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Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange.

Dashe & Thomson

Where Facebook and LinkedIn serve mainly as social dashboards for our personal and professional networks, respectively, I see Twitter as a customized information portal. This is where you can create your customized information portal. Follow – Following people is a great way to start your Twitter journey. All Rights Reserved.

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Learning Technologies 2010 – Recap

Upside Learning

That’s the message I’ve been hearing loud & clear from Learning Technologies 2010. He shared this video below about their Dare2Share portal that’s really the backbone of social learning at BT. He cited Deborah Compeau’s ( a professor at Richard Ivey Schools of Business) Jan 2010 research to bring up six types of learners.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

People in your network become the portals to knowledge, opportunity, and information you might not find on your own. From a personal perspective, networking builds new relationships through which you can share information, answer questions, and make new connections. All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

While some activities such as breakout groups, team presentations, and in-depth case studies are still good ways to encourage collaboration in the learning environment, incorporate new activities which support technology integration and social learning such as a team blog or web-based project portal. Creativity is a collaborative process!

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The Ultimate Brain Food: Performance Support | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Web-based learning portals are the ultimate brain food — extending brain power by positioning learning and How-To reference material close to the job, 24/7. According to Urban Dictionary: Your exobrain (or exo-brain) is your extended brainpower from the information you have access to from your computer or the web. All Rights Reserved.

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7 Things About eLearning Your CEO/Executive Director Wants to Know

Association eLearning

You will need some sort of portal to put your courses into, which is commonly referred to as a Learning Management System or LMS. You’ll want to create a cost-benefits analysis that clearly outlines expenditure vs expected return. 2: What will we need? Will we need an LMS? Will we need course creation software?

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A List of Interesting Mobile Learning Links

Upside Learning

Mobile Learning Portal. The Worldwide Market for Mobile Learning Products and Services: 2010-2015 Forecast and Analysis. 2010 Horizon Report. 25+ mLearning Tools in 60 Minutes – DevLearn 2010. Marys City Schools, Links To Other Case Studies, And News Articles. Mobile Learning: Context And Prospects. Quinnovation.