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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. These tools give us a way to connect with people faster and more easily than ever before.

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Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning

Experiencing eLearning

This can be the social network. Also need to think about opportunity cost–what are you giving up to spend time on social media? Research may be little pilot studies, case studies–not always full scale research. Of course, it’s shown as part of the OTJ performance, which really should be ongoing.

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TCC08: Creating and Teaching a College-Level Undergraduate Course in Social Networking

Experiencing eLearning

Developed a course on social networking for business. Use online library databases to research social networking. Provided a bunch of stats on social networking usage–I’m not taking notes on all that). Many businesses consider time on social networking sites wasted, but not all.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

by Andrea on February 23, 2011 in social learning The other night I attended a lecture at the University of Minnesota Medical School. The session was part of a series I am attending on research and advances in regenerative medicine. When medical research gets to this point, actual patients are needed to conduct the testing.

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Upcoming Event: Watch for My “HR Genius” Online Course Soon!

Learningtogo

I’ve just accepted an invitation to deliver a new series on the neuroscience of leadership and learning for HR Genius series onHR.com.

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Building a Learning and Performance Support Ecosystem (Steve Foreman) #elguild

Learning Visions

Guild research: We continue to see a trend to replace more scheduled training (classroom, webinars, etc.) Social Networking & Collaboration: discuss experiences, exchange ideas A valuable way to support people to connect and learn from each other. You need management leadership and sponsorship. The six components?

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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

Dashe & Thomson

The Washington Post recently ran an article on Project MMOWGLI (Massively Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet), a new MMORPG being rolled out by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) that will allow thousands of players to participate in solving geopolitical crises created by hypothetical pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia.