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Learning And Social Networks

Upside Learning

Google Plus is making waves among technology savvy social networkers. This is a more manageable approach for dealing with the humongous amount of incoming data that social networks generate. Observing the evolution of a web application’s feature set and the implications of the change for the user community.

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Using Social Networking in Education

LearnDash

Most people would probably assume that today social networking and education are now pretty interrelated. Social networking platforms are part of mainstream culture. who have internet access use social networking technologies for blogging, chatting, online communities and more.

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Effective Community Management: Best Practices for Success

learnWorlds

Well, this is where community management swoops in as the game-changer. Companies that build strong learning communities , as found by Salesforce in 2021, are 3.5 The latest study from IBM showed that online learning communities can boost employee productivity by a whopping 20%. But it’s not just students.

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The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice

Matrix

The meaning of ‘community’ has changed drastically with the spread of the internet and the rise of all the social networks. No longer confined by geography, people who share the same interests can connect, share and grow as a community online. Organizational value of online communities.

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Connected pedagogy: Social networks

Learning with e's

Photo by Steve Wheeler In a previous post I outlined some of the metrics around the use of digital media, technologies and social networks. I wrote that: "The age of social technologies has radically transformed the way we live our lives, and that includes how we learn and teach. Surowiecki, J. 2009) The Wisdom of Crowds.

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Brief Intro to Social Networks

Experiencing eLearning

Intro to Social Networks. Social & Networked Learning combines psychology and technology. Sometimes being social can help learning. Posted in Connectivism, Informal Learning, Learning Communities. This isn’t my usual comprehensive live blogging, just snippets of things that caught my interest.

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Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning

Experiencing eLearning

This can be the social network. Also need to think about opportunity cost–what are you giving up to spend time on social media? Examples (from The Social Enterprise Blog ): Caterpillar 3000 communities of practice = $75 million saved as of 5 years ago. Posted in Informal Learning, Learning Communities.