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Social Media: Trends and Implications for Learning. The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. LearnTrends 2009 – Free Online Conference - eLearning Technology , September 21, 2009. LearnTrends 2009 – Free Online Conference - eLearning Technology , September 21, 2009. Hot Topics.

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2009 Predictions How Did I Do?

Tony Karrer

The second half of the prediction “self directed learning” got less attention during the year than I anticipated, but it was there and certainly was a big part of the discussion around social and informal learning. There will also be growth in discussions and social networks for collaborative learning. LearnTrends had a bunch of these.

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Online social networks, learning and viral expansion loops

Sticky Learning

I respond, 'well I'm becoming more and more interested in the use of social media and microblogging for learning', I then get puzzled looks that say, "too much time on your hands", "what is he talking about?" For me though I see a real role for social media as a platform for business learning. and they nod politely!

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Learned about Learning in 2009

Tony Karrer

I will say that adopting TweetDeck on both my desktop and my iPhone has made it a much better tool for me. During the year, I’ve had fantastic conversations through LearnTrends around SharePoint , Examples and Tour of Different Kinds of eLearning , Social Learning , and the Business of Learning. 2009 has continued that effort.

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Learning and KM: Separated at birth?

Jay Cross

A social media consumer, HBS professor, MIT research scientist, and author, McAfee focuses on how emergent social software platforms are benefiting enterprises, and how smart organizations and their leaders are making effective use of them to share knowledge, inspire innovation, and enable decision making. Today, Enterprise 2.0

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Five Myths of Social Learning

Xyleme

Social learning is disruptive and training organizations need to evolve or die, there is no disputing this. The 5 Myths of Social Learning: Myth #1: User-generated content in social media platforms will replace formal content development processes. We are seeing this today. For all others, it’s about one in four.