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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 dynamics have been around for thousands of years, and have been written about extensively for decades – like in this 1973 article by Mark Granvotter in the American Journal of Sociology, The Strength of Weak Ties.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Diigo , Delicious ) allow educators to highlight, tag, and organize relevant webpages. ASTD’s new Yammer web site enables the exact same thing for instructional designers in companies and government agencies. Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 28 (4), 133-138. Social bookmarking tools (i.e.,

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Diigo , Delicious ) allow educators to highlight, tag, and organize relevant webpages. ASTD’s new Yammer web site enables the exact same thing for instructional designers in companies and government agencies. Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 28 (4), 133-138. Social bookmarking tools (i.e.,

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Top 68 eLearning Posts from April - Hot Topics iPad Google Buzz

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Yammer: Best practice guide #yam - Learning Conversations , April 29, 2010 You walk into a conference room. Jane Hart shows in this Table; Social Learning = New Toolset + New Mindset + New Skillset New Mindset: Agility. How useful is strategic planning for e-learning? Warning: This sucker is 64 minutes long.