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Patti Shank

Best Practices. Huh. Really?

In one of my LinkedIn groups, American Evaluation Association this week, we’ve been discussing the term, “best practices” and how it’s become a term that’s basically been abused so much to be meaningless. What does the term mean? One of the people in the discussion pointed to the fact that US …

Why Learners Continue or Stop in eLearning

I’ve been reading research on learner persistence (desire to continue) in eLearning for a potential upcoming research report. I’d like to tell you some of my initial thoughts about the topic. Then I’d like to ask you some questions, which will help me determine what direction I go. The issues …