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6 Steps To Creating Learning Ecosystems (And Why You Should Bother)

Learnnovators

social networks (yammer, chatter). formal learning elements (micro videos, webinars, workshops). work based learning mechanisms (action learning projects) and much, much more. Learning can only happen when a child is interested. Similarly, formal learning can help shape and direct informal learning.

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7 Strategies to Facilitate “Working Out Loud”

Learnnovators

The more I thought about it, the more it seemed to me that it is one of the fundamental blocks of building a community of practice. A community grows around a domain where practitioners share their insights, knowledge and doubts, the work processes. Take Linux or the GitHub community for example.

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Business applications of Twitter

E-Learning Provocateur

The latest warm & fuzzy activity undertaken by its staff for the community. Well, you can do that with Yammer – a Twitter-like platform that allows you to set up a “group&# comprising your employees only. For example, I use Twitter as an international community of practice. The release of a new product. •

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Do you brag about your personal learning network?

The Learning Circuits

Social media and mobile technologies have turned the spotlight on social learning concepts, which in turn have made more of us think about the large, ill-charted dark matter of culture : informal learning. Their work here is done , because everyone in your care now understands the value of social and informal learning.

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5 Ways to Kick-Start Great On-the-Job Sales Training

Mindflash

Perhaps learning and development professionals do think about informal learning but do not really know what it is or how to implement it. Here are some practical approaches to informal learning. The new salesperson will learn more quickly with high-touch contact with a experienced sales person.

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10 Tips for Incorporating Ed-Tech Into Your Own Development

ATD Learning Technologies

We are a community that epitomizes the concept of the “wisdom of the crowd”—and wisdom unshared is wisdom wasted. Share a learning tech tip or a link to a tech resource where members of your PLN, colleagues, or clients are likely to see it. Look for ways to immediately use what you learned.

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Using Social Media to Drive Social Learning

ATD Learning Technologies

” She notes that the environment includes “social learning communities of practice that are tied to courses, along with formal and informal learning events. That’s all built into this personal learning portal, which also enables employees to earn badges as they complete specific learning tracks.”