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The Practicality of Social Constructivism in eLearning

January 26, 2011

Social constructivism, an educational theory originally accredited by Jean Piaget, suggests that experiences are what best fuel knowledge. When we put learning through the ultimate exercise of doing something practical, the ultimate result is a better internalization of the learning material. For example, mixing paints to create different shades of a color will have a [...]

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Best of 2010: Most Popular Posts

January 4, 2011

Here are the most popular posts published in 2010 on Learning Online Info: Top Web 2.0 Tools for Learning for the New School Year Top Online MBA Programs in the US Microsoft Teacher Guides: Developing Critical Thinking Through Web Research Skills The Best of Online Learning: Free Video Lectures OECD: Education at a Glance 2010 [...]

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EduSites

July 13, 2007

Here you can find my favourite educational sites on the subjects related with Learning Online Info. There are other good lists elsewhere (the massive Cybrary Man’s Educational Web Sites, and the well-known The Top 200 Education Blogs and the Top 100 Education Blogs) but this one aims to be better. Trust me. This list is [...]

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Landmarks Class Blogmeister

June 8, 2007

Landmarks Class Blogmeister. ‘Perhaps one of the most fascinating tools that has emerged from the Internet cloud in recent years is the Blog. A shortening of the term Web log, the Blog is an online publishing tool that enables people to easily publish their loves, passions, dislikes, peeves, discoveries, and insights. Blogging is also showing [...]

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The Academic Blog Portal

February 7, 2007

The Academic Blog Portal. ‘Brad DeLong has described the academic blogosphere as a kind of Invisible College – this site is supposed to help make the College a little more visible to itself and its readers. It is a work in progress and will remain that way. It draws on updated information from (a) the [...]

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Learning by Screencast Blog

December 18, 2006

Learning by Screencast. ‘Learning by Screencast offers you free screencasts for self-learning. A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, often containing audio narration. In other words: when you are watching screencast, then you have virtual teacher, who shows and explains how to use some kind of software or make some kind of [...]

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