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From “learning technologies” to “social technologies”

Jane Hart

Whereas what is now required is a technological infrastructure that can support the full spectrum of working and learning activities; in other words it requires social workplace technologies– rather than (social) learning technologies. Activity streams. Real-time updates. Threaded discussions. Notifications.

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Ready or Not, The Future Is Now

CLO Magazine

Two years ago, billionaire tech venture capitalist Vinod Khosla made the bold prediction that in the next 20 years, “machine learning will have more impact than mobile.” The allure of machine learning is clear, said James Cross, director of learning product strategy for Workday. “If Comment below, or email editor@CLOmedia.com.

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Those who forget the mistakes of history

Jay Cross

Steve Wheeler’s excellent post on Learning Technologies in London described the vendors at the show as stuck in a time warp, maybe on another planet. Most of the vendors I’m betting on today don’t think of themselves as learning technology companies at all. What does the future hold for these guys?

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Social Learning: Top Down Versus Bottom Up

CLO Magazine

Companies look at pricing, product features and ease of use when determining the L&D technology that is right for them. “[Top down] technologies are very broad-based and typically come in through the IT organization as a one-size-fits-all operation tool. Examples of this type of technology include Jive and SharePoint.

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How to Make BYOD Work

CLO Magazine

” John Polaschek, Qualcomm’s senior manager for learning technology, calls this a transient device issue for storing proprietary information. The Gap uses Jive to help employees share best practices, ask questions and share experiences. He said organizations need to be goal-oriented.

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GE TV: Elliott Masie on the Future of Learning Technologies

Growth Engineering

Why Elliott dislikes the term ‘social learning’ How machine learning will transform personalised training. How stories and music can be used in learning. Learning technology innovations to look out for. What to expect from Elliott’s Learning 2016 conference. Full interview transcript. (0:00)

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Is There a Better Way to Social Learning?

Xyleme

Home > Learning Technologies , Social Learning > Is There a Better Way to Social Learning? Is There a Better Way to Social Learning? While there are countless articles about the future of the LMS, it was arguably George’s blog post titled Future of learning: LMS or SNS ? in light of social media.