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Three months a-Twittering

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Back at Online Educa in Berlin last December, I made the decision to undertake a three month trial of Twitter. I've discovered I need some tools, in my case Twhirl , a Twitter client for my PC, and Twibble , which does the same for my Nokia N series phone. Twitter itself suggests that you answer the question 'what are you doing?'

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1000 tweets but still not sure why

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In December of 2008 I started using Twitter on a three-month trial basis. At the end of this period I reviewed my experience and devided to continue (see Three months a-Twittering ). I have stopped using my blog to share resources, provide updates or make brief comments - these have all graduated to Twitter. have you tried …?

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Social media for trainers – a review

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Jane talks about the way in which social media can be deployed to support informal learning, but the focus here is on the course, and the way social media tools can be used before, during and after.

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Bridging the e-learning skills gap

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Online resources Networks and resources, blogs Networking with others in my area of expertise Networks - learning from others Blogs Self motivation, blogs, discussion forums Screencasts YouTube Networks Events Short courses Webinars Webinars Networking and self-learning Feedback from learners Mini videos By encountering plenty of 'how not to do it' (..)

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We’re all headline writers now

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Assuming we don’t open each message, which would take forever, we only have two pieces of information on which to make our decision: the name of the sender the title given by the sender to the message It is easy to filter out those messages which come from people that we have already decided don’t interest us or matter to us.

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How we spend our time in the UK

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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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The Big Question: What did you learn about learning in 2009?

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How the downturn affects the behaviour of Gen Y What it’s like to be a learner today The pros and cons of a linear progression through content as opposed to random access How necessity is once again proving to be the mother of invention That blogging is journalism That Twitter is only incidentally a learning tool That exercise boosts brain power Relationships (..)