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eLearning & Training: How Long is Too Long?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

The student sat motionless, with eyes shut for about a minute and a half, pen still poised. The times are just a bit different when it comes to asynchronous eLearning lessons that will be accessed over the Internet.  The class had started at one o'clock. The student sitting in front of me took copious notes until 1:20.

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Adobe Captivate & eLearning: How Long is Too Long?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

The student sat motionless, with eyes shut for about a minute and a half, pen still poised. The times are just a bit different when it comes to asynchronous eLearning lessons that will be accessed over the Internet.  The class had started at one o'clock. The student sitting in front of me took copious notes until 1:20.

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Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew? We All Did. | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

I’m sure you have had the experience of having to remember a phone number for the minute or two it took you to find a pen and paper. Most likely not, though it might depend on how many times you repeated that number in your head the day before while looking for a pen. Brain Rule #5: Repeat to remember. What did you do?

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How to Blend Education and Social Technologies

LearnDash

In the United States, it is reported that 96% of students with internet access use social networking technologies (chatting, texting, blogging, or visiting online communities), with nearly 30% of students indicating that they have their own blog. Have students participate in online pen pal or other international programs.

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Using Social Networking in Education

LearnDash

who have internet access use social networking technologies for blogging, chatting, online communities and more. Online pen pal programs. Social networking platforms are part of mainstream culture. As such, it just makes sense for education programs to adopt them as well another tool for teaching. Creating and maintaining Wikis.

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How Writing a Learning Journal Can Increase Critical Thinking Skills

Absorb LMS

” According to the American Library Association, by 2020, information on the Internet will be doubling every 15 minutes. Second, the act of putting pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) engages our brains. If you were to spot someone doing that today, you’d think “So sad. That person lost his phone.”

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The Powerful Amazon Feature You Should be Adopting in Your Learning Management System

Absorb LMS

Fast forward a few years and we now find Web retail giant Amazon, fueled by our insatiable urge to buy stuff on the Internet, with 2013 sales of more than $17 billion U.S. Successful on-line retailers such as Amazon would never let you buy a pen without also suggesting you take a look at notebooks.

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