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Smartphones and Learning Theories

Smartphones and Learning Theories

In 2018 the number of smartphone users in the United States is estimated at 224 million. With a U.S. population of about 325 million (2017), this means that unless you’re under 5 years old, chances are you own a smartphone! Mobile devices are everywhere – in schools, restaurants, corporations – we carry them everywhere we go

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Multiple Sensory Channels Increase Learning Opportunities

Multiple Sensory Channels Increase Learning Opportunities

I’ve given workshops about multimedia learning at the university level. My last article on this website, in fact, looked at the importance of sound in the learning process. There is no doubt that multimedia – emphasis on multi – is more effective than one form of media delivered solo. The Picture Superiority Effect tells us that concrete concepts presented as

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E-Learning Used More Often Than Classroom Training

E-Learning Used More Often Than Classroom Training

According to research done by Chief Learning Officer magazine’s Business Intelligence Board there has been a steady increase in synchronous, or instructor-led, and asynchronous or self-paced e-learning. E-learning overall has overtaken traditional classroom training. According to the previous year’s report, this shift has taken place just over the past year. All expectations are that we will

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In 2016: Cloud Computing, Augmented Reality, Games

In 2016: Cloud Computing, Augmented Reality, Games

In an article by Jennifer Klostermann on CloudTweaks, the future of EduTech this year is in cloud computing, mobile learning, augmented reality and gesture-based learning, and game-based learning. These are a safe bet to be a spot-on projection for this year and certainly the next several years to come. The exciting area is where each of these

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Some Approaches to Mobile Learning

Some Approaches to Mobile Learning

If you’re new to the idea of mobile learning and want to quickly get up to speed, a book that came out last year titled “Mastering Mobile Learning”, written by Chad Udell and Gary Woodill, may be a good place to start. This text is particularly useful in the corporate training setting and overviews some of

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