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Learning Experiences In An Online Learning Environment: A Reflection, Kerwin A. Livingstone Dec 2018

Learning Experiences In An Online Learning Environment: A Reflection, Kerwin A. Livingstone

Kerwin A. Livingstone

Rapid technological changes are occurring in tertiary learning and teaching. The use of Information and Communication Technologies in the didactic process is becoming increasingly imperative. Technology and technology resources are being used in instructional practices as a means of fostering learner engagement and catering for diverse learning styles. Learners learn to communicate in a virtual learning environment, as they negotiate meaning and construct knowledge. Considering the afore-mentioned, this present work is a compilation of weekly learning experiences which emanate from a fully online course that was taken at a Pacific tertiary education provider (the University of the South Pacific, Fiji). …

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Productivity In The Cognitive Overload Era, George K. Thiruvathukal Jan 2017

Productivity In The Cognitive Overload Era, George K. Thiruvathukal

George K. Thiruvathukal

Could technologies that emphasize the concept of "we" rather than "me" help modern society overcome its information overload?

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E-Learning In Postsecondary Education, Bradford Bell, Jessica Federman Mar 2015

E-Learning In Postsecondary Education, Bradford Bell, Jessica Federman

Bradford S Bell

Over the past decade postsecondary education has been moving increasingly from the class room to online. During the fall 2010 term 31 percent of U.S. college students took at least one online course. The primary reasons for the growth of e-learning in the nation's colleges and universities include the desire of those institutions to generate new revenue streams, improve access, and offer students greater scheduling flexibility. Yet the growth of e-learning has been accompanied by a continuing debate about its effectiveness and by the recognition that a number of barriers impede its widespread adoption in higher education.

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