Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

This can be the social network. Also need to think about opportunity cost–what are you giving up to spend time on social media? Tags: Informal Learning Learning Communities learning learntrends ROI social learning social networks. Is that something we should measure too?

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Hmmm… One last thought … I recently presented to a group of professional speakers about the use of social media. When you are in-person and everyone is looking at their laptop, it doesn't feel good. There was quite a bit of discussion around Face-to-Face vs. Online Conferences. I'm still of the opinion that Face to Face Still Matters.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 27, 2010

That certainly goes along with what we’ve done with LearnTrends and what’s going on with social learning. If you are working for a company that falls in the first category (no social media please), its better that you install a Twitter mobile app on your cell phone and not use the office computer at all for tweeting.

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eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Hot Topic #2 - Social Media , Social Networks , Social Learning , and Informal Learning. Social media, social networks, communities for learning both formal and informal is bigger than I think we can even imagine at this point. You can lead them to social media, but can you make them drink?

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 9, 2009

The second half of the prediction “self directed learning” got less attention during the year than I anticipated, but it was there and certainly was a big part of the discussion around social and informal learning. The LearnTrends Innovation Award Winners 2009 had several very interesting niche tools highlighted.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 5, 2009

On May 21, LearnTrends will be hosting an eLearning Tour Event. This is designed to take you on a quick tour of different examples of what's happening out there. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. Dr. Karrer taught Computer Science for eleven years. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

LearnTrends 2009. Social Learning for Management Development: Introducing CoachingOurselves. The Big Question: How do I communicate the value of social media as a learning tool to my organisation? Live Prezi recording of Social Media class of Howard Rheingold at Stanford , November 9, 2009. Google Wave (8).

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

These are my live blogged notes from Janet Clarey’s LearnTrends session on Microlearning. The need and pressure to learn continually, coupled with limited time available to learn, make new digital media viable for professional development. Tags: Informal Learning Workplace Learning Janet Clarey learntrends. Now, new tools.

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Sticky Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2009

I respond, 'well I'm becoming more and more interested in the use of social media and microblogging for learning', I then get puzzled looks that say, "too much time on your hands", "what is he talking about?" For me though I see a real role for social media as a platform for business learning. and they nod politely!

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2009

During the year, I’ve had fantastic conversations through LearnTrends around SharePoint , Examples and Tour of Different Kinds of eLearning , Social Learning , and the Business of Learning. In June 2008, Work Literacy Launched. 2009 has continued that effort. I’m convinced that we are all struggling to have our Work Skills Keep Up.

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Diversity Training Scanning PWLE Case Study 109

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

OCTOBER 2, 2009

RSS never blocks you or goes down: why social networks need to be decentralized - OReilly Radar , September 14, 2009. Scoring with Social Media: 6 Tips for Using Analytics - HarvardBusiness.org , September 21, 2009. LearnTrends 2009 , September 23, 2009. LearnTrends 2009 , September 23, 2009. Conferences (816).

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Social Networks LearnTrends Social Network Torrent 44

Janet Clarey

MARCH 14, 2010

George Siemens too although, he does write (blogs and journals) about corporate learning – in addition to academic topics – and is always involved in setting up the annual LearnTrends – The Corporate Learning Trends & Innovation Conference. Hybrid George. What to make of all this?

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Jay Cross

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

A social media consumer, HBS professor, MIT research scientist, and author, McAfee focuses on how emergent social software platforms are benefiting enterprises, and how smart organizations and their leaders are making effective use of them to share knowledge, inspire innovation, and enable decision making.

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Janet Clarey

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Now in it’s sixth year, the Edublog Awards “seek to recognize excellence in the use of blogs and social media to facilitate education.&#. Best educational use of a social networking service: LearnTrends Online Conference on Ning (George Siemens, Tony Karrer, Jay Cross).

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eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

They had attended the LearnTrends free online conference. 10 Social Media Rebuttals - Learnlets , August 8, 2010 Jane Hart begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting posted a tongue-in-cheek video by Ron Desi of 10 reasons why you should not have social media in the organization, and is collecting rebuttals.

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Xyleme

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Social learning is disruptive and training organizations need to evolve or die, there is no disputing this. The 5 Myths of Social Learning: Myth #1: User-generated content in social media platforms will replace formal content development processes. We are seeing this today. For all others, it’s about one in four.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

After the LearnTrends conferences , I wait six weeks until I send out the evals. Mark Oehlert ran Social Media Camp on Wednesday and in true Web 2.0 It takes a while for the important lessons to emerge. What people blurt out 30 seconds after hearing a presentation bears little relationship to what’s going to stick.

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