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EdCast the Twitter of Education Raises 16 Million in Latest Funding Round

Training Industry

Social media is not only a buzzword in several different industries; it is also a powerful force on society and the workplace. The Pew Research Center began tracking social media usage in 2005; since then, the percentage of American adults who use social networking sites has increased from 7 percent to 65 percent.

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Co-creation

Jay Cross

And he’s about to contribute another important idea to business. Krishnan; Prahalad and Krishnan are professors at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. “If we look at learners positively, we see that their learning creates new knowledge. . Summary: Learner-centric no more. Co-creation.

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SMBs and Social Learning Technologies

Janet Clarey

Most learning professionals view social media as valuable to learners, and usage is growing. IT and senior leadership buy-in can be particularly difficult perhaps because it’s easy to find evidence of abuse that can undermine implementing social learning technologies. Introduce learners to each other.Provide help.