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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Medical researchers take what they have learned and think of new ways to apply the knowledge, to make procedures better and safer, to solve other problems. Work to develop business ideas often happens in teams because the knowledge and experience of many is always better than one. At least we do if we want to keep learning.

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Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network.

Dashe & Thomson

Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 70% of workplace knowledge is learned informally (a statistic that is frequently referenced in the learning industry). Of course, you ask someone who knows widgets really well and who is willing to share their knowledge.) Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

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. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? The evidence is undeniable, and yet companies continue to scrimp. All Rights Reserved.

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Learning Technologies 2010 – Day 2 Recap

Upside Learning

After having a great first day at the Learning Technologies 2010 I was looking forward to an exciting second day. Some bits of what Josh shared in his presentation are available in this complimentary report titled Predictions for Corporate Learning and Training Management 2010 (registration required).

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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. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? All Rights Reserved.

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Using Wikis to Stop Brain Drain | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Using Wikis to Stop Brain Drain by Jolene on February 23, 2010 in Wikis In his December Training Magazine article Training in a Web 2.0 Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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What Can Charlie Sheen Teach Us About Internal Marketing? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Just good, wholesome, social learning knowledge. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? My original intention was to use this headline to draw you in, at which point I would hit you with the old bait and switch – no Charlie Sheen. But then I got to thinking about it a little more.