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

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My passions in life include music, sports, Minneapolis and adult learning, so I search for experts in these fields and follow them for up-to-the-second updates (Tweets). Searches – Just like any other application, searches on Twitter allow you to find information that contains the keyword you use to search with.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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Karen O’Leonard from Bersin & Associates wrote an article last week entitled Corporate Spending on Social Learning. In the article she gives some scary statistics: Our recent study showed that 30 percent of US companies spent money on informal learning tools or services in 2010. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

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The New York Times recently featured a fascinating article by Andrew Martin and Thomas Lin that details the shift in thinking within the military that may soon take it to the forefront of virtual training. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? They mean by saving lives.

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

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Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend 2 Responses to “Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? less big companies, for more than 20 years.

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

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Check out these links for more insight on the topic: [link] [link] [link] And in case you read through this entire article in the hopes of hearing the song by Simon & Garfunkel, and are now really upset, here you go: Blog this! Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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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? Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? The result is a lost message, and a lost opportunity. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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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. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Now, quick go see the movie before the Academy Awards this Sunday. I’ll be seeing it again!