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Mobile Learning – Is it Finally Viable?

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But with new technologies, sometimes you have to stop and ask yourself, is it just being used for the sake of the media itself, or is it actually adding to my blended learning portfolio? Instead, effective content is and must be designed specifically for use on our handheld devices and tablets.

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Educating Medical Personnel: New Book Reviews CPD Topics

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Hicken and myself work for, has developed a learning management platform specific to delivering online professional development for associations, including the AAMC, medical and health professions societies, and CPD departments. The design of the book speaks to this. Chapter 4, by Ginny Jacobs-Halsey and David A.

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How We Learn – Capitalize On Knowing

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If John in Marketing learns best via Instructor-Lead training, and Suzy in Document Control works best in an impersonal self-instructed pathway. Work with individuals who need more personal attention. Learning differences in some ways can be overcome via a great deal of effort. It is best to accommodate their needs.

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The Concept of Microlearning

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Wait, it appeals to shortened attention spans and works great with our hustling staff who is constantly on the go? Microlearning is not designed to be the end all be all form of learning that people may wish for it to be. Why aren’t we doing this already? What’s the catch?

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The Future of the LMS

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That being said, the platforms in which these games are being built are constantly evolving, giving designers better graphical capabilities, smoother operations, and in general more robust offerings. Content is king, good content can be the make or break foundation of a great Learning and Development program. Microlearning.