Jay Cross's Informal Learning

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First, kill all the instructors

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

I think most of us agree that there is an important social dimension to learning. But in what ways do social software applications such as LinkedIn and FaceBook help people to learn? Social tagging systems like del.icio.us Social tagging systems like del.icio.us And networks promote those conversations.

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Social Learning Examples

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

At DevLearn, many people lamented the difficulty of explaining the benefits of social media to their managers and peers. Jane mined the submissions of her delightful tools database and came up with 100+ ways to use social media for learning. Each entry is tied to a tool and a description of how it’s used.

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Best of informal learning since September 1, 2010…

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

How Facebook and Twitter Are Replacing Blogging - Forbes.com: News , November 4, 2010. Facebook Testing New ‘Mention’ Feature On News Feeds - Forbes.com: News , November 8, 2010. Do’s and Don’ts for Your Work’s Social Platforms - HarvardBusiness.org , September 28, 2010. Why Twitter’s t.co

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

RSS never blocks you or goes down: why social networks need to be decentralized - OReilly Radar , September 14, 2009. Rapid Prototyping Tools Revisited - Adaptive Path , September 16, 2009. Scoring with Social Media: 6 Tips for Using Analytics - HarvardBusiness.org , September 21, 2009. network (1075).

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July Informal Learning Hotlist

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Hire Smarter with Social Media - HarvardBusiness.org , July 13, 2009. In Defense of Social Media (At Least Some Of It) - OReilly Radar , July 1, 2009. Interrogating media , July 21, 2009. Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 – July Update , July 10, 2009. network (1000). July 7, 2009. Hot Topics.

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January 2010 Informal Learning Hotlist

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Networking Reconsidered - HarvardBusiness.org , January 4, 2010. Tools for Finding Creative Commons Images - Full Circle , January 2, 2010. Facebook’s Zuckerberg Says The Age of Privacy is Over - ReadWriteWeb , January 9, 2010. Top Tools For Tracking Topics on the Web - ReadWriteWeb , January 21, 2010.

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April 2010 Great ones

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

From Social Media to Social Strategy - HarvardBusiness.org , April 1, 2010. Social Learning Tools Should Not be Separate from Enterprise 2.0 - eLearning Technology , April 7, 2010. Facebook Accounts for Sale - Lockergnome Blog Network , April 23, 2010. Best from Informal Learning Flow.