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

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Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning.

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Our conversation centered on whether or not companies should limit their employees’ use of the internet and social media while at work. One friend mentioned that her company doesn’t allow her to use the internet, period, because they expect her full attention to be on patients for the entire day. And she felt this to be acceptable.

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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

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What’s more, they are beginning to use it at an increasingly young age – a recent study from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Sesame Workshop (producers of Sesame Street) found that 80% of children age 5 and under use the Internet at least once a week. Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In? All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Five Project Management Maxims We All Know (But Often Forget)

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Check in frequently for updates, but don’t make it an event your team members fear. You need to know that deadlines are being met and budgets not exceeded, and your team needs to be able to air concerns and get help. You’re the face of the team – represent. Profound statement? Of course, not. Everyone screws up. Listen first.

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Five Project Management Maxims We All Know (But Often Forget.

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Check in frequently for updates, but don’t make it an event your team members fear. You need to know that deadlines are being met and budgets not exceeded, and your team needs to be able to air concerns and get help. You’re the face of the team – represent. Profound statement? Of course, not. Everyone screws up. Listen first.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

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Business networking not only brings new business and new talent, but it supports collaboration – whether it’s collaborating with internal team members or making connections outside of the organization. Networking comes naturally for some people, but not-so-much for others. So big deal, you say. Why is networking so important anyway?

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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

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The Washington Post recently ran an article on Project MMOWGLI (Massively Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet), a new MMORPG being rolled out by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) that will allow thousands of players to participate in solving geopolitical crises created by hypothetical pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia.