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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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The figure was highest among large businesses, 42% of which spent money on informal learning during the year. Among industries, a greater number of technology companies and business services/consulting firms spent money on these tools. ILT vs. WBT vs. informal learning). In dollar figures, spending is minimal.

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Supercomputer's Win on Jeopardy: Little Comfort to Those.

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The fact that a computer can win a trivia contest that relies on fast reflexes and fast information retrieval doesn’t seem much like news to me. In fact, the competition wasn’t close; the computer came away with nearly four times as much money as the closest nearest competitor. A lot of people, apparently, agree. Properly d.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

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by Michael on March 7, 2011 in blended learning If you still believe that “classroom learning is the best learning” for your training and learning programs, I have some news for you. You will still need to create good content, but simple eLearning development tools will help make the transition from ILT to blended learning a smoother one.

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What Can Charlie Sheen Teach Us About Internal Marketing? | Social.

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Six months from now, I doubt Sheen will still be in the news, because the ultimate lack of substance will begin to bore his current following. When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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If Wikis Work for National Security, They Can Work For the Rest of.

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It’s important to remember, though, that Wikileaks is essentially a non-profit news organization, not a tool for sharing information across and among users. Some might confuse the use of wikis with sometimes controversial organizations like Wikileaks. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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If Wikis Work for National Security, They Can Work For the Rest of Us

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It’s important to remember, though, that Wikileaks is essentially a non-profit news organization, not a tool for sharing information across and among users. Some might confuse the use of wikis with sometimes controversial organizations like Wikileaks. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange.

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Look for businesses you love, people you know, or news sources you read. Well if that’s the case, I expect to see TweetDeck start to make some noise in the business community. Keep in mind that Twitter messages are limited to 140 characters, though, so keep it short and sweet. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.