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Making Tweeps

eLearning Cyclops

For me, Twitter is a great tool in my personal life and also a fantastic workplace tool. When trying to sell use of Twitter among my coworkers and personal acquaintances I tell them of the ways I use it and anecdotes of times it has been of great benefit. I having been using Twitter for several years now and still loving it.

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Corporate Policies on Web 2.0

Tony Karrer

And most corporate guidelines out there around social media are fairly similar. They generally make each employee personally responsible, they need to abide by existing corporate rules, obey copyright and other IP rules, keep secrets and act appropriately. Employees are using these things in some way. Companies need a policy.

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Informal learning: Why it matters to a business

ProProfs

Creative employers can even go as far as to establish a dedicated corporate blog where all team members can contribute, initiate discussions and bring up common problems for group solving. Moreover, an LMS also helps to evaluate and grade the performance of each employee and identify the right person for a particular task.

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New Blog

Tony Karrer

Ingrid O'Sullivan has a new blog and is the first person to take me up on my post 100 Conversation Topics which asks people to start a conversation with me and get aggregated into 100 conversations. I really want this blog to grow, to be of interest to you our readers and provide relevant information to you. Good for you Ingrid!

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eLearning Topics

Tony Karrer

But still, this gives a general indication and it's especially interesting when you compare it to 2007 : Corporate Blog (20) Personal Learning (23) eLearning Tools (323) Software Simulation (21) Qarbon (6) Second Life (135) PowerPoint (148) Google Scholar (9) Authorware (16) Ah the good old days of 2007.

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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. Spending or Wasting Time on Web 2.0

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March Big Question: Supporting New Managers?

The Learning Circuits

Please answer this question by posting to your own blog or commenting on this post. For further help in how to participate via blog posts, see the side bar.) Points to Consider: As much as possible please provide specific suggestions to this person.