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Violent video games touted as learning tool
You’re at the front lines shooting Nazis before they shoot you. Or you’re a futuristic gladiator in a death match with robots. Video game – Nazism – game – Shopping – History

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Perception and reality – learning the ropes
First in a series. Often, town board members discuss regulations and codes — regarding others. On Monday, they mulled over etiquette and codes of conduct for themselves.

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TJ Walker is a world-renowned speaking expert • #1 USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Business Week bestselling author of TJ Walkers Secret to Foolproof Presentations www.tjwalker.com, http www.youtube.com www.speakingkeynote.com • Speaking consultant to CEOs, Presidents, Prime Ministers, US Senators, Miss Universes and Nobel Peace Prize Winners • Speaking world Champion, set world record for speaking on most talks shows in a 24-hour period (112 talk radio shows)-6-1-2009 • Television Host, #1 rated daily speaking Internet TV show syndicated on YouTube, The TJ Walker show • 25 years media and speaking training experience/founder TJ Walker Speaking • Founder, TJ Walker Online training, largest school of online, interactive presentation training courses

Previewing learning in the 21st century
What will education look like in 20 years?

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Learning Tree Introduces New Course — Programming .NET Web Services: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction
RESTON, Va.—-Learning Tree International has announced the introduction of a new course entitled Programming .NET Web Services: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction. In this course, attendees will employ five distinct Web service frameworks that are supported with versions 2.0 to 4 of .NET, and find out where each can be best applied.

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Adult Learning Programs of Alaska seeks local success stories
In the category of “live and learn,” no agency has a track record in Fairbanks like the Adult Learning Programs of Alaska, providing continuing education for thousands of adults since 1975. ALPA i…

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Learning to listen: Texas Forest Service gets crisis response training
LUFKIN — Last month, more than 70 Texas Forest Service employees learned how to listen. Dr. Anna Satterfield, associate director of Texas A&M University’s Human Resources focused on the Employee Assistance Program and Employee Relations, held crisis communication training last week in Lufkin.

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Memphis City Schools Choose Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Reading Programs and Learning Village Platform to Transform …
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—-Houghton Mifflin Harcourt today announced that Memphis City Schools and HMH will begin partnering in the district’s aggressive Pre-K – 3 Learning Continuum by adopting two of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s innovative reading programs, Destination Reading and Bailey’s Book House.

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Employers who want their employees to succeed on the job put a lot of thought and effort into providing them with high-quality training. Training in topics such as communications, both written and oral, presentation methods that are persuasive, dealing with difficult customers and other important work-related subjects will help increase the skill level of all employees and division managers. Investing to build effective leadership skills will relate into an improved bottom line for your business, so it makes sense to research and discover the best methods for providing training for employees. Employees and managers vary as to the amount of new information they can take in at any one time, however. It makes sense to offer training, including communication training, in a delivery manner so that the learning of your employees can be self-paced and will be more effective for them.

Online communication skills webinars provide an easily accessible form of training that offers the flexibility your employees need. Webinars, or seminars that are held online, are most often presented live. However, many trainers also offer their online seminars recorded as well, and this will prove to be an excellent format providing learners the opportunity to pace themselves.

If you are trying to incorporate training time into your business day, then self-paced participation in that training will improve your worker’s effectiveness. Everyone’s schedule is a bit different. Because webinar information is saved online, employees can access it anytime it best fits into their schedules. This will help limit wasted work time, yet will allow your employees to choose when to participate.

Another benefit to recorded webinars is that they are not a one-time presentation. Learning tends to be circular rather than linear; in other words, people need to hear ideas repeated several times in order to remember them. Presenting an idea only one time and moving on is not as effective as giving your learners many opportunities to remember the vital information. The ability to replay important segments of your webinar training will help cement the salient ideas in your employee’s memory.

It also allows more time for hands-on practice of the new communication skills your managers and employees will need in order to make the newly gained skills second nature in the real-life work setting. Obtaining new communication skills, such as writing effectively in the business world, requires a certain amount of repetition and practice. So, too, does learning speaking techniques that will persuade clients to agree with your ideas, or learning how to craft an excellent presentation that wins people over to your point of view. This type of learning cannot be rushed, but it can be enhanced through the use of self-paced learning.

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New Workplace Spanish® Learning Kit for Human Resource Professionals

Roswell, GA, September 15, 2009 – Workplace Spanish, Inc. has introduced its completely updated “Workplace Spanish® for Human Resources” program designed to help English speaking human resources staff, and general supervisors, communicate with Spanish speaking applicants and employees.

Available from the company’s website as a “learning kit, the package includes a 70 page manual, 2 audio CDs, and the company’s exclusive Click It® CD-ROM. It covers all the important conversational expressions as well as key job related topics including Interviewing Applicants, Checking References, Performance Expectations, Scheduling Employees, Pay and Benefit Information, and handling Accident & Emergencies.

Tom Sutula, President of Workplace Spanish, Inc. stated “Human Resources is the hub of most organizations beginning with job applicants walking through the door. Our easy to use learning tools enable English speakers to better communicate with Hispanic applicants and associates. This will result in better selection, evaluation and understanding which translates into smoother, more efficient operations.”

For more information please visit www.workplacespanish.com or e-mail info@workplacespanish.com.

About Workplace Spanish, Inc.

Founded in 1998, Workplace Spanish, Inc. develops job specific language materials for both English and Spanish speakers. Designed for time stressed adults in business, government, health care and education, the company’s materials are easy to use and non academic; they do not require prior language training. Workplace Spanish® programs have been used by 80,000 people and have been taught by more than 350 colleges and schools across the country. Workplace Spanish® learning kits are suitable for self-study or class training.

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