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Beyond Videos: 4 Ways Instructional Designers Can Craft Immersive Educational Media

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Harvard reportedly spends $75,000-$150,000 building each new MOOC, most of which goes towards video production costs. million and has built incredible story-based videos to deliver training to allied health workers. Narrate” videos share stories, anecdotes, or case studies that illustrate a concept or put the learning in context.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Two Great Library Events - GlobalEdCon Deadline - UNC's Amazing World View

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Surprising Gadgets, Not Just Books, Are Ready for Checkout at College Libraries Visits to Australia’s museums rise on the back of a digital experience In a decade or two, going to the movie theater could feel as outdated as renting a VHS tape.

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Not Your Grandfather's Corporate Training: 5 Trends Changing Workforce Learning

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Case studies and visual simulations are becoming more common ways of providing this type of experiential learning. The report concludes that ‘companies are struggling to redesign the training environment, incorporate new learning technologies, and utilize the incredible array of digital learning tools now available’.

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

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In order to reduce the amount of new content a teacher needs to make, YouTube videos, MOOC s, multiple choice questions and web-based resources can be combined. The Impact of blended learning can be read in this blog by Keri Beckingham, with case studies illustrating both in-class and out-of-class interactive learning.

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Associate Professor of Biology A Case Study in Science and Engineering Job Shadowing in High School - Ann Gaudino, Ed.D. Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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5 Ed-Tech Ideas Face The Chronicle’s Version of ‘Shark Tank’

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Freedman: I love where you started with the criticism of the MOOCs. I mean, MOOCs aren’t learning platforms, they’re distribution platforms. If they are in the right place, they can go directly into the work force, or they can choose to go and participate in a hard-skill training program like General Assembly.

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