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Twitter for learning

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Why wouldn't you use Twitter?! I've only been actively participating on Twitter for 4-5 months now. In the few months that I've been active on Twitter I have been exposed to more ideas from more sources than in whole years previously. Twitter keeps me current. Twitter makes me better at my job. on Twitter.

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The Village of Twitter

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In an earlier post on Informal Learning I made the observation that social networks allow people to create their own villages of learning. BUT, as formal learning became the dominant mode, informal learning became to be seen as something less, not as good, unable to be tested by examination in the same way as formal learning.

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Fish are the last to recognise water = informal learning?

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I just twittered a thought - 'The benefit of Informal learning is that fish are the last to recognise water' - and then I started thinking. This is the real essence of informal learning. design informal learning opportunities to meet the development needs of workers. So what does this mean for workplace learning?

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Permission Learning - encouraging the informal

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It's strange how the mind works, I saw the title and I thought "mmm, that's how to get traction for informal learning in the workplace". From this position, Seth coined the term 'Permission Marketing' to describe a way forward for marketing messages in an world of information overload. So, to informal learning!

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Autonomous Learning - is it the same as informal learning?

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Formal learning and informal learning. Marcia Conner's explanation of informal learning is a good starting point in understanding the thinking underlying informal learning. I have also written previously on informal learning in these three posts: Informal/Social Learning - Concertina Style.

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What's wrong with Tweeting at conferences?

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I was however prepared to use Twitter during the conference, I've followed other people at conferences related to learning and have always found something of interest to me, following the tweets isn't as good as being there but the tweets give a taste and some ideas and links to follow up on. Doesn't Twitter aid learning? Web/Tech.

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Why do I write a blog?

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I've written on books I've read, webinars, design thinking, presentation skills, twitter, informal learning, personal learning spaces and more. From this came my interest in Informal Learning. But with one year down my mind has turned to the question I'd imagine many bloggers ask themselves "Why do I write a blog?".