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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

Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs). A PLN is ā€œa system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learningā€ (Trust, 2012). An Educator’s Professional Learning Network. Social Bookmarking.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs). A PLN is ā€œa system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learningā€ (Trust, 2012). An Educator’s Professional Learning Network. Social Bookmarking.

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2.0 is a philosophy, not a technology

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Among our recommendations were: Informal Live webcasts. Informal Recorded webinars. Informal Video conferencing. Informal Workshops. Informal Audio/ podcasts. Informal Learnshop. Informal Case Studies. Informal Non-formal video.

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Social enzymes

Learning with e's

Wikis, blogs, podcasts, social bookmarking, RSS feeds, microblogs, social networking. and to learn. Formal learning is not the only type of learning possible, you see. You are learning something new now by reading this blog post, and I learnt something new while I was writing it.

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Top 100 eLearning Items

Tony Karrer

Tools Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Try Before You Buy Tools Used Better Conferences - Response Needed Roles in CoP's The science of learning Learning 2.0 Tools - A Summary PR 2.0: Tools - A Summary PR 2.0:

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Speaking Engagements in London and Paris

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

After spending two weeks in London and Paris, my interactions with elearning professionals have left me even more convinced about the need for embracing new technology to advance learning. At the Olympia 2 Conference Center in London, the topic of my talk was ā€œUnleash the Potential of Learning Interactions and Informal Learning.ā€