The Latest on Social Learning There continues to be a great flow of good articles, blog postings, and resources on this popular and important subject, so I will again list a few of the best from recent weeks here. "The Value of Social Media to Learning" -- an insightful blog post from Nick Shackleton-Jones, Manager of Online and Informal Learning at the BBC. "2010 Update on IBM Social Software Efforts" ( Part 1 and Part 2 ) -- by Bill Ives. Reviews the widespread use of social software at IBM. 2010 Best in Breed List. " by Ed Cohen. MORE >>

You can watch either the entire 43 minute interview or you can view it broken up into five parts: Foundations , Analyzing the situation , Selecting methods , Selecting media , and In conclusion. "2011: The Year of the Media Tablet as a Learning Tool" -- by Jeanne C. "Social Networks Enhance Employee Learning" -- Phaedra Brotherton's Intelligence column in the April issue of T+D magazine reports on recent survey data on the use of social media to enhance informal learning. "Should Employees Be Incented to Use Social Technologies?" MORE >>

The Latest on Social Learning There continues to be a great flow of good articles, blog postings, and resources on this popular and important subject, so I will again list a few of the best from recent weeks here. "Where Social Learning Thrives" -- A blog posting from Marcia Conner, where she describes the kind of culture needed in an organization before social learning will truly flourish. " "What Constitutes a Social Learning Culture?" Mobile Learning Social Learning Web 2.0See also previous editions at the archive page.)  MORE >>

Given the amount of e-Learning that Element K has produced over the years -- both as catalog courses and as custom development -- I suspect our army of instructional designers and media developers have collectively used all 10 of Kuhlmann's techniques (and then some!) The Latest Social Learning There continues to be a great flow of good articles, blog postings, and resources on this important subject, so I will again list a few from recent weeks here. Learning Evaluation Learning Roundup Mobile Learning Social Learning Web 2.0What must the learner know? MORE >>

    On the Potential Value of Avatars The eLearning Guild's Learning Solutions Magazine recently included "Animated Characters in E-Learning: The Benefits and Social Roles," by Audrey Dalton and Brian Friedlander. Read this short but excellent article to learn more about how animated characters (such as so-called "avatars"), when used properly, can enhance e-Learning by "providing a social context that motivates learners, thereby improving cognition and recall." Is There a Better Way to Social Learning?” -- By Dawn Poulos of Xyleme. MORE >>