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E-Learning – the death of teacher/student collaboration?

Damian Hehire-learning

E-Learning – the death of teacher/student collaboration? Day 1 of a new job and amongst the usual swathes of induction literature, a list of 5 mandatory courses to be completed by the end of my first month. Courses which can be completed online as and when I see fit. This is fairly standard practice for large organisations.  It was a national …

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E-Learning concerns in the UAE

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E-Learning concerns in the UAE There is a lot of interest in e-learning in the UAE, as well as the wider GCC region, but there are also some challenges to its adoption. One of the key elements that I’m often asked about refers to student motivation – what stops a student from just clicking ‘next -> next -> next’ and …

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E-Learning Explained- Which level is right for you?

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E-Learning Explained- Which level is right for you? E-Learning can be defined as anything you learn electronically, whether it’s an instructional video, a question you answered using Google or articles you access electronically to write an essay. More formally, and relevant to the work we do at Capytech, ‘e-learning is any course or structured learning event that uses an electronic …

Flip the classroom

What is flipping the classroom?

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What is flipping the classroom? Anyone that has talked to me about e-learning, has surely heard me wax lyrical about the concept of flipping the classroom.  I think it’s a amazingly powerful way of enhancing your training.  Up until now it has mostly been adopted in high school settings, but it can be equally applied for adult vocational training. What …

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great advantages of using e-learning

Damian Hehire-learning

5 great advantages of using e-learning Our team produced another great video about why you need to be using e-learning.  What do you think? Here is the full transcript: Are you a company offering training and looking to improve what you’re delivering? Or are you providing valuable training for your employees that’s costing you too much time and money? Using …

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Does your training suck?

Damian Hehire-learning

How many of you have recently done training driven by powerpoint and handouts?  Was this the same as it was ten years ago, twenty… thirty!!?? Training is still being done far too frequently using tools from a past era.  How can you expect your students to stay engaged when something far more appealing lies in their pockets in the form …