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Social media for trainers: think differently!

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

The workshop was quite successful as measured by the people who contacted me afterwards for more information, to buy my book or to ask whether they could share our test Yammer and test Ning with their colleagues. Fortunately I have my new adaptor now. I started with a line up: from no engagement with social media to intensive engagement.

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Microlearning under the Microscope: How to Incorporate Microlearning into Online Training

Mindflash

Micro-blogging through social networks like Yammer can extend the conversation and make learning real. Merge synchronous and asynchronous training methods to create a knowledgeable, engaged workforce. Blend your online training with post-training microlearning bursts.

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Designing Blended Learning Is Easier Than You Think

Mindflash

The thought of combining multiple learning modalities, synchronous, and asynchronous learning methods could make one’s head spin. For one, discussions could be held on an enterprise social network, like Yammer , instead of in a classroom. My guess is that people make things more complicated than they are. .

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Can you engage introverts in social learning?

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

It is also good to get together in smaller groups or to work in pairs (in a separate room during a live webinar for example, or in a subgroup on LinkedIn or Yammer). These are activities where the direct and synchronous social contacts are more central. Maintain a good balance between asynchronous and synchronous learning.

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The Virtual Reality

CLO Magazine

Successful online collaborative learning must structure opportunities for synchronous and asynchronous interaction among learners and actively facilitate those interactions to reinforce healthy and productive collaboration. Start with the learning experience rather than collaborative software tools such as Jive or Yammer.

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Guarding Against Primitive eLearning Programs

Vignettes Learning

Regardless of the size or type of the eLearning content -be it a very small one (one minute), 30 to 60 minutes or synchronous or asynchronous, we can always find opportunities to add a contemplation flow. You may use an LMS with social media modules, Share Point , PBWorks Wiki , Yammer or Facebook -like tools.

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Guarding Against Primitive eLearning Programs

Vignettes Learning

Regardless of the size or type of the eLearning content -be it a very small one (one minute), 30 to 60 minutes or synchronous or asynchronous, we can always find opportunities to add a contemplation flow. You may use an LMS with social media modules, Share Point , PBWorks Wiki , Yammer or Facebook -like tools.

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