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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? Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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

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Military May 19, 2011 Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves May 17, 2011 How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties May 11, 2011 Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ May 9, 2011 Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning May 5, 2011 Gregg Sean: Nice review of the topic , I was seeking to see wh.

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

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Because video is, apparently, a perfect manifestation of social learning theory. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. all factors the adult learner considers when deciding their learning programs and what they intend to glean from it.

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

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Medical students and residents regularly learn new skills by first observing a procedure, then practicing the procedure under supervision, and finally teaching, or modeling, the procedure for another. It’s sort of the ultimate contribution to social learning. Now let’s translate this to a business setting.

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Not Everyone is a Social Customer | Social Learning Blog

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Because the world of technology, and for that matter the use of technology in training, is changing so rapidly, most business managers are unaware of the promising user adoption solutions coming to the forefront. Your customers deserve to be considered seriously, so does your business.” Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

It sounds like Weejee is growing quickly with Ian and Tracy at the helm, but they too are frustrated with the slow adoption of informal learning. Wikis are an easy place to start the promotion of collaborative learning spaces, and clients seem to be willing and able to accept this informal tool into their everyday lives.

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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. Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew?