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

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For example, Harvard professor Andrew McAfee sums up the Strength of Weak Ties theory nicely, describing how acquaintances with whom we are less familiar are more likely to tell us things we don’t already know: … People we don’t know all that well are hugely valuable in our work. less big companies, for more than 20 years.

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My Favorite Things: Tools and Tips to Facilitate Content Development

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You may even gain a little peace of mind the next time you need to share or collaborate on a flow chart or diagram during the course of your content development efforts. Andrea March 28, 2011 at 4:47 pm # Thanks for the tip Dave. It is my intention to share some of my favorites with you over the coming year.

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Can Games Transform the World? | Social Learning Blog

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by Jolene on March 11, 2011 in Gaming Theory , Instructional Design , Training Development , eLearning Over the last year or so, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to incorporate games into eLearning instructional design projects. Rieber and Play Theory. What I hadn’t stopped to fully consider is why I would do that.

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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. Work to develop business ideas often happens in teams because the knowledge and experience of many is always better than one. In medical education, “see one, do one, teach one&# is a common mantra.

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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? Properly d.

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

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Military by Jim on May 19, 2011 in Gaming Theory Think game-based training doesn’t have anything to offer your organization in the way of savings? The Army even recently held a contest for soldiers to develop the best military-applicable smartphone app. The Department of Defense disagrees with you. Properly d.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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Scrimping often plays out in the form of internal IT pros developing and delivering end-user training. And furthermore, a recent Gallup study found that firms with engaged workforces have 2.6 times the earnings per share growth rate compared to their industry counterparts. The evidence is undeniable, and yet companies continue to scrimp.