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Social Learning Has Its Placeā€¦And Informal Learning Does Too.

Dashe & Thomson

Social learning refers to a class of learning, which includes wikis, blogs, screen sharing, podcasting, photo sharing, social bookmarking, collaborative working, social networking, etc. Informal learning includes certain social learning tools like wikis, communities of practice, expert directories, etc.,

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5 Vital Elements of Engaging Microcontent

Obsidian Learning

Make it part of a larger program. Instead, you can use microcontent as a key design element of larger programs. Real photos of real employees like the learner are far more impactful than stock photos. Add links to community of practice forums on the topic so learners can ask questions and pursue deeper knowledge.

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Learning, making and powerful ideas

Learning with e's

With his colleagues, Papert was famous for developing one of the first educational programming languages, known as LOGO. By contrast, when a child learns to program, the process of learning is transformed. Furthermore, the new school curriculum in England now includes computer programming and algorithms for primary age children.

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Effective Community Management: Best Practices for Success

learnWorlds

B2C Best Practice Example For a B2C photography course , you could create weekly photo challenges where participants can showcase their skills. Throw in some fun rewards or feature the best photos on your platform, turning the learning experience into an exciting and interactive journey.

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Reflections from May trip to Italy, UK, and Netherlands

Jay Cross

College and universities in Europe and America charge more and more for undergrad programs whose graduates can’t find jobs in their fields. The on- or off-campus program includes: Jobs. COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE. Chefs are my favorite example of organic communities of practice. This is crazy.

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Stats on Workplace Learning

Marcia Conner

Although formal training accounts for only a small percentage of learning , unless noted specifically, the stats here relate to formal training, meaning that managed by a training department, usually through classes or online education (elearning) programs. I welcome you adding additional sources of training stats in the comments below.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Instructional Designers with Degrees: Survey Update

Learning Visions

Photo credit: Graduation Cake Guy by CarbonNYC (David Goehring). He goes on to say that current ISD programs are more like history programs. Back in my day I dont think there was an undergraduate program for EdTech. We created a training program with printed student/teacher guides for ILT. And 73% of us dont.