Also, the game is available to all thanks to the Masie foundation. So go out on the Masie site to check it out. eBay as a trust network. Social Networks/Trust Networks do not correlate to Hierarchy. Two great take aways from Elliott’s conversations with Barak Obama: 1) 1)

The MASIE Center has just published an interesting survey on the use of social learning in the workplace. Media sharing at 48%, wikis at 47%, blogs at 45%, social networks at 41%, content ratings at 13%. Thanks to the MASIE Center for getting this data together. ...Tags: I'm not sure I go with the term 'social learning' because this is incredibly ambiguous - after all, a fair proportion of all learning involves the learner interacting with others - but let's assume they mean the use of social media for learning and not get distracted. This was a self-selecting survey

This morning I had the pleasure of doing a keynote session with Elliott Masie. Finally, being the king of last minute, I just signed into the social networking site that the Masie folks have provided and found it to be very user friendly. Here is a screenshot of the social network view. True to form we agreed to just riff…and that we did.. I

LearningTown is a new Ning network started by Elliott Masie, noted training expert. This network is dedicated to learning, and has many members and groups that are eLearning-oriented. For more on Elliott Masie, please click this link Please take a look around, and if interested, sign up! Once signed up, you are encouraged to join the LearningTown Courseware Development Group by clicking the L'town link on this blog, under the Group Scoreboard.

From Elliott Masie's Wiki, I found these four short videos on learning theories very helpful. These are productions from Wharton University of the Penn GSE Graduate School. Part 1 - Behaviorism: The educator shapes the environment for the learner and uses rewards and punishment. This works if you have control of the reinforcements.

Elliott Masie and his organization recently conducted a survey on "social learning." 34; As he defines it, social learning is "the utilization of social networks and social technology for specific organizational learning outcomes." 34; That definition is important, because as I point out in my presentations on Blending Web 2.0 Technologies with Traditional Formal Learning, the name "social learning" is problematic: much learning is "social" as opposed to "individual/personal," but the intended focus here is learning enabled by social media/technologies.

But here are a few podcast appetizers to engage us into learning mode: Social Networking Demo - A Captivate presentation by Elliott Masie (and Sarah the connector). In this presentation, he illustrates visually (with screenshots) and discusses how they will use a social networking software to connect effectively and creatively the Learning 2007 participants. Dan Pink Keynote and Podcast - Here is a 10 minute audio PodCast interview of Dan Pink by Elliott Masie, focused on design, personalization and "A Whole New Mind". Learning Changes! Learning 2007 LearningWiki 2007 WHAT?

The MASIE Center has released the summary results of a 69-question survey conducted earlier this year on Learning Management Systems. When asked which ones, the results were Social Networking 74%, Wiki 68%, Blog 66%, Chat 47%, Other 19%. (22, The survey participants were from the Learning CONSORTIUM and from their Learning Systems Roundtable held in mid-April. There were 199 responses received, and as Elliott notes, "The data provides interesting insight into how the world of Learning Systems is evolving."

On Social Network Analysis Closest Nations will be relieved at not having to do certain things that global network can better handle. Game designer who sets off in an elaborate AI in the network that takes over the world. On Collaboration Tools of the Future: Tools Tools we have right now are minimal.

The discussion today suggested that it would be nice if there were a way to transfer the connections being made during the conference out to other networks or learning communities. In that post, I suggested some places (learning communities or networks) when I need help. Assessment, benchmarking, competencies, content development, course development, e-learning, EPSS (electronic performance support As we are wrapping up the week for Learn Trends , one of the questions we faced was what to do with the Ning community that sprung up to support the conference. I'm pretty sure we