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ASAE Annual: A Gathering of People Who Build Communities of Practice

Web Courseworks

Due to a cancellation of this year’s Technology Conference, a lot of focus will be put on the learning labs for the Business of Technology track, and I have a feeling it will not be a disappointment. Associations can create communitites of practice. Tags: ASAE. According to Wikipedia here is the definition. “A

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Business applications of Twitter

E-Learning Provocateur

I had the privilege of facilitating one of the breakout sessions, which focused on the business applications of Twitter. In a nutshell, I see the business applications of Twitter falling into three main categories: 1. So maybe Twitter provides your business with an opportunity to engage with a different demographic of customer.

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It's Happening in the Learning Industry: Training Magazine and Web Site Shutting Down

Kapp Notes

Apparently, it is not just the newspaper business that is in trouble, the trade publication magazine business isn't so hot either. Learning communities around topics traditionally covered in trade publications are readily available and, because it is a community, more content is available. Tags: industry.

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Learning About the Future of Learning

Web Courseworks

As you may or may not already know, I like to refer to associations as our real “communities of practice.” This gathering is for creative thinkers who want to discover and reflect on the next big idea for their community of practice. Hope to see you there!

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27 Books for L&D Folks.

ID Reflections

6 Knowledge Management Cultivating Communities of Practice Etienne Wegner, et al. 7 Knowledge Management/Workplace learning/Innovation/Business Collaboration Morten Hansen. 10 Design/Communication/Business/Presentation The Back of the Napkin Dan Roam. 15 Marketing/Communication/Innovation/ The Cluetrain Manifesto.

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Exploring Social Learning and Smarter Working (eLearning Guild Webinar) #inttime

Learning Visions

Companies are outsourcing their course development so internal L&D can focus on communicating and connecting. Becoming CURATORS of information – tagging, editing. Moderate social communities. What are the ingredients of building a Community of Practice? They are business metrics. Clark says yes.

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TCC08: Creating and Teaching a College-Level Undergraduate Course in Social Networking

Experiencing eLearning

This is another liveblogged post from the TCC 2008 conference, presented by Robert Fulkerth, Ageno School of Business, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA. Developed a course on social networking for business. Many businesses consider time on social networking sites wasted, but not all. More communities of practice.