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Ed Tech Monkey said…
I freaking love this video! I found it a year ago before it was finished. The guy has a lot of good videos for my field. I'm an instructional designer developing elearning experiences for higher ed. Glad to see it shared here.
4/13/2009 9:34 AM
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