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Library 2.0

Learning with e's

What does the future hold for our university libraries? The library has long been seen by many as a very traditional, conservative institution, and is often portrayed as a place where rows upon rows of antiquated book shelves slowly gather dust. Just how are libraries adapting to the digital age and all it brings? social media.

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Smart Companies Support Informal Learning

eFront

“It’s critical that training and development professionals not go overboard with command and control when they support informal learning. And since informal learning makes up the bulk of learning inside organizations, this could be a truly perilous move.” ~ Patti Shank, Director of Research at The eLearning Guild.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Essential Reading for Instructional Design?

Learning Visions

As an instructional designer/eLearning professional, what books are the essential tools in your reference library ? Perhaps we need to start a lending library. We have a lending library with most of these books at MASS ISPI. Friday, February 15, 2008 Essential Reading for Instructional Design? These are my current faves.

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Formal vs informal learning and what the LMS should do about them

Matrix

Adult learning is very much connected to need and usefulness and as a result it’s paramount for instructional designers to prove the importance of any material they present and allow for learners to go about finding what they think is of educational value at a certain point. Formal and informal learning – two peas in the same pod.

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SCORM Cloud vs Learning Management System comparison

Paradiso

With SCORM Cloud you can perform the following activities: Track usage with built-in reporting tools that help you identify who is taking what courses and dig into question-level course analytics. Social Learning: Enhance formal and informal learning programs with Social learning and collaboration tools.

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Using Webinars to Increase Employee Engagement

TOPYX LMS

As a result, participants get the best of both the informal learning and the formal learning world. A webinar promotes learning retention. Webinars are perfect tools for promoting learning retention because they, as mentioned earlier, promote formal as well as informal learning. Social learning tools.

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The Best LMS Features that make Paradiso LMS Stand at the Top of the Competition

Paradiso Solutions

Social Learning : Users can improve formal and informal learning through social learning and collaboration tools. Course Library : Paradiso LMS features an informational course library. Advanced Reporting : Paradiso LMS offers its users with advanced dashboard reports.