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The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice

Matrix

The meaning of ‘community’ has changed drastically with the spread of the internet and the rise of all the social networks. However, it’s a very thin line between a community focusing solely on the social aspect and one that is truly dedicated to enriching the skill and competency portfolio of its members.

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Open Source eLearning Tools

Tony Karrer

You can find a long list of tools broken into authoring tools, games/simulations, quiz/test tools, social media, delivery platforms, tracking and whether they support mobile. Probably one of the better sources on this is Jane Hart’s Instructional Tools Directory.

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Very social software

Learning with e's

A veritable feast of articles on social media is appearing in the academic press at the moment. Two articles that have caught my eye deal with social software in education, and both have landed on my desk in the last few weeks. Social Software: new opportunities for challenging social inequalities in learning?

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Survey: Are you ready, willing and able to support learning in the new social workplace?

Jane Hart

In the diagram on the right I show 5 key types of activity across the Social Workplace Learning Continuum that I think that will need to be supported.). (In In the diagram on the right I show 5 key types of activity across the Social Workplace Learning Continuum that I think that will need to be supported.).

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Enterprise Social Software: A New Category

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

This week we introduced some important and groundbreaking research on a new, important category of enterprise software: the market for corporate Social Software platforms. Read more» The post Enterprise Social Software: A New Category appeared first on JOSH BERSIN. But as we continued to study the.

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Enterprise Social Software: A New Category

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

This week we introduced some important and groundbreaking research on a new, important category of enterprise software: the market for corporate Social Software platforms. Read more» The post Enterprise Social Software: A New Category appeared first on JOSH BERSIN. But as we continued to study the.

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The current top 5 highest-rated social learning solutions on CollectMyThoughts

InsiderHub

In the world of online learning, some organizations are choosing to incorporate a “social” aspect to their platforms and programs, also sometimes described as “collaborative” learning. Here are the current top 5 highest-rated social learning systems on CollectMyThoughts , as rated by users: 5. Social learning management.