Lars is Learning

MARCH 12, 2012

Last Thursday I attended the #SLCONF Social Learning Conference in London. It largely practiced what it preached – in that it proved to be a highly social discussion and effective forum for sharing ideas and experiences with an experienced group of professionals and practitioners.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

I was asked by Trainingzone to provide some tips for bringing the learning benefits to bear of social tools within an organisational context. Resisting the rush to social media feels a bit like trying to push water back up a waterfall doesn't it? Well, homo sapiens are a particularly social, All comments/feedback welcome.

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JANUARY 6, 2008

I'm placing it here as a matter of record and to note that social networking tools are clearly important to accelerating the (effective) learning process. We are social animals by nature, so any technology that allows us to connect more efficiently and effectively with others will flourish.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2008

I had an interesting comment from Mark on my article on Applying Social Networking in the Workplace.

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MAY 15, 2008

It's SATs time in the UK for primary school kids and I'm sitting writing this post while Question Time is discussing the value of testing kids at the age of 11 in this way (my own daughter being one of them). The emphasis on testing in artificial environments that are abstracted from a real world context seems to create a lot of heated debate.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

. -- Lars Hyland explores how social tools can be harnessed to deliver a more engaging and effective learning experience. Tags: social networking blended learning TED social media performance support Jove.

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JULY 3, 2009

Tags: social networking e-learning blended learning work place performance UPS performance support elearning CPD.

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