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How Corporate Giants Rely on Human Skills to Get Ahead

Degreed

When the economy collapsed in 2008, the recession exposed U.S. Communication at Google. Google’s mission is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Google has made transparent communication one of its cultural cornerstones. automakers. In hindsight, it all seems obvious.

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SPBT Webinar Resources

Kapp Notes

It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Google Talk on Gamification: Designing the Player Journey. A study by Ersner-Hershfield et al. Media Psychology. Ersner-Hershfield, H., Bailenson, J. & & Carstensen, L.

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New Literacies

Tony Karrer

What do these companies have in common: Google eBay Yahoo Amazon MapQuest Craigslist Wikipedia YouTube Built on top of Linux (open source). Eras - Hardware (IBM), Software (Microsoft), Network/Data (Google). Mentions Google putting testing over the toilet. Turn the Alpha Geeks into the mentors. Pattern recognition is key.

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Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009

eLearning Learning Posts

Actually from December 1, 2008 to November 30, 2009. Google Wave in education - Dont Waste Your Time , November 16, 2009. ZaidLearn , December 11, 2008. Learning for the 21st Century - Informal Learning , December 17, 2008. Collaboration Tools - eLearning Technology , December 2, 2008. Developing a PLE Using Web 2.0

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Informal/DIY Learning: Montessori School for Adults?

Learning Visions

Mentoring occurs at the peer level. Games for the Brain Super-Close Google Map Zooms Rock On with e-Learning from ZVEX Informal/DIY Learning: Montessori School for Adul. Learn from your peers -- water cooler style. Classrooms are made up of mixed ages. Big kids model new activities for the little ones. Teacher is often in observe mode.

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e-Learning Acupuncture: Technology, Colleges and Community Online Conference

E-Learning Acupuncture

All the presenters and attendees stay in their current locations yet everyone joins together in synchronous and asynchronous activities for three days (April 15-17, 2008). ► January (1) Free Academic Videos for Everyone ► 2008 (37) ► December (2) Wikipedia is now a primary source for research! See you all next April.

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Dust-up at Training Zone

Jay Cross

Home Speaker Contact internet time alliance Learnstream Resources Internet Time Blog from Jay Cross and Internet Time Group Dust-up at Training Zone by Jay Cross on November 26, 2008 Some readers of an interview with me that appeared in today’s issue of Training Zone has generated a dozen critical comments and even some name-calling.