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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. If we apply the ‘weak ties’ theory, we might be able to spot people in our network who are both: a) Loosely tied to us (i.e., Blog this!

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The Strengths of Microlearning Today

Meridian

The first conference focused on microlearning was held in Austria in 2005. Early microlearning discussions were more theory than practice, coming out of university research at places like MIT. A Micro-History of Microlearning.

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The grassroots of learning

E-Learning Provocateur

In A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia , Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari adopt the rhizome as a metaphor for the spread of culture throughout society. Along with some colleagues we started meeting regularly online for live interactive webcasts starting in 2005 at Edtechtalk. It was even documented in textbooks.

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources

Upside Learning

using the technology of today, in the classroom today. Adopting Digital Game-based Learning: Why and How- Upside Learning Blog, March 26, 2009. A Theory of Fun- Clive on Learning, August 16, 2007. 24 Questions about computer games and education- The Learning Circuits Blog, August 8, 2005. Games for Change – Toolkit.

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources

Upside Learning

using the technology of today, in the classroom today. Adopting Digital Game-based Learning: Why and How- Upside Learning Blog, March 26, 2009. A Theory of Fun- Clive on Learning, August 16, 2007. 24 Questions about computer games and education- The Learning Circuits Blog, August 8, 2005. Games for Change - Toolkit.

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Research Shows Companies Should Encourage Social Learning

TOPYX LMS

How different this type of modern information transmission is from that of centuries past when behaviors and theories were learned by observation and practice. by Jay Cross and Internet Time Group : In 2005, Marcia Conner wrote, “Most learning doesn’t occur in formal training programs. You just don’t see it.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

Using Google Scholar and our own networks, we identified and invited the “grandest of the grand gurus” who have researched and published in each of these areas and invited them to summarize that issue, identify theories and practices related to that issue and suggest further research. Steve: Terry, thank you very much. Reference Cousin, G.

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