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Some Tools for Social Learning and How they Help Learning

Kapp Notes

Here is a table with some tools for social learning, short description of the tool, the best use for social learning for the tool and some examples. Definition of the tool. Best Use of Tool. A wiki is a self-organizing knowledge web site. A wiki is a discussion. Short Text Messaging.

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Mini Glossary of Elearning

KnowledgeOne

These resources include virtual classes, chat, instant messaging, audio and video conference. Elearning can combine asynchronous and synchronous interactions and tools. These ways include discussion forums, tutorials, videos, interactive lectures, blogs, wikis and email exchanges. Author: Catherine Meilleur.

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10 Social Media Tools For Learning

The eLearning Coach

Many of these tools and services are free or have a free trial period, which can encourage you to experiment in a small way at first. Each tool fulfills at least one of these criteria: encourages collaboration; enables user-generated content or input; provides a way to share; and facilitates informal or formal learning. Think of it.

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Social Software Adoption

Tony Karrer

Not surprising, the terms most closely associated with Adoption are Adoption of Social Software and Adoption of Enterprise 2.0. There are some great resources on this such as: Ten tips for choosing & using social software Adoption of Web 2.0 Tools Adoption Ideas Webinar Software - Adoption Advice Enterprise 2.0 - What's the PU?

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Daily Bookmarks 06/19/2008

Experiencing eLearning

Writing for asynchronous discussion isn’t the same as writing an essay, and the author argues that students who simply post essays to the discussion board should receive good grades. Tool for liveblogging that is actually live–it works like typing an instant message. tags: web2.0 , blog , tools.

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Terms e-Learning Designers Should Know

Mindflash

Examples of technologies that can be used to facilitate asynchronous learning include learning management systems, enterprise social networks, wikis, blogs, on-line discussion forums, and even email. Instructional designers, content author, and subject-matter experts can create content in the LCMS and collaborate together to create content.

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The grades are in for Education focused LMSs

eLearning 24-7

Built in authoring tool – never hurts. The teachers I know, do not have several hundred or even a thousand dollars around to purchase a 3rd party authoring tool. After all, there are more important things to buy than a 3rd party authoring tool (from the teachers’ perspective). Assessment tool.