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Social media and reflection: marriage or divorce?

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Social media in organisations has been a difficult topic and sometimes bothers me. When I am invited to do introductory sessions in organisations, I feel like I'm converting people to use MORE social media, whereas I don't believe it is a matter of using as many social media as possible. Multitasking. Quick messages.

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Why and how to use plain language in training

TalentLMS

These range from online content such as websites, emails, apps, and social media posts to physical collateral such as books, letters, brochures, and instructions. Content is easier to scan and user journeys easier to navigate. It’s also easier to scan. ? And for communications in general. Here’s where plain language helps.

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Needed Skills for New Media

Tony Karrer

In other words, in a world with Wikipedia, blogs, social networking, etc. - not to mention in a world of Google as the interface to knowledge - what new skills, techniques and tools do we need?

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Learned about Learning in 2009

Tony Karrer

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. I don’t actually think using the terms “social learning” or “informal learning” is the right way to go about selling this stuff either.

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February Informal Learning Hotlist

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. 10 Ways to Build Social Media Expertise Using Personal Web Projects - HarvardBusiness.org , February 2, 2010. International Amateur Scanning League - OReilly Radar , February 10, 2010. Best of Informal Learning Flow. Four Steps to Gov 2.0:

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eLearning 2.0 Random Thoughts based on Chat

Tony Karrer

That's multitasking! You learn about this using these tools and scanning sources like blogs, trying things out, forcing yourself to make time to learn. Social Bookmarking and Wikis and Blogs are a form of social networking I never said this, but several people pointed it out in the chat. My wife thinks that's "hilarious."

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eLearning, mLearning, Tech Terms, Google, & iPods

Big Dog, Little Dog

The average young person spends more than eight hours each day using technology (computers, PDAs, TV, videos), and much less time engaging in direct social contact. Instead, our brains are developing circuitry for online social networking and are adapting to a new multitasking technology culture. Gary Small, M.D.

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