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Project Based Learning

The Electric Educator

Several very large companies (Nokia, Sony, Philips, Rolls-Royce) are having their interns and management candidates participate in online business scenario "tournaments" as part of their training. Participants compete against one another to determine how their managerial decisions would affect the outcome of their fictional organization.

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7 Key Characteristics Of Better Learning Feedback

TeachThought - Learn better.

Given a desired outcome, feedback is what tells me if I should continue on or change course. It was a transformative experience for me when I did it 40 years ago (using a big Sony reel-to-reel deck before there were VHS cassettes!). Any and all feedback refers to a purpose I am presumed to have. 3] See Bransford et al (2001), pp.

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Education Technology and the History of the Future of Credentialing

Hack Education

There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. In February, Sony issued a press release, “ vowing ” to bring the blockchain to education in the form of a new testing platform. ” A Chain of Blocks and Badges.