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

Dashe & Thomson

Here’s how a typical LinkedIn network might look: Your weak ties are smaller circles, not at the center of a cluster I heard more support for the Weak Ties theory while attending a Knowledge Management conference in 2005.

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Top 3 Questions to Ask Before Choosing eLearning for Your Association

Association eLearning

In fact, according to a Department of Labor study focused on adult learners, “enrollment in courses delivered entirely online increased by nearly 250 percent in the three years from 2002 to 2005.” This trend indicates a growing preference for this style of learning.

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Career Advice from an Award-Worthy eLearning Developer

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

To start off, I am currently a Senior Instructional Designer/eLearning Developer at Symantec Corporation. My path to Instructional Design, specifically eLearning, began about six or seven years ago. In September 2005, my first graduate class in Instructional Design began. Congratulations for being nominated!

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Questions of the Week

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

" eLearning Development: Can You Cite Research References?   Mayer 2005. Answer: Show the Properties of the object that initiates the URL link. Click the little arrow at the right of Open URL or File and deselect "Continue playing project." Could you provide the references for her research? Mayer (Ed.),

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Are You Making These Portfolio Mistakes?

Scissortail's Learning Nest

Ideally, both your portfolio website and your eLearning samples should be responsive. Nobody wants to have to zoom and scroll to read your website on their phone like it’s 2005. One mistake I’ve seen over and over is focusing solely on authoring and development tools, rather than providing context about the project.

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A Look Back at 9 Years of Blogging - Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

Tomorrow, August 23rd 2005, 9 years ago, I embarked on a most excellent adventure. Tuesday, August 23, 2005 Welcome Thanks for stopping by Corporate eLearning Development. It started with an unassuming welcome message , on a very plain, boring blogger template. I know, I know, I should be on wordpress, bla, bla, bla.

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How the Brain Learns—A Super Simple Explanation for eLearning Professionals

SHIFT eLearning

It does, by extension, help us become better eLearning developers and learners. Basically, we should encourage the creation of knowledge rather than passive content consumption; this will result in longer lasting learning (Richland, Bjork, Finley & Linn, 2005). Process Four: Active Testing.

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