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

Dashe & Thomson

The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. These tools give us a way to connect with people faster and more easily than ever before. Learning and development professionals should remember the Weak Ties theory when designing social learning systems. Download the whitepaper ยป Blog this!

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Informal learning: Why it matters to a business

ProProfs

If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company. Why does informal learning demand equal importance as formal learning? If you are thinking how to approach this, here are few pointers that will throw light on why informal learning assumes relevance for a company.

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Class is over; now what? Informal learning in the workplace

Obsidian Learning

When youโ€™re designing learning, donโ€™t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. It could be knowledge gained from reading, Web searching, or from colleagues and friends. Build a Learning Culture. Pershing (Ed.),

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My Learning Tools

ID Reflections

This is why the process of โ€œseek, sense, shareโ€ becomes so important in oneโ€™s personal learning and knowledge management. This set me thinking about how I manage my personal knowledge and from there it led to the tools I use to do in this networked world. Blogging has helped me to: 1.

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Knowledge Management Core Issues

Tony Karrer

Providing environments, tools and processes that encourage informal learning, knowledge sharing of effective practices and stimulate innovation. Open space methods, creating forums and 'Ba' for trusted exchanges, blogging and informal wikis may help.

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Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning

Coursy

The issue is not that an LMS is not needed for learning (though that point in itself could be argued). The real issue is that LMS vendors are attempting to position their tools as the center-point for elearning - removing control from the system's end-users: instructors and learners.

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Informal Learning - Harold Tells Us Where To Put It - Now What

Tony Karrer

Great post by Harold Jarche - Informal Learning and Performance Technology responding to my post - Informal Learning - Let's Get Real. Performance Interventions ** Learning Interventions Instructional Interventions (e.g., Performance Interventions ** Learning Interventions Instructional Interventions (e.g.,