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What Makes Social Learning so Interesting?

Gyrus

Social learning, relied solely on what one could obtain in a classroom setting, working with direct peers, or what could be conveyed back in forth on a phone. Social Learning can best be defined as working with others to understand ideas, concepts, and procedures. Those days are now extraordinarily a thing of the past.

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The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

Gyrus

Virtual Environment and Avatars: Virtual learning environments bring the social interaction part of traditional classroom training into the e-learning world. for delivering training and are creating similar virtual environments to bring the human touch into their e-learning environment.

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Aligning Learning Needs with Business Process

Gyrus

Learning is a fairly nebulous industry. Whether it be addressing the blended learning mix we provide, the content we promote directly, or the style in which our learners process information; there are countless decisions that we can make, and the answer that we provide today, may not be what is most effective weeks from now.

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

Tech Soup

This site carefully aggregates and vets educational content from places like the nonprofit Khan Academy , PBS Kids , Discovery Channel , and other reputable online educational sources. 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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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

Museum 2.0

There’s a thriving debate about the role computers should play in children’s museums, with many professionals sounding the alarm about the negative impact of exchanging screen time for tactile environments. To many of these folks, Bob's wired classrooms seem threatening. I didn't think this was an issue until I met Bob.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You also need to consider the learning environment, any constraints, the delivery options, and the timeline for the project. I have learned the feng shui of how classroom setup impacts interaction and learning. I have learned the feng shui of how classroom setup impacts interaction and learning.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. New learning environment puts games at the center. It is a new form of teaching, not just skill-based learning.

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