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Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning.

Dashe & Thomson

IOL is facilitated through the use of tools like Yammer that connect coworkers across the globe. View all posts by Paul → ← Do Instructional Designers in the Social Digital Age need an Engineering Background? ASL, by definition, can happen anytime, anywhere. Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew? We All Did. Properly d.

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What corporates can learn from the Top 10 Tools for Learning 2012

Jane Hart

1 - Twitter. If your organization doesn’t like the idea of using Twitter for company conversations, then the next best thing is to set up some sort of corporate company (Twitter-like) network. Yammer (on the 2010 list at #20) might be a possibility. 4 - Google Search. 10 - Wikipedia.

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The Smart Worker : relies on a trusted network of friends and colleagues

Jane Hart

For many people, social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and now Google+ have become important parts of their personal and professional lives in this respect. Twitter: “I learn something new several times a day and stay connected with people that form my most valuable network.&#

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A Review of 2011 and the Future of Workplace Learning

Mindflash

Build a people engine geared for results. The second point I tried to make was that many learning activities can be facilitated in class or on social networking platforms like Yammer. Create your own Twitter-powered personal learning network. A real how to guide to prioritize learning. I do not know.

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10 Social Media Tools For Learning

The eLearning Coach

Elgg is a social networking engine and publishing platform for running your own social networking site on a public or private server. Users can create and join groups, connect with friends, display a profile, blog and microblog (similar to Twitter). Category: Social Networking Platform. Category: Microblogging.

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Social Grid Follow-up

Tony Karrer

Twitter as Personal Work and Learning Tool My LinkedIn Open Connection Approach - Treating LinkedIn like a massive, virtual cocktail party. Other Ways to Tap into the Social Grid In the session, I discussed the use of LinkedIn, Twitter and Blogging as my primary tools for tapping into the social grid. Q : what's a " hash tag "?

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Can Centralized and Decentralized Online Training Co-Exist?

Mindflash

Consider adding flexibility to course content by: Creating specific content for geographical locales or specific job functions (sales vs. support vs. engineering, for example). Follow her on Twitter , LinkedIn or Google+. Allow learners to contribute content informally (via a knowledge base, Wiki, forums, chats, etc.).