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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Like many enterprise learning companies, we are actively brainstorming ways to incorporate collaborative Web 2.0 In the article she gives some scary statistics: Our recent study showed that 30 percent of US companies spent money on informal learning tools or services in 2010. Can you say future book deal? All Rights Reserved.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Allow them to discover information in bite-sized portions through self-directed activities such as eLearning, and then follow-up with a workshop, discussion group, open lab, or other opportunity to apply the new information. Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Books. And more importantly, what’s not working? Be Tech Savvy; Be Creative.

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Leveraging the Law of the Few to Manage Change in the Workplace.

Dashe & Thomson

I haven’t read the book yet, but Jay Cross’ latest blog gave me a taste, and now that I’ve referenced the book in my own blog post, I feel obligated to follow through. In the decade since this book was published, it seems Gladwell has become quite the divisive figure. All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Learning in 3D Blog Book Tour: Success

Kapp Notes

By all accounts, the Learning in 3D Blog Book Tour was a resounding success. Books were sold, buzz was created, consulting and speaking engagements obtained and the collective conscious of the learning community was raised in the area of 3D virtual worlds for learning. Click here to learn the details of that book club.

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Blog Book Tour Recap Week Seven:Continuation

Kapp Notes

Week Seven was not an official week in the blog book tour but we still had a good amount of buzz concerning the book. Here are some of the links to tour-related activities. On March 13, 2010, Tony and Karl will be presenting at the 2010 Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference.

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Free e-Learning books

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> If you have read any of the following books I will highly appreciate if you share your opinion with the e-Learning community. => If you have read any of the following books I will highly appreciate if you share your opinion with the e-Learning community. => Dunlap Protocols for Online Discussions Joanna C.

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Mobile Learning: Book Review

Kapp Notes

Recently, I was sent a copy of Gary Woodill’s latest book, The Mobile Learning Edge. Employees learn through active experiences that involve their senses and their bodies. One interesting discussion in the book revolves around the combination of the use of a mobile device and the use of Tags. This is not a “how-to” book.