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italki - Social Network for Language Learning

Tony Karrer

People find each other using the site and then connect via chat, IM, voice/Skype, etc. There are other resources, but the use of a social network to find people who can help each other learn the language is a great idea. They provide the ability to connect with other learners who are trying to learn a language.

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What can you learn from a chatbot?

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

If you define learning broadly as "the process that leads to improvement in the capacity of people '(see Illeris ) with a cognitive, emotional and social component you could say chatbots help you find the right information, and hence the cognitive component (think of the CNN bot helping you find articles). Is it not the same as Googling?

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Product Review: Saba Social

eLearning 24-7

So, when I went and checked out Saba Social, Saba’s new social learning platform, I had very low expectations. Saba Social is a very solid product, that despite a few hiccups and “huh&# moments, achieves what it sets out to do, provide a user friendly social experience. I was surprised. Back to Bio.

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Part 3: Creating Trust in Your Social Learning Environment

OpenSesame

As defined in Part 1 in our Social Series , social learning is the process of learning from those around you, and creating a social learning environment in your workplace is an incredible way to promote collaboration and and build an effective team. But social learning is impossible without trust. Build Trust.

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Chatting

Clark Quinn

It’s more sophisticated, but then it’s another application I’m running in parallel (what with iChat , Adium , and Skype all running, and now TweetDeck , Mail , and Firefox, before I’m working in any apps, I’ve got a lot of RAM and CPU cycles being sucked up. Tags: social.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Jott This Blog

Learning Visions

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Jott This Blog I havent had so much time lately to blog, as this project Im working on has been quite grueling. I find my best time for thinking up excellent blog entries is late at night when Im lying in bed. That is, of course, if Im even awake after the kids have finally fallen asleep.

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Webcam Video: Now Available in Snagit

TechSmith Camtasia

The most typical use of webcams is for socializing or connecting with others virtually face-to-face via video chat. Webcams can help you with live video by making it possible for you to skype with your cousin across the globe or your coworker that works remote. But that was just the beginning.

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