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Social Networks

Clark Quinn

This week we looked at Social Networks. Here are some thoughts on this topic, especially thoughts around social networks for learning. Starting with Social Networking was a blessing and a curse. Social networks have a tendency to be a bit messy. As a teacher, we learn how to manage that.

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DevLearn 2009 – Day 3 Recap

eLearning Weekly

I was only able to attend one session Friday morning, but it was a really good one: Session 706: Sharing Knowledge for Training: Social Networking in Action at Toyota. Rodolfo Rosales presented his story of introducing a social network within Toyota to help encourage employees to share subject matter expertise (ex.

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Effective Web Conferences – 41 Resources

Tony Karrer

Rethinking conferences - Informal Learning , February 17, 2009 When I signed up for Spaces for Interaction: An Online Conversation about Improving the Traditional Conference , I didn’t appreciate how timely the topic would become. There will be more information coming around the use of Twitter at the conference. eLearning Technology.

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Needed Skills for New Media

Tony Karrer

I saw Henry Jenkins speak at the eLearningGuild's Annual Gathering and I must confess that I was a bit critical. In other words, in a world with Wikipedia, blogs, social networking, etc. - So, I am very glad that George pointed me back here, because this gets into exactly what I was hoping for from him.

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The gLearning Challenge

eLearning Weekly

Your entry must use any, or many, of these free Google tools to create a course, a module, or even some informal learning. Orkut (social network like Facebook). Get Creative! Win Prizes! Be crowned the Master of gLearning! The suggested list of tools includes: Blogger. Google Reader. Google Groups. Google Talk. Google Search.

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Looking Back at 2007

Tony Karrer

I've basically limited myself to eLearningGuild and ASTD conferences. What is the form of informal learning? However, there's Communities / Social Networking and LMS Merger announcement around Mzinga. Part of this is that as you formalize aspects of it, it's really no longer informal learning.

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eLearning 2.0 Random Thoughts based on Chat

Tony Karrer

presentation were much more sophisticated that audiences at ASTD, ISPI and even the eLearningGuild. Social Bookmarking and Wikis and Blogs are a form of social networking I never said this, but several people pointed it out in the chat. I certainly talk about a big part of the value of blogs being building a network.