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8 Types of Online Communities: Examples & Tips on How to Build Yours

learnWorlds

The rise of online communities has transformed the way we connect, share, and engage with others. Online communities have become pivotal in fostering social interaction , offering support, facilitating professional networking, and enhancing learning opportunities. Online communities are popular.

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DevLearn 2014 – It’s a Wrap (and it’s all about community): Featuring Meg Bertapelle

Learning Rebels

I would even make the argument that it’s more a Personal Learning Community than a network (which conjures up visions of a strange form of speed dating, strangers passing around business cards hoping for a connection). Benefits of PLN/Community/Professional Organizations. Without this community (that’s you!), Chat2lrn Avatar.

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Book review: Social media for trainers

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Hence I was thrilled to find Jane Bozarth's book: Social media for Trainers. Anyhow, the book is very practical and has lots of good tips. Here, she defines learning and social learning and links social learning to personal learning networks and communities of practice. Tags: online facilitation elearning.

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Social Media for Trainers: Blog Book Tour Stop #5

Learning Visions

The Social Media train in on the move – and here we are at stop #5 of the Social Media for Trainers: Techniques for Enhancing and Extending Learning, (2010), Pfeiffer blog book tour. The book is full of hand-on practical advice – and overview of some of the key tools – and lots and lots of examples. on the subject of said book.

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Keynoting Texas Community College Technology Forum 2010

Kapp Notes

On Friday, I’ll be in the big o’le state of Texas speaking about the future of technology for community colleges. I do a lot of work with community colleges and know first hand the innovative technologies and first class hands-on education that community colleges can provide. Here is a short description of my talk.

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Workshop Pricing, Tools, Volunteering: ID Links 7/5/22

Experiencing eLearning

Although I have relied on Diigo for a long time for saving and tagging bookmarks, the site hasn’t been actively developed in several years. A tool for creating online communities that feel more like a game. I Created This Prototype For The Play To Learn Book Tour | Mel Milloway. Raindrop.io — All-in-one bookmark manager.

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Learning in 3D Blog Book Tour: Success

Kapp Notes

By all accounts, the Learning in 3D Blog Book Tour was a resounding success. Books were sold, buzz was created, consulting and speaking engagements obtained and the collective conscious of the learning community was raised in the area of 3D virtual worlds for learning. Click here to learn the details of that book club.

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