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The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

Gyrus

Video-Based Training: Video streaming has been around for quite some time, however, the new millennium has seen a sudden upsurge in the online streaming space, with YouTube becoming the second popular search engine after Google. Companies are exploring online virtual platforms such as second life, Minecraft, Unity, etc.

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How We Learn – Capitalize On Knowing

Gyrus

Our learning instruction we receive from youth into early adulthood is fairly regimented; teachers are taught how to convey information to students, and for the most part, they engage in the same methodology across their efforts. Scientists have embarked on the challenge of truly determining how we learn.

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What Pokémon Go Means to the Learning Industry

Gyrus

So, how can this apply to the corporate learning environment? With the application’s GPS interface to Google Maps, landmarks are chosen as places for increased activity. Now that everyone is experiencing it, and appreciating what it has to offer, it now becomes a race to incorporate it into product offerings. Gamification.

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PowerMyLearning: Free Online Education Games and Videos for Nonprofits and Libraries

Tech Soup

CFY was founded by Elisabeth Stock in 1999 with the mission of helping low-income students do better in school by improving their learning environments at home. Since then, the organization has partnered with hundreds of schools and provided digital learning resources to 50,000 families in five cities.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Party Metaphors, Conversations, and A Few Good Links

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I do this all the time with annotated screen shots to provide "just in time" answers versus typing out instructions. Want to learn how to use Google Analytics in 90 minutes? There's been lots written on educational technology blogs about personal learning environments that assume deep understanding of the topic.

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