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Finding Pathways: Best Practices For Ongoing Learning In Toastmasters, Veronica Brown
Finding Pathways: Best Practices For Ongoing Learning In Toastmasters, Veronica Brown
Instructional Design Capstones Collection
Toastmasters International, an educational organization consisting of an international network of public speaking clubs, has developed a sophisticated elearning educational program called Pathways as an update to a simpler program, published in booklets, that was nearly a century old. Reactions from club members have been mixed and the transition has required a great deal of training and support efforts at all levels of the organization. This research seeks to identify best practices Toastmasters clubs and members can use to successful transition to Pathways. The hypothesis of the research is that Toastmasters, as a community of practice (CoP), is a connectivist …
A Shift In Reality: Virtual And Augmented Systems In Higher And Medical Education, Brian Meyer
A Shift In Reality: Virtual And Augmented Systems In Higher And Medical Education, Brian Meyer
Current Issues in Emerging eLearning
Virtual and augmented technologies provide a seamless solution for merging traditional, theoretical learning with practical application in context. Unlike traditional teaching pedagogies, in which lessons are restricted in terms of the use of additional apparatus, pedagogies that involve the use of virtual and augmented reality technologies enable educators to build upon taught concepts to demonstrate the application of those concepts in practice, and allow educators to generate multiple atypical scenarios in order to build competence in practical fields of endeavour. In medical education, virtual and augmented reality tools provide an especially important opportunity for preparation before treating patients in actual …