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Blog Book Tour: Social Media for Trainers--stop #9

ID Reflections

#SoMe for Trainers: Beating the Forgetting Curve This is the 9th stop of the Blog Book Tour for Jane Bozarth's new book, S ocial Media for Trainers. And a training “event” can stretch and evolve into a community of practice, bridging distances and overcoming silos…think about it!!! Imagine the ROI in this case.

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THIS is What Social Learning Looks Like

bozarthzone

Turns out the #blogchat group decided to dedicate some of their Sunday nights to offering critiques of one another's blogs. Participants wanting feedback submitted their blogs for consideration; 4 were chosen this time with a promise that others would be considered soon. Choose your distractions wisely. Maybe not in public.

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

There were about 7 examples mentioned including Intuit using a Wiki-like system for customers to ask questions/get advice around taxes, using a group blog with students prior to a formal learning event, the US Army's use of collaboration tools to share best practices in Iraq, and several others. Choose the top 3-5. No anonymous users.

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Profile of a learning architect: Sebastian Graeb-Konneker

Clive on Learning

Communities of practice have been established for more 12 years, with well-defined policies and systems. Learning through blogging Blogging is possible within the firewall using SharePoint, but hasn’t taken off in any significant fashion. On the other hand, employees are encouraged to blog externally.

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Three Practical Ideas for Using Twitter in E-Learning

Rapid eLearning

Build a Community. There’s no reason why you couldn’t use Twitter to help facilitate a community of practice. The real value in social media is in community building where you’re able to connect people who share similar interests and get them to exchange ideas. And Twitter is great for that.

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7 Challenges to Social Learning

Origin Learning

The focus should be on encouraging communities of practice, discussion groups etc. Issues like firewalls and security may be major concerns when you launch an enterprise-wide social learning project. This may include monitoring the content of online discussions, blogs and resources being shared, etc. Security issues.

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Through the Workscape Looking Glass

Jay Cross

Theoretically, your Workscape — the realm where you’ll be wielding your influence on performance and learning — could stretch way beyond your firewall to include nearly everyone the organization interacts with. Communities of Practice. The Workscape should address the needs of learners throughout the extended enterprise.

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