The Online Learning Environment
There have been many changes in education over the last fifty years, but none have been so profound as the development of the online learning environment. Students, especially adults, could take comprehensive courses and communicate with other students and teachers across the city, state and around the world. Thousands of new online learning environments have been created in educational institutions, corporations and communities.
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LabR Learning Resources is dedicated to assisting organizations develop learning material which meets the principles of adult education, which can be delivered in traditional presentation format at conferences, small group sessions or computer based training. Additionally, our experience allows us to assist in developing self-paced training for the community and corporate environments.
Look to LabR for your online learning and presentation development needs.
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Putting together an online training course can be a daunting task. You have to establish goals, objectives, define the audience, decide upon technology and that is before the content creation has even started. You need someone who can help you through the maze, who can make recomm150dations on the best way to go, and to help you get there.
Latest Blog Entries 
| 05/03/2013 03:24 PM |
| How active are you in online discussion boards? |
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Mazzolini, M., & Maddison, S. (2003). Sage, guide or ghost? The effect of instructor intervention on student participation in online discussion forums. Computers & Education, 40(3), 237–253. doi:10.1016/S0360-1315(02)00129-X I found this a very interesting article, and I will be the … Continue reading
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| 04/29/2013 03:22 PM |
| Using Complex Passwords on your iPad |
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Recently I was attending a webinar on the perils of companies implementing “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) within their environment. Basically, BYOD means that employees can use their personal devices on the corporate network (like iPhones, iPads, etc) to access … Continue reading
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| 04/21/2013 07:57 AM |
| Article Review – Using online shared workspaces to support group collaborative learning |
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Wang, Q. (2010). Using online shared workspaces to support group collaborative learning. Computers & Education, 55(3), 1270–1276. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2010.05.023 Being able to work collaboratively in teams that are scattered across the country if not the world, is a highly desirable skill … Continue reading
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| 04/07/2013 07:55 AM |
| Article Review – Learning Outcomes Associated with Group Assignments |
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Schmer, C., Ward-Smith, P., & Peterson, J. (2011). Learning Outcomes Associated with Group Assignments. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 7(3), 349–353. There are two methods of approaching group assignments. The collaborative method, where students engage and work together … Continue reading
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| 03/31/2013 07:51 AM |
| Article Review – The Influence of Online Communication and Web-Based Collaboration Environments on Group Collaboration and Performance |
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Rodriguez-Donaire, S., & Barodzich, I. (2012). The Influence of Online Communication and Web-Based Collaboration Environments on Group Collaboration and Performance. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 46, 935–943. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.05.227 While many educational and corporate institutions have implemented online learning delivery … Continue reading
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| 03/17/2013 07:49 AM |
| Article Review – Leveraging Learning Technologies for Collaborative Writing in an Online Pharmacotherapy Course |
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Pittenger, A. L., & Olson-Kellogg, B. (2012). Leveraging learning technologies for collaborative writing in an online pharmacotherapy course. Distance Education, 33(1), 61–80. The purpose of the research was to examine the ability of students to collaborate in an online course … Continue reading
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| 03/13/2013 07:48 AM |
| Article Review – Students perceptions of collaboration, self-regulated learning, and information seeking in the context of Internet-based learning and traditional learning |
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Lee, S. W.-Y., & Tsai, C.-C. (2011). Students perceptions of collaboration, self-regulated learning, and information seeking in the context of Internet-based learning and traditional learning. Computers in Human Behavior, 27(2), 905–914. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2010.11.016 The Internet has become a popular medium for … Continue reading
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| 02/24/2013 08:16 PM |
| So you want to take an Online course |
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There are a number of things I would tell someone (and have) for taking courses online, when they have never taken one before. First, online courses are not for everyone. It is generally accepted that there is much more work … Continue reading
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| 02/18/2013 04:31 AM |
| Community Building in the Online Learning Environment |
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Well, I found this article of interest because too often in the United States we come across things that are of poor quality. Admittedly, not everything originated here, but I bet we have all experienced a co-worker, store clerk or … Continue reading
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| 02/11/2013 04:03 AM |
| The ‘Dis’Placement of Learning |
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Well, I just finished reading the article “Learning spaces, learning environments and the dis’placement’ of learning. Rather an interesting article, and I wanted to share some thoughts from it. Thomas (2010) states “Traditional learning spaces, in the form of classrooms … Continue reading
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Latest News
| 09/15/2012 11:55 PM |
| Adobe Captivate, HTML5 and Internal Server Reporting |
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While Adobe Captivate brought HTML5 to the online education arena, beware if you plan on using the Internal Server reporting option.
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| 09/18/2012 06:26 PM |
| The PAEI has been updated |
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The Philosophy of Adult Education Inventory (PAEI) originally developed by Lorraine Zinn, and implemented by LabR Learning Resources has undergone a number of improvements. Some ongoing changes to the report are also underway.
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| 09/14/2012 10:52 PM |
| Managing the Challenge of Download Speeds |
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Developing courses for corporate clients is different than developing courses for internet based users. This blog post discusses the challenges.
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| 09/14/2012 10:50 PM |
| Adobe Captivate, HTML5 and Internal Server Reporting |
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This blog post discusses the challenge of exporting to HTML5 when using the Internal Server quiz reporting
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| 08/11/2012 09:11 AM |
| The Effectiveness of Access Management Reviews |
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This course developed by LabR discusses information security controls, what access reviews are and a methodology for performing access management reviews.
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| 08/05/2012 10:33 AM |
| Changing Information Delivery: The Rise of the Digital Textbook |
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LabR Learning Resources has published its first eBook. Textbooks have not changed much since their inception. They are still limited to text, graphics, illustrations and photographs. With the ever increasing use of multimedia in the classroom and society in general, is it time for textbooks to get a makeover? This ebook looks at the issues associated with textbooks and the movement to the ebook format for both textbooks and non-textbooks alike. You can download the book here.
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| 08/01/2012 11:48 AM |
| Is my Website Password Encrypted? |
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Ever wonder how some websites seems to be able to give you your password when you forget and some can't? This article explains why they can, and why you should be concerned.
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| 08/01/2012 11:46 AM |
| Information Security |
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We do a lot of work involving information security, and we have been doing information security work for a long time. There are questions our users ask us and we figured we would start publishing them for everyone.
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| 08/01/2012 11:42 AM |
| Tips and Tricks for iPad |
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We love our Apple products, and especially our iPads. Watch for tips and tricks on using the various features and capabilities of your iPad.
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| 08/01/2012 11:41 AM |
| Tips and Tricks for OS X Server |
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Like other tips and tricks, you can read about how to do specific things in OS X Server.
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