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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

From the business perspective, however, networking isn’t only helpful, it is mandatory. Business networking not only brings new business and new talent, but it supports collaboration – whether it’s collaborating with internal team members or making connections outside of the organization. So big deal, you say.

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. If we apply the ‘weak ties’ theory, we might be able to spot people in our network who are both: a) Loosely tied to us (i.e., Learning and development professionals should remember the Weak Ties theory when designing social learning systems.

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Social Learning – A Transformational Shift in Workplace Learning

Origin Learning

Understanding Social Learning Theory. Social learning theory as we understand it today primarily evolved from the work of Albert Bandura in the 1960s. This theory is often considered to be a bridge that connects behaviorist and cognitive learning theories. Reference: Harvard Business Review. Image Credit- Pexels.

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Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning.

Dashe & Thomson

IOL is facilitated through the use of tools like Yammer that connect coworkers across the globe. → Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality.

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Three Simple Ways to Get Started with Social Learning

Mindflash

Here are a few smart definitions of it: Albert Bandura defines social learning as a theory that explains how people learn from one another through observation, imitation, and modeling. Etienne Wenger suggests in a social theory of learning that people learn when participating with others in the pursuit of a specific practice.

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A new recipe for learner engagement (and how to bake it)

CrossKnowledge

In today’s fast paced business and L&D – HR environment, change is our only certainty and employees are required to be agile and employable, meaning they should continuously fine-tune and develop their skillset throughout their careers (Molloy & Noe, 2010). Cognitive load theory and instructional design: Recent developments.

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What Can You Expect in 2013?

CLO Magazine

According to a December 2011 issue of Business Insider, the mobile apps analytics firm Distimo said many popular apps were games such as Angry Birds, social networking such as Facebook, Skype and Twitter, and other content such as Google Maps and iBooks. The focus isn’t just on the learner, it’s on the business.