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TCC09: Evaluating Social Networking Tools for Distance Learning

Experiencing eLearning

Summary: “Debates rage about the appropriateness of using social networking in teaching, with arguments ranging from waste of time and distraction from academic goals to needed to reach net generation student. An example of using a social networking tool, Ning, in an online class is reported.&#. Three main points.

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Can An Enterprise Social Network Enhance Company IT Training With The Right Strategy?

IT Training Department Blog

That also goes for any type of learning that happens on an enterprise social network. That’s why enterprise social networks (ESNs) can be a good solution for training employees on corporate IT. Technology moves fast but social sharing and learning moves faster. What’s An Enterprise Social Network?

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Should You Use Social Media in Your Course?

LearnDash

Social media platforms update and change in ways that may not continue to be useful to your course. Privacy concerns. Connecting on social media could feel too personal to both you and your online learners. Temptation to add social media because it’s the “thing to do,” even if it doesn’t help your course. Lack of control.

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Paradiso LMS is now LMS GDPR Compliant

Paradiso

The law has the purpose to set the parameters in order to guarantee the safety of users data and increase the rights of personal privacy in all electronic matters. The data that this law covers can come from multiple sources, including e-mails, names, photographs, bank data , medical records, IP addresses or social network posts.

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Safeguarding Your Virtual Education Sphere

BrainCert

There are a lot of talks these days about data privacy and data protection. It stands for the Safe Harbor Online Compliance Statement for Social Networks and is developed by the US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). What Is BrainCert SOC2 Compliance?

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Facebook Fatigue?

Kapp Notes

An article, Teens Experiencing Facebook Fatigue , provided some interesting findings about the social networking site, Facebook. According to the article: A survey of 600 teens ages 13 to 17 in late April found that teens spend two hours per day online on average, 80% of which is spent using a social network.

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danah boyd ASTD Tech Knowledge Key Note #astdtk13

Learning Visions

Because they are highly social networked. In NY there are “data drinks” – the social networks become the fabric of the tech industry. Outside of tech sector, the idea of people moving from company to company, spending hours after hours to network, sharing code – is. Ability to achieve privacy in these spaces.