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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

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An excellent article from Cross Pollination Media, titled “ Are ‘Digital Natives’ Better Suited for Mobile Learning? Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Properly d. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

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Because video is, apparently, a perfect manifestation of social learning theory. all factors the adult learner considers when deciding their learning programs and what they intend to glean from it. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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Who's Building the Social Learning Roads? | Social Learning Blog

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Trent Batson wrote a great piece on technology adoption in the classroom a couple weeks ago entitled Faculty ‘Buy in’ – to What? Academia needs a coherent learning theory, or set of theories, that provides guidance for building the road system so the cars can operate. Sad, but true. Do you know of any other road-builders?

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

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The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. After reading this, I started thinking about this new LinkedIn utility I recently installed. If we apply the ‘weak ties’ theory, we might be able to spot people in our network who are both: a) Loosely tied to us (i.e., More about me here.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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It sounds like Weejee is growing quickly with Ian and Tracy at the helm, but they too are frustrated with the slow adoption of informal learning. Wikis are an easy place to start the promotion of collaborative learning spaces, and clients seem to be willing and able to accept this informal tool into their everyday lives.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

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Medical students and residents regularly learn new skills by first observing a procedure, then practicing the procedure under supervision, and finally teaching, or modeling, the procedure for another. In medical education, “see one, do one, teach one&# is a common mantra. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

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In her article* 10 Brainpowered Wonders in the King’s Speech , Dr. Ellen Weber nicely summarizes a few of the lessons this movie teaches us about learning. Plagued by his trademark stammer Bertie engaged the help of an innovative speech therapist who the world bypassed for his lack of traditional credentials. Properly d.