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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Networking comes naturally for some people, but not-so-much for others. So big deal, you say. Why is networking so important anyway? My background includes extensive experience in learning, teaching, and facilitation, and I love technology and how its changing our culture. Properly d.

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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 tools give us a way to connect with people faster and more easily than ever before. A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. Properly d.

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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. Most of my PDL is done reading daily news articles, marketing blogs, adult learning webinars and more via the internet. ASL, by definition, can happen anytime, anywhere. Properly d.

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

Jane Hart

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. 2 - YouTube. Many are also very willing to share their own videos with others too.

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The Modern Workplace Learning Challenge

Jane Hart

It is a social experience hosted in a private Yammer group. Note: there are NO synchronous activities, so the Challenge is suitable for any time-zone. And of course, it is also helpful to comment on each others work as well as consider how their ideas might work within your own organization. Highly Recommended.”

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The next normal

E-Learning Provocateur

As much as technology is helping us in the short-term, we are already seeing the impact of too many synchronous video calls in the form of ‘Zoom fatigue’ L&D will need to critically explore the challenges of remote working and remote learning. The important thing is to try new things… experiment with new, better ideas.

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Some Tools for Social Learning and How they Help Learning

Kapp Notes

Communication of ideas, thoughts and concepts. Text-based messaging systems allow for quickly communicating with someone in a synchronous environment. Carrying on a conversation over time in a non-synchronous manner without limits to text size. It is analogous to a monologue—a person speaks and others listen. Online mentoring.