It accelerated my learning curve. It helped me with personal learning. The point of social media tools like Twitter is to turn learning into a more collaborative, participatory, social, or natural experience.  Many learning professionals are using Twitter (or micro-blogs) to foster a learning community.  Twitter 1,000 Twitter users were asked in a survey to state why they like Twitter.  Here Here is what they said:

tailor the learning to the learner empower trainers as effective managers of learning  encourage collaborative learning and interaction Tagged: learning, social learning ...Tags: Tags: Ideas learning social Continued organisational change is producing flatter, more flexible and responsive organisations with work cultures that support employees to be more autonomous, innovative and more customer-focused than in the past.   Workers now require a wider range of capabilities, skills and technical know-how to operate in

Every morning, my email is littered with very basic questions about informal learning. I’ve been ranting about informal and computer-supported learning in organizations for twelve years now. I’m the Johnny Appleseed of networked, social learning Google “informal learning jay I make 95% of my work available on the net at no charge.

A funny thing happened while we were learning informally. few astute people noticed it, wrote about it and brought it to the forefront of the learning arena. In fact, the buzz about informal learning seems to grow every day. Social learning technologies, which often facilitate informal learning, seem to have paved the way for greater interest A You’ll find it discussed in training forums, featured in conferences and the subject of many presentations.

8221; ( http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/138/who-needs-harvard.html Hmm, do you suppose a DIY open-source elearning workshop counts? http://www.citytowninfo.com/career-and-education-news/articles/free-online-courses-take-fresh-approach-09080601 Kerfoot has an interesting strategy for long-term learning. Anyone else trying out their courses and site today? http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2009/08/07/virtual-school-hopes-to-offer-welcoming-community-for-gays.html GLBTQ High School designed as a private online school specifically for GLBTQ youth “Creating Effective