Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

The discussion centred on social networking: "The explosion of social networking sites in recent years has prompted some serious reflection on the state of modern friendship. Of the 16 hours that regular internet users spend online a week, 11 hours are spent social networking (hardly seems credible - maybe I misheard!).

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 19, 2009

Media sharing at 48%, wikis at 47%, blogs at 45%, social networks at 41%, content ratings at 13%. Command and control doesn't fit well with informal and collaborative learning approaches, and given the current crisis there's even more command and control than usual to contend with.

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 12, 2011

For many of us who have been involved in e-learning for quite some time, the ‘big LMS’ has disappeared off the radar to some extent, particularly with the increased focus on informal and collaborative learning. Bridging competency gaps through informal as well as formal means. Social network analysis.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 10, 2009

You don't get this information from a presentation, a report, even a blog, yet somehow it brings you much closer to the real person - you feel like friends, even if you've never met. Once you have a relationship with your Twitter network, you can start to be a little more demanding. Tags: social networking Twitter.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 26, 2010

And it isn’t just young adults doing this – it would not be unusual to find me checking out information on my smart phone while my wide plays a game on the iPad, as we both watch a TV programme. When the programme gets interesting, our focus will switch, because you really can’t concentrate on two things at once.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 29, 2011

A portfolio of learning assets was created, which included ‘above the line’ learning interventions (instructor-led classroom and online classroom) as well as ‘below the line’ (e-learning, email and phone support, with corporate social networking groups). If needs be, employees can ring the IS Service Centre or one of the trainers.”

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 14, 2010

My goal is to expose the hype and promote an informed discussion of evidence-based strategies that postsecondary institutions can use to harness the power of Web 2.0 The rest are no better or worse at using technology than the rest of the population." " This certainly accords with my experience. and other learning technologies."

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2008

According to the announcement , Saba Social will incorporate "comprehensive social networking tools - blogs, communities of practice, wikis, discussion boards and social connection capabilities will enable people to conduct informal knowledge exchange, build connected communities and extend blended learning."

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

" Now I've met Rob Chapman and he's both a nice guy and a successful businessman, but well-informed he certainly is not. Where Rob is most clearly ill-informed is in the way he characterises e-learning as exclusively a self-study activity, conducted in isolation.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 12, 2009

" "Widespread use of internal social media breaks down communication barriers. That sounds good, but it can threaten people accustomed to having a monopoly on information and communication." If you're seriously considering introducing social networking technologies to your enterprise, this would be money well spent.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2008

laden with musicians trumpeting blogs, wikis and social networks. Well, it comes from the realisation that blended learning and informal learning are not actually mutually exclusive concepts; in fact I will argue that they make very compatible bed-fellows. After all, the Learning 2.0

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 24, 2007

It is also interesting to see the take-up of social networking across Internet users in the various age groups: 15-25: 31%, 25-44: 24%, 45-64: 24%, 65+: 10%. Indeed, far from being just a young person's technology, one quarter of all UK internet users are over 50 and the over-50s account for 30% of total time spent online."

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Clive on Learning

JULY 17, 2007

Are we misleading ourselves into thinking that because we all believe in social networking, informal learning, mobile learning, simulations, virtual worlds and all sorts of other 'alternative therapies', that anyone else in the world of learning and development agrees (or even knows what we are talking about)?

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Clive on Learning

JULY 8, 2008

In the Learning Circuits Blog , Tony Karrer poses a whole series of questions related to the role of learning and development professionals in promoting informal learning / social learning / learning 2.0 within organisations: Q: Must learning professionals be literate in these things? Become a participant.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 5, 2008

I don't regard this question as just a topical response to the increased interest in informal learning - it's an issue that has been there as long as we have had learning professionals. Who was responsible for providing reference information and other job aids - the line, specialist technical writers or specialist trainers?

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2008

"Usage of online videos increased from 21% a year earlier to 51%, discussion forums from 24% to 40%,and social networking sites from 12% to 34%." " This is not so surprising, because employees regularly cite on-job learning as the most valuable. "A significant minority of managers (28%) agree that Web 2.0

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2006

was, not surprisingly, on informal learning, social networking, Learning 2.0 I've learned a lot from the more enlightened uses of e-learning in further and higher education and I've applied it to my models for learning at work. The focus of the major presentations at Online Educa 2006 (George Siemens, Jay Cross, etc.)was,

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

What the BBC team accomplished was to take an informal, peer-learning approach and fold it into a formal l&d intervention. Technology is helping to transform our view of learning, as it both supports and highlights the role of informal learning. This is still a vital role, however.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2007

No organisation can hope to anticipate and satisfy all the requirements of their employees for information at the point of need. By providing a supportive culture and free access to thenecessary tools (search, forums, blogs, rss, social networking, etc.),

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2006

The author argues that, in a world where information is in abundance and the relevance of knowledge is fleeting, it is no longer desirable nor feasible for any individual to 'learn' and thereby internalise all the knowledge that is needed for them to function effectively. The act of knowledge is offloaded onto the network itself."

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Much more promising is the concept of connectivism , which recognises the role of technology in helping individuals to build networks of trusted nodes and information sources. Informal learning has taken centre stage, acknowledging the obvious - that most learners do it for themselves. That was cathartic.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

In case you missed it, this is what he is saying: "In the age of instant messaging, wikis, social networking sites and videoconferencing on cell phones, collaboration and consensus are gaining yet more currency. We can, and do, get everyone to weigh in, all the time." David's swimming against the tide.

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