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Our Many Hats

eLearning Cyclops

Social Media (SoMe) expert and Informal Learning Catalyst - Sometimes I''m the go to guy to coach staff on utilizing SoMe or I''m the guy implementing informal/social learning. Curator - Find that tutorial, guide, piece of knowledge at just the right time for… everyone. You know him, don''t pretend you don''t.

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LearnTrends: The Immernet Singularity

Experiencing eLearning

Formal –> informal. Learning professionals can help others cross the chasm. We focus on formal learning & productivity but ignore informal learning and performance. School has confused us into thinking learning is about information dumps, not “tuning the network&#. Virtual Worlds.

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Silicon Valley Parents Question Value of Technology in Learning. Should We?

Dashe & Thomson

In Silicon Valley, the chief technology officer of eBay sends his children to the Waldorf School of the Peninsula , a nine-classroom school, and so do employees of Google, Apple, Yahoo, and Hewlett-Packard. … the school’s chief teaching tools are anything but high-tech: pens and paper, knitting needles and, occasionally, mud.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

A PLN is “a system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learning” (Trust, 2012). There are two main types of tools for building a Professional Learning Network: information aggregation and social media connection. An Educator’s Professional Learning Network. RSS readers (i.e.,

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

A PLN is “a system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learning” (Trust, 2012). There are two main types of tools for building a Professional Learning Network: information aggregation and social media connection. An Educator’s Professional Learning Network. RSS readers (i.e.,

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Harold's PKM Process

Tony Karrer

But I do like the full-text search of Yahoo MyWeb for finding past stuff. Keywords: Personal Learning , Informal Learning Also, Harold says that the tools don't matter that much - I would tend to agree. It's more the discipline.

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Social Network Analysis - Twitter - Social Media - Best Stuff from Last Week

Tony Karrer

. - Business Casual , April 25, 2009 Fantastic File Converter - eLearning Acupuncture , April 24, 2009 Call for eLearning Demonstrations - eLearning Technology , May 1, 2009 When should you use Informal Learning?