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ELC 029: Social Learning Is A Way Of Life

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Marcia Conner has spent a lot of time exploring how social learning benefits organizations and individuals. She is the co-author of The New Social Learning: Connect, Collaborate, Work (the second edition was recently published), author of Learn More Now and co-author of Creating a Learning Culture.

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Social Media And Learning

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Jane: Using social technologies has just been an evolution of my experience and interest in learning technologies for a long time now. I was an advocate of computer-based learning in the 80s, then early internet/web-based learning in the 90s, social learning in the 2000s is just another step along the path.

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How To Communicate The Value Of Social Media

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How do I communicate the value of social media as a learning tool to my organization? Individuals and organizations gave their responses around the web this month. At Minute Bio, Jeff Goldman advises taking a unique approach for each group in an organization. Focus on the Audience and Organization.

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6 Alternatives To Bullet Lists

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In the social learning screen below, graphic prominence through size is appropriate because of the well-known branding of the platforms shown. In the computer literacy example below, different multimedia file formats (on the right) are organized into a table by media type (on the left) rather than using four separate bullet lists.

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Informal Learning: An Interview With Jay Cross

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In fact, the buzz about informal learning seems to grow every day. Social learning technologies, which often facilitate informal learning, seem to have paved the way for greater interest in this approach. Coach: Formal and structured learning can potentially promote efficient organization in long-term memory.