Allison Rossett

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The best way to strengthen the learning organization is to ….

Allison Rossett

The great learning organization works its magic through field supervisors, social networks, and on demand programs. What they know is that it answered a key question or pointed them to a useful resource. No fuss, no fluff. Just good stuff. That’s how integrated and seamless the contributions are.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

In addition to the popular social media tools ( Facebook , Edmodo , Twitter ), there are also interest-based groups, including Ning and Google/Yahoo! Interest-based groups can be websites, discussion forums, social networking sites or any online place where educators can connect with other individuals around a shared interest.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

In addition to the popular social media tools ( Facebook , Edmodo , Twitter ), there are also interest-based groups, including Ning and Google/Yahoo! Interest-based groups can be websites, discussion forums, social networking sites or any online place where educators can connect with other individuals around a shared interest.

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Moving beyond the classroom — talk that leads to action

Allison Rossett

We can take the 6-8 most likely concerns mentioned by customers and create streams on our social network devoted to them. We’ll also use RSS to sign them up for constant updates and encourage conversations around these topics on the network.

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Instructional Design: Something Old, Something New

Allison Rossett

What of scenario-based online programs, social networks and communities, discussion boards, or personalized programs? We pursued this question: when doing elearning, what are you doing? Were learning professionals relying on webinars, on podcasts, on mobile learning?

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Instructional Design: Something Old, Something New

Allison Rossett

What of scenario-based online programs, social networks and communities, discussion boards, or personalized programs? We pursued this question: when doing elearning, what are you doing? Were learning professionals relying on webinars, on podcasts, on mobile learning?

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Whither higher education? To the opera!

Allison Rossett

What about becoming part of a social network sponsored by a professional association aligned with your major? What about tuning into interviews with researchers turned entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs turned non-profit CEOs? How nice it would be to hop online to converse afterwards or tweet throughout. What do alumni have to say?

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