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Social Learning Has Its Placeā€¦And Informal Learning Does Too.

Dashe & Thomson

Social learning refers to a class of learning, which includes wikis, blogs, screen sharing, podcasting, photo sharing, social bookmarking, collaborative working, social networking, etc. Social learning (small S, small L) does not refer to the use of social media in top-down, formal learning.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Her topic– personal learning networks, also known as PLNs. Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs).

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Her topic– personal learning networks, also known as PLNs. Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs).

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Informal Learning: An Interview With Jay Cross

The eLearning Coach

A funny thing happened while we were learning informally. A few astute people noticed it, wrote about it and brought it to the forefront of the learning arena. In fact, the buzz about informal learning seems to grow every day. Meet Jay Cross, author of Informal Learning , speaker and consultant.

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Top 100 Tools For Learning 2010 ā€“ C4LPT Survey

Upside Learning

Delicious ā€“ social bookmarking tool. Facebook ā€“ social networking site. Some observations: The top 10 is like a whoā€™s who of social and informal learning tools. The complete list has a very strong bias towards social tools. Slideshare ā€“ presentation hosting and sharing tool.

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Performance - Collaboration - Social Network Analysis - eLearning Hot List

Tony Karrer

eLearning Technology , June 3, 2009 Student Guide: Introduction to ā€˜Wikisā€™ in Blackboard - Don't Waste Your Time , June 12, 2009 Discovering Instructional Design 11: The Kemp Model - The E-Learning Curve , June 10, 2009 I Say Instructional Designer, You Say Tomah-toe - Learning Visions , June 9, 2009 Attribution in a Web 2.0

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Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning

Coursy

They won't, however, be positioning themselves well for informal learning, performance support, or knowledge management. Connected specialization, modularization, and decentralization are learning foundations capable of adjusting to varied information climate changes. What is needed in a Learning Environment?

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