elsevier.com/locate/compedu In-class laptop use and its eVects on student learning Carrie B. Fried ¤ Winona State University‚ Psychology Department‚ 231 Phelps Hall‚ Winona‚ MN 55987‚ United States Received 29 June 2006; received in revised form 15 September 2006; accepted 24 September 2006 Abstract Recently‚ a debate has begun over whether in-class laptops aid or hinder learning. While some research demonstrates that laptops can be an important learning tool‚ anecdotal evidence suggests more and
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ACTION LEARNING Revans is a founder of action learning and he stated "Through constant questioning‚ we see more clearly just who we really are‚ and what remarkable resources we have access to. We will also see more clearly what is really facing us‚and we will become more capable of accepting and responding to change." Action learning sets are one approach that man be used to foster learning in the workplace. They have been used by a number of organisations in the NGO sector in recent years. The
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Connor Lizotte Kelly Colby ENG1051 – L06 10/31/2014 “Learning in College” Learning is continuous process of getting new and polishing on the information that we already know. There are different places and areas from which we get to learn from. Learning could be got from the classroom environment through listening to instructors and reading books. Ones physical and social environment is also crucial means of learning. As Malcom X said‚‚ “I’ve never been one for inaction. Everything I’ve ever
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Page 115 6 Independent learning CATHERINE EARL As Chapter 5 has shown‚ student success at university is pegged on a rapid adjustment to the university environment and culture which‚ unlike school‚ involves a new style of learning. Independent learning is an umbrella term covering all aspects of university learning from undertaking individual reading and research‚ attending lectures and tutorials to accepting responsibility for a workload. Independent learning was described‚ in a 1996 pilot
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My Learning Style April Adams University of Louisville My Learning Style Adult Learners have inclinations about their particular learning style‚ but these sometimes represent issues or barriers in learning used in the classroom or on the job. Using Kolb’s Learning Cycle‚ I will outline and describe my learning styles‚ which I discovered using the Felder’s Index (Felder‚ 1993) and Kolb’s Learning Style (http://www.businessballs.com/kolbslearningstyles.html). The
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Online learning In the age of technology‚ many approaches have been changed. Learning process has been shifted from the traditional way to a new perspective of learning that uses the internet technology. This type of learning helps students to choose their courses without pressure of time and location. E-learning gives students the freedom of choosing the time that they want to spend on studying. So it might be more flexible for students because they can perform and study from anywhere even they
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INTRODUCTION What is lifelong learning? Lifelong learning is not a new concept; it can be traced back to early in the 20th century. At this time it was considered to mean additional extras after formal education had ceased (King 1999).[1] It assumed that most formal education would fulfil most of the individuals ’ requirements for working life. Now however‚ it is less common for individuals to continue in one working environment for the whole of their employment life. Instead they must expect
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Life long learning is the concept that it is never too soon or too late for learning. Lifelong learning is attitudinished that one should be open to the new ideas‚ decisions‚ skills or behaviours. English is neccessity of life and the same as lifelong learning when you want to live in the real world; English is very important and neccessity in your life. For example‚ when I was young I could not speak any language and then after I grew up my parents‚ my teachers; they tried to teach Thai language
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Introduction: This paper is written about "learning in an organization"‚ in other words‚ how to transfer knowledge between people who work in the organization. The authors of this study propose that knowledge has two perspectives; one is tacit knowledge and the other is explicit knowledge (Nonaka and Takeuchi 1995)‚ and these two kinds of knowledge can be managed in an organization‚ which Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) called SECI model. The theory is put on a situation which I joined. I managed business
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theorists and gifted teachers have taken this to heart and endeavored to create learning environments that reflect innovations that are both intuitive and ingenious. This paper shows‚ that‚ unfortunately‚ we often see these same innovations stifled at the high school level. Whereas the elementary grades have always been seen as a test market for innovation and have led to such new methodologies as multimedia education‚ the use of role play‚ and a team approach to the comprehension of new subject matter
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