article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

Gyrus

Let us look at some of the top technology trends taking place in the training and Development Industry: Mobile Learning : According to e- Marketer, the number of smartphone users in the United States is estimated to reach 207.2 This widespread adoption of mobile phones as well as other mobile devices such as tablets, e-reader, etc.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Intermediated Conferences and Backchannels

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

chat going on while a phone discussion). I'm using web/phone conference software called "Ready/Talk" which (thank god) offers some interactive features, like chat and handing control of presentation to someone else's desktop. Coolcat Teacher wrote an excellent post reflecting on the use of backchannels in the classroom.

article thumbnail

The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The environment for learning is no longer in the classroom and its online, and outside of school. MacArthur wants to know: How is digital media changing the way that children learn and develop and what are the implications? Learning is happening outside of school and it needs to be understood better.

Digital 50