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Online social networks, learning and viral expansion loops

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So, whilst I may be a little late, I keep being reminded that there are many, many people who are a whole lot less aware of blogs, social networks, wikis, microblogging and so on than I am. As I've used each of these I've been struck by how easily this format (social sites) could be used as a platform for business learning.

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Fish are the last to recognise water = informal learning?

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design informal learning opportunities to meet the development needs of workers. embrace enterprise-based social networks. But, informal learning is not: an excuse for not having any plans. design opportunities to stretch your teams capabilities. provide easy access to organisational knowledge, preferably online.

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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. Not just a place for informal learning but a step forward to a place past! Storytelling Web 2.0 Tags: Books Creativity Ideas Learning Learning 2.0

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Breaking the learning drought

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In the case of formal learning events it is possible to still see the connection between learning and results. But, for informal learning methods, such as corporate wikis, social networks, employee directed learning and so forth, the link between learning and results is harder to see.

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Exploring the learning landscape

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People do learn from information contained in newsletters but the learning is quite informal. Internal social networks. There is generally some structure underlying social sites within businesses, rules of engagement, layout, use and so forth.