The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Category: Social Networking Platform. Elgg is a social networking engine and publishing platform for running your own social networking site on a public or private server. As participation grows and employees post their profiles with job titles, expertise and background, Yammer can develop into a social network with potential.

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Social Media Social Networks Wiki Media 83

The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 10, 2009

A Network of Knowledge. Rather than retaining a set of isolated facts, expert knowledge seems to be organized compactly in an inter-related network that includes both “knowing what&# and “knowing how.&#. If we want experts to respect and learn from the online courses we create, should know how their brain’s function.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 27, 2009

The prevalence of social networking, real-time search and discussion, and collaborative technologies increase the opportunities for informal and unstructured learning and can enhance structured learning strategies as well. Some organizations forget to add in the costs of customization. Social Media. Mobile Technologies.

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Social Networks Authoring Tools Trends Online Learning 76

The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 14, 2010

Use social networking applications and services to build groups with a common interest or goal. Sharing knowledge and experience through informal networks is a motivating and natural way to learn. Build community through social technologies for learning. Implement a social media strategy as part of a learning experience.

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Social Networks Learner Simulations Wiki 91

The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 14, 2010

Use social networking applications and services to build groups with a common interest or goal. Sharing knowledge and experience through informal networks is a motivating and natural way to learn. Build community through social technologies for learning. Implement a social media strategy as part of a learning experience.

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Social Networks Learner Simulations Cognitive 89

The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 14, 2009

Because their knowledge structures are well-connected, it’s not difficult for them to add new information to their broad and deep network of knowledge. Experts don’t mind stretching a bit and don’t need hand holding. You can go for the tough stuff and assume they’ll understand it.

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The eLearning Coach

AUGUST 3, 2009

When information is meaningful, it’s connected to one’s personal network of knowledge. When a learner holds information associated with the instruction in working memory, it helps the instruction make sense and gives it meaning. Well-connected information is more likely to get encoded “deeply&# into long-term memory.

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The eLearning Coach

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Compared to an expert, a novice will have a limited network of mental structures or schemas related to the subject, a reduced ability to make relevant perceptual discriminations, fewer paths for recalling information and inaccurate or fuzzy mental models resulting in less competent problem solving. Organize, organize. Designing For Experts.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Example: A course on troubleshooting a network for IT professionals could be arranged by problems and solutions. Organizing content by cause and effect may not be the first approach you think of, but it can be effective when used for the the right purpose. Inherent Structure.

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