Allison Rossett

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. It took 40 years, but with the invention of the Internet and social media tools, Licklider & Taylor’s predication has come true. Social bookmarking tools (i.e., Social Media Connection.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. It took 40 years, but with the invention of the Internet and social media tools, Licklider & Taylor’s predication has come true. Social bookmarking tools (i.e., Social Media Connection.

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My first MOOC

Allison Rossett

Sarah Siegel is a social learning developer with the IBM Center for Advanced Learning. She helps IBMers learn to lead and collaborate, using social technologies. Maybe the Hebrew University professor and the course on the history of humankind will help me answer these questions during my next MOOC. What do you think? ++. Sarah Siegel.

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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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Introducing New Technology: From Promise to Reality

Allison Rossett

Social effects of IT are big but isolated and benign. Potentially enormous social repercussions from IT. Consider facilitating ongoing social learning by training and using local experts who understand the work that people are performing. Incentives do matter and may require business restructuring.

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Introducing New Technology: From Promise to Reality

Allison Rossett

Social effects of IT are big but isolated and benign. Potentially enormous social repercussions from IT. Consider facilitating ongoing social learning by training and using local experts who understand the work that people are performing. Incentives do matter and may require business restructuring.

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Needs analysis– something old, something new

Allison Rossett

What should analysis look like today– as our considerations include the classroom and extend beyond it to a buffet of solutions such as mobile and social and MOOC and informal and formal learning. . Let’s look a little deeper, with special attention to what social media enable us to do for that sales project.

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