 as we all know it was introduced only a decade ago.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and currently serves as the editor of the influential online open access journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning ( IRRODL ).

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

link] February 14-17, 2011 Education 2011-2021 : Global Challenges and Perspectives of Blended and Distance Education presented by DE Hub and the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA), Sydney, Australia. link] May 22-25, 2011 Distance Learning Administration , Savannah, Georgia, USA.