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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Here’s how a typical LinkedIn network might look: Your weak ties are smaller circles, not at the center of a cluster I heard more support for the Weak Ties theory while attending a Knowledge Management conference in 2005.

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Top 3 Questions to Ask Before Choosing eLearning for Your Association

Association eLearning

Since education is a major component of their charter, many associations are turning to eLearning to address these problems. With increased internet bandwidth and advances in technology, quality online learning is now possible. This trend indicates a growing preference for this style of learning.

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Are You Making These Portfolio Mistakes?

Scissortail's Learning Nest

Ideally, both your portfolio website and your eLearning samples should be responsive. Nobody wants to have to zoom and scroll to read your website on their phone like it’s 2005. One mistake I’ve seen over and over is focusing solely on authoring and development tools, rather than providing context about the project.

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A Look Back at 9 Years of Blogging - Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

Tomorrow, August 23rd 2005, 9 years ago, I embarked on a most excellent adventure. Tuesday, August 23, 2005 Welcome Thanks for stopping by Corporate eLearning Development. Even today the internet blows my mind. It started with an unassuming welcome message , on a very plain, boring blogger template.

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What is Corporate eLearning Development all about?

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

I started Corporate eLearning Development in August of 2005. What's happening on the internet with social networking, blogs, wikis, rss, podcasting, and vlogging is more about how we truly want to learn. Come hang out and join others in the Corporate eLearning Development social network experiment.

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Escape from Compliance Training Jail - The Rapid eLearning Blog

Rapid eLearning

If the person can demonstrate the skills and knowledge, then go ahead and certify them, so they can go back to work or surf the Internet. Just see the ongoing conversations about HR’s value to an organization (e.g., “Why We Hate HR,&# Fast Company, August 2005). A Real-World Example. And we do L&D a disservice, too.