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The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice

Matrix

The meaning of ‘community’ has changed drastically with the spread of the internet and the rise of all the social networks. No longer confined by geography, people who share the same interests can connect, share and grow as a community online. Main difference between social and professional communities.

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Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning

Experiencing eLearning

PFL: Preparation for Future Learning–setting up people to be able to learn more effectively. This can be the social network. Also need to think about opportunity cost–what are you giving up to spend time on social media? Posted in Informal Learning, Learning Communities. Hard/soft benefits.

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Effective Community Management: Best Practices for Success

learnWorlds

So, as we kick off this journey into effective community management, let’s keep these stats in mind. We’re not just talking numbers; we’re uncovering the real-life impact of building awesome online communities. How Many Types Of Online Communities Are There?

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Why your Enterprise Social Network is your most valuable social learning platform

Jane Hart

Social learning is a natural everyday phenomenon; simply put, we learn from our colleagues as we work with them. For this reason the new enterprise social platforms (like Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs) that underpin social collaboration are your most valuable social learning platforms.

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Performance - Collaboration - Social Network Analysis - eLearning Hot List

Tony Karrer

World Part 2 - Social Enterprise Blog , June 6, 2009 Should you Care about Google Wave? yes, they went there - WISE Pedagogy , June 1, 2009 Time Spent - The Learning Circuits Blog , June 1, 2009 Top Other Items The following are the top other items based on social signals. Browse eLearning Content

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At the edge

Clark Quinn

These represent some folks working at the edge, away from the ‘event’ Mark Britz , facing more experts than novices, structured his corporate university as a network, not a series of courses. Communities of Practice served as a model for this thinking. The post At the edge appeared first on Learnlets.

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Detailing the Coherent Organization

Clark Quinn

I had, as Harold’s original model provided the basis for, separate groups for Work Teams, Communities of Practice, and Social Networks. And in Social Networks I had put: share, contribute, listen, care, interact, and discuss values. Within each were separate elements.