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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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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. The figure was highest among large businesses, 42% of which spent money on informal learning during the year. In dollar figures, spending is minimal.

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

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by Andrea on February 23, 2011 in social learning The other night I attended a lecture at the University of Minnesota Medical School. But more than that, these patients and their families realize that, no matter the outcome, the results of the trial will matter…to this research, to another study, to another patient down the line.

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

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Return of the (Digital) Native by Jim on March 25, 2011 in mobile learning In recent years, we’ve all heard a lot about digital natives. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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

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At the conference, a representative from Raytheon Corporation spoke about a study they had conducted among their vast employee population. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? less big companies, for more than 20 years. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

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Case studies, exercises, and simulations can be part of a continuum linking Levels 1, 2, and 3. Kirkpatrick says new knowledge and skills don’t translate to actual business value unless they are transferred to new on-the-job behavior. I can now see how Level 2 can be used to evaluate role-based eLearning and instructor-led training.

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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

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The gist of it was that even though we have an enormous amount of tools available to enable social learning across far reaching boundaries, the self-study type of eLearning seen in so many workplaces today can potentially cut learners off from any type of social interaction during the course of the learning. Much scrambling ensues.

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

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by Michael on March 7, 2011 in blended learning If you still believe that “classroom learning is the best learning” for your training and learning programs, I have some news for you. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Be Tech Savvy; Be Creative. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!