MOBILE LEARNING VIA SMS AMONG DISTANCE LEARNERS: DOES LEARNING TRANSFER OCCUR? Mobile Learning Via SMS Among Distance Learners: Does Learning Transfer Occur? doi:10.3991/ijim.v4i3.1180 Aznarahayu Ramli‚ Issham Ismail‚ and Rozhan Md. Idrus Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Penang‚ Malaysia Abstract—The purpose of this study is to determine whether learners are willing to transfer learning in this mobile learning environment via SMS. The reason for this is to measure the effectiveness of the new
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What Really Motivates People? By Jane Strickler The Journal for Quality and Participation‚ Spring 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recognition and rewards are an integral part of performance management‚ aren’t they? Maybe not-particularly when they create unhealthy competition‚ break down communication and teamwork‚ and create a sense of entitlement. Anerican business has always had a bias toward practical
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important aspects mentor needs to consider during the initial interview with my learner. This time my learner is a new member of the staff. On his first day‚ I introduced myself‚ orientated and welcomed him to the unit. Nickin and Kenworthy ( 2000) mention orientation to a new placement (in my case a new job placement) as a key issue in practice learning climate. Competency pack was discussed including all his learning contracts and eventually agreed to a one month supernumery status and regular
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Understanding Your Student’s Learning Style: The Theory of Multiple Share on email Share on favorites More Sharing ServicesMore All children have unique learning styles. Students gain strong benefits when their teachers and Learning Coaches recognize their strengths and weaknesses as learners. Howard Gardner‚ a psychologist and professor of neuroscience at Harvard‚ developed one theory in 1983. Gardner defines “intelligence” not as an IQ but‚ rather‚ as the skills that enable anyone to gain
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Introduction People all learn in different ways. No one learning style is particularly better than another. People simply have different styles and techniques to how they perceive and process information. The three primary learning styles are auditory‚ visual‚ and tactile. Although most people use a different mixture of these three styles during their learning process‚ they usually have one learning style that they prefer above all others. Auditory The auditory learning style is one where a student learns
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Rich environments indoors have an immediate effect on the quality of children’s learning and development. A rich environment is comfortable‚ interesting‚ attractive and appropriate for the child or children who use it. For some children it becomes like a second home where they eat. A suitable environment for a young baby will be very different from a suitable environment for a four or five year old although some things will be the same. Environments should be attractive and make children feel safe
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Analyse the strengths and challenges of the selected resource and how it has supported learning. INTRODUCTION Selecting the use of resources is a vital aspect of enhancing not only the learning experience for the student‚ but also the effectiveness of the teacher’s delivery. The fact that students do have varying learning needs and styles‚ would suggest that the teacher would need to consider the various learning resources available that could help fulfil the student needs. Therefore it is important
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was not sure how Second Life (SL) virtual learning environment (VLE) could impact my learning experience at Chamberlain. After completing several tasks in virtual learning environment‚ I began to see why SL was introduce to me in this program. Using the virtual learning environment has many benefits for nursing. The apparent benefit is patient safety. The second life grants a nurse or student the possibility to participate in the virtual learning environment‚ allowing the skills learned to be applied
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Evolution in Learning ! The modern classroom is changing. More and more students are enrolling in online classes‚ while traditional classrooms are relying on online supplements in addition to in-class lectures. All students graduating in the year 2016 or later in the state of Florida are required to take at least two classes online in order to meet the high school graduation requirements. There are no planned increases in the number of classes required‚ and it is fairly easy to get out of the
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and reproduce the social and emotional factors that express by human beings. On the other side of the spectrum‚ homogenous groups in inclusion classroom setting impede the progress of establishing an inclusive learning community. Academic leaders and administrators also understand that learning is impoverished when it occurs among homogenous groups of like-minded people (Tienda‚ 2013). For this reason the homogenous group classical teaching practice is out of the table to avoid segregating student
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