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Lessons from Ning and free Web 2.0 services - eLearning R&D engines

Vignettes Learning

Unfortunately, Ning has decided to close down its free service and requires account holders to move to paid subscription. Ning's decision shows the volatility of funding web 2.0 Also, visit and create your FREE Social Learning for Work and Performance project. There has been abundance in Web 2.0 Create your own account.

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TCC09: Evaluating Social Networking Tools for Distance Learning

Experiencing eLearning

An example of using a social networking tool, Ning, in an online class is reported.&#. Privacy vs. performance–not everyone wants their work to be public. Elgg & Ning as two social networking tools. Case study with Ning. Instructor was interested in trying Ning. Diverse expectations and motivations.

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Learning Communities List

Tony Karrer

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. ASTD Discussion Forums - Fairly active discussion forums on wide variety of topics such as e-Learning, consulting, OD & Leadership, Performance Improvement. LearningTown!

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Brandon Hall Network - Back from the Dead?

Tony Karrer

I would actually like to believe that the community of people interested in the use of technology for learning and performance support would form a vibrant online community, exchanging ideas, making connections, etc. Maybe Brandon Hall or a Ning community will take off. Or maybe the eLearningGuild.

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Command-and-Control Leadership vs. People-Centered Leadership

The Performance Improvement Blog

Given the large number of books, articles, blogs , and nings written about employee engagement and people-centered management, you’d think that the command-and-control style of leadership had gone   the way of the ivory-billed woodpecker.

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Learnscaping on tap

Clark Quinn

And implementing the performance ecosystem suite of eCommunity capabilities. Ning’s an example, but we needed more flexibility and control. We’re already trialing it in a couple of instances, and have a couple more in process. We’ve identified a partner to move forward with.

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Currently Working On.

Learning Visions

Here's a taste of what's on my plate right now: Lots of Software Trai ning Finishing up a big project update for a large financial institution. More just-in-time performance support tools; "hey, how do I do that?" A momentary pause in the madness. This is the kind of work pace I like. Plenty to do, but not in a frantic way.

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