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Could you make your job a dream job?

Marcia Conner

We live in a world where business-as-usual means working through office politics and around hierarchy before even getting to do our jobs–let alone the rest of what we know needs to be done. Photo credit: We are only as strong as we are united by Juliana Coutinho.

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?ot just cat videos: 5 Social Learning Myths

TalentLMS

Many people observe that Facebook, Twitter and other prevalent social media, are used primarily for casual chatting, vacation photos, witty remarks, cat videos, trolling and the occasional “flame-war”, deducing from this that any time spend on social media is time wasted. Social learning isn’t for businesses. Conclusion.

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Global digital tribe

Learning with e's

The Facebook clan (a sub-set of the global digital tribe) attracts in excess of one billion tribal members, many of whom are busy telling their stories, celebrating success, sharing images and videos, showing their allegiance to their idols (liking a pop star page or a movie premier), playing social games and engaging in frivolous behaviour.

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You are here!

Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

In the office you know what everyone else’s working environment looks like, it’s the same as your own. Share photos of your own working environment, the view out of the window, the cat sleeping on the desk across your keyboard, etc. This helps your colleagues picture you and where you’re working.

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How to Replace Top-Down Training with Collaborative Learning (3)

Jay Cross

Make it easy to share photos and video, as on Flickr and YouTube. Profile should contain photo, position, location, email address, expertise (tagged so it’s searchable). We make our work accessible to others. Our bottom line is business success. We know learning is work; work is learning.

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Why Content Curation Should be in Your Skillset

Jay Cross

Pinterest enables you to curate photos. A multinational software and e-business consulting firm (If I told you the name, I’d have to shoot you) set up dozens of communities of a hundred or so like-minded professionals. Research shows that work teams that need to share complex knowledge need tighter social bonds.

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Tech Tuesday Toolbox | Issue #07

Mike Taylor

The Web’s Favorite Online Graphic Design Tool | Stencil Stencil is a fantastically easy-to-use online graphic design tool and image editor built for business owners, social media marketers, and bloggers. Unlock the power of your data with interactive dashboards and beautiful reports that inspire smarter business decisions.

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