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The Authentic Learning Model: 7 Things Every eLearning Pro Should Know

Infopro Learning

The Authentic Learning Model involves a high degree of social interaction, as online learners must be able to engage in meaningful online discussions and play an active role in your online learning community. Create social media groups and forums to facilitate peer-to-peer interactions.

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Surf’s Up: Riding the Waves of eLearning Trends

Association eLearning

There are several ways to do this but among those most popular are social media integration and forums or message boards and chat features. Post your questions and comments in the forum. Adding discussion groups to courses helps learners exchange ideas and problem solve in a collaborative environment.

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Should You Use Social Media in Your Course?

LearnDash

A look at the advantages, disadvantages, and underlying purpose of social media in the classroom. Social media is among the most prominent of these resources , and there’s a strong temptation for many online educators to find creative ways to use it in their course. Networking for new and old learners alike. Course bloat.

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Is the pedagogy of MOOCs flawed?

E-Learning Provocateur

Her counter argument was that the pedagogical devices that I cited – readings, online discussion forums, social media groups and local meetups – are the same learning and teaching functionalities available in any LMS. However, in my experience and in conversations with others, it is clear that they often don’t.

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6 Social Media Platforms, and How to Use Them for Your E-Learning

LearnDash

Convinced social media is right for your online course? Social media isn’t for every course. That said, not every social media platform works the same way, and your first step in determining if it’s right for you probably involves a closer look at the options available.

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Reflections of a mooc unvirgin

E-Learning Provocateur

An announcement board kept us up to date, the discussion forums were easy to find, and the final assessment was explained clearly from Day 1. The course was supported by social media groups across several platforms, including Twitter, Google+ and Facebook. There was no shortage of them in this mooc.

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6 Tips To Keep Your Online Academy Discussion Forums Alive

eLearning Industry

Discussion forums offer the ultimate place to share ideas, comments, and feedback. Online social media habits can be replicated in eLearning discussion forums. You need a sense of community when it comes to online classes. This is something modern learners can easily relate to.

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