Also, as discussed in How to Inspire Informal Learing by Sharing Conference Insights , we will use microblogging to faciliate informal learning between employees. I’m not talking about Facebook, MySpace, or Linked In directly.  Instead I foresee a shift from corporate trainers trying to meet every learning need in a formal setting to working to influence informal learning by aligning people with others that they feel can have a mutually beneficial learning relationship. . A little bit of information at a time helps employees to feel informed and connected.  MORE >>

The term “social learning” – along with “informal learning” – has been bandied about for a couple years. Social learning is focused on the learning that people do by interacting with each other online – the informal exchanges that happen in social networking sites, blogs, online discussion groups, etc. Its roots are NOT in mobile learning as social became a hit with the advent of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook – which emerged before mobile phones gave access to these sites. Twitter), LinkedIn, etc. This is part 2: Blending social and mobile. MORE >>

Opening a group on an existing social network sites such as Facebook or LinkedIn. Most major social network sites such as MySpace and LinkedIn have the opportunity to start your own group. Your information is stored externally. Photo: participants in our workhshop on online facilitation In many situations non-ICT specialists want to organise some online conversations and are looking for a good online space. discussion forum functionality is key for this purpose, other things are nice to have but often blur the decision about the forum to choose. Possibility 1. MORE >>

sproutliner.com Basic on-line outliner that lets you share outlines thinkfold.com Collaborative on-line outlining application Regards Vic [link] The master list of mind mapping & information management software Vic I meant to mention that Gliffy is given here as a mind mapper. Regards Vic [link] The master list of mind mapping & information management software angelo Best service, i use more of this for my society and geek blog HelenOH Excellent list!! For information on becoming a Twitter Brand Sponsor, click here. Share photos, run a wiki, have conversations. MORE >>

Do you know of any other sites where people can absorb quality, new information in under 10 minutes? Though the 5min moniker is a bit misleading — many videos on the site are longer than 5 minutes — most of the content is under 10 minutes long, meaning you can easily absorb educational nuggets of information during your lunch break. The iMinds concept of delivering short, high quality audio books is sound, and we think they offer an interesting way for busy people to absorb new information. For information on becoming a Twitter Brand Sponsor, click here. MORE >>