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by Harvey Singh - has a good overview of different blends of learning. encourages the use of different modes to suit the context including performance support, unstructured and collaborative learning.
‘This article has two objectives:
1. To provide a comprehensive view of blended
learning and discuss possible dimensions and
ingredients (learning delivery methods) of blended learning […]

Best Practices and Case Studies: Be Very Afraid
by Allen Weiss
Questions to ask about case studies and best practice examples when applying ideas to own situation.
“Do I have the same type of customers? The subject of the case study or best practice might have a very loyal group of customers, or price-insensitive customers. But do you? […]

IFETS - Discussions
International Forum of Educational Technology & Society
Moderator:
Bill Williams
Setubal Polytechnic, Portugal
Introduction…
‘Groups of learners on online courses, in common with other online communities, are generally found to comprise both highly participative individuals and those who appear to contribute little to group discussions but who consider that they are actively following the course and learning. I […]

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by Charles Handy
Excerpt “It is easy to be seduced by the technological possibilities of the virtual organization, but the managerial and personal implications may cause us to rethink what we mean by an organization.
At its simplest, the managerial dilemma comes down to the question, How do you manage people whom you do […]

Movable Type Education Weblog Portal
Movable Type Education Weblogs in the Blogosphere

toolbot.com : ungreek
ungreek
For years, designers have been using fake Latin gibberish known as greeking (or sometimes lorem ipsum, after the customary initial words) as a text placekeeper. It conveys the shape and “color” of text without the distraction of actual content.
The ungreek.toolbot engine gives you the option of several different source texts from which you […]

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This document is a flyer for promoting the FlexiTrain centres to teachers.

Good practice database
FERL | UK
The good practice database contains examples of good practice found during the inspection of providers by Adult Learning Inspectorate inspection teams. Entries have media clips and links to organisations as well as how they did it type practical information.

Max Design - Liquid layouts - the easy way
By Russ Weakley
30-Dec-03
This article explains one method of achieving a successful liquid layout as well as providing basic definitions of liquid, fixed-width and em-driven layouts.

movabletype.org : Support Forum
Trims the tag value to the first N characters, where N is specified as the value of the attribute.
Example usage:
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Types of Information
By Kathy Tyner
“To optimize learning , information must be logically organized and made explicit to the learner. This page will focus on the types of information presented in a training program and the levels of performance expected of learners for each type of information.
According to M.D. Merrill (1997), learning can […]

Course Specification for FET 8602
SYNOPSIS:
This course introduces learners to the theory and practices of educational program evaluation. They will be required to understand the concept of education evaluation and related concepts such as assessment and research, understand about different approaches to and models of educational evaluation, be aware of ethical issues in the process of […]

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This Web site helps you use e-learning successfully.
Download a free chapter of the ABCs of e-Learning book
Check out the Table of Contents.
Read from 30 published articles.

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By Brooke Broadbent and Regan Legassie
To appear in the 2003 Training Sourcebook edited by Mel Silberman
“In any e-learning project, there are three factors that should be considered from the outset:
the effect of the final product on the intended learners;
the ability of the organization to support and adjust to e-learning; and
the role of […]

e-Learning Eclectic
Welcome to e-Learning Eclectic News!
e-Learning Eclectic is a news site dedicated to the subject of computer-based systems that facilitate learning. Whether it’s synchronous, asynchronous, self-paced, EPSS, KM, m-learning, workflow learning, CBT, WBT, collaborative systems, social software… I generously lump it all under the banner of e-Learning, and I’ll address it here.
My focus is primarily […]