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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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Business applications of Twitter

E-Learning Provocateur

Some of the ideas specifically relate to e-learning, while others may fall more comfortably into other portfolios. Well, you can do that with Yammer – a Twitter-like platform that allows you to set up a “group&# comprising your employees only. Personal applications. Allow me to elaborate… External applications.

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7 Strategies to Facilitate “Working Out Loud”

Learnnovators

I spent the greater part of the weekend mulling over the practice of working out loud, what makes some folks adopt the habit with ease while others struggle, and what could be some of the possible enabling factors that support working out loud. A community grows through conversation, collaboration, and showcasing of work in progress.

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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. Assign an experienced sales person to each new sales person. Communities of Practice.

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10 Tips for Incorporating Ed-Tech Into Your Own Development

ATD Learning Technologies

Develop, cultivate, and continually refresh your Personal Learning Network (PLN). Find ways to introduce that person to someone else who would benefit from knowing them. 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.

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Using Social Media to Drive Social Learning

ATD Learning Technologies

Anecdotal evidence suggests that social learning is more likely to be under way in high-tech firms, and AT&T is no exception. “We are standing up what we call a personal learning environment or personal learning portal,” says Amy Rouse, a director at AT&T University.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

Branon Learning Management System App Stores Bob Little Apps, Not Courses Inge de Waard Augmented reality moves towards augmented learning with easy tools: Wikitude , Layar , ARToolKit. Situated learning (learning within context in a community of practice) grows thanks to augmented mobile reality.