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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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In response to Twitter Quitters - 40% leave after one month.

ID Reflections

Because it is a powerful social networking tool that is fast becoming a social learning tool. Refer to the article on Twitter Quitters. Also, I feel Twitter falls into the slightly advanced category of social networking site–more complex than Facebook or MySpace.

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Social Learning Has Its Place…And Informal Learning Does Too.

Dashe & Thomson

Two weeks ago Jane Hart wrote an article titled, Social Learning: to be or not to be? , in which Jane expresses her dislike of the term Social Learning (big S, big L). Jane claims that “Social Learning has come to refer exclusively to the use of social media in top-down, formal learning.”

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What is social learning?

eFront

Researchers have defined social learning in multiple, overlapping ways and confused social learning with the conditions and methods necessary to facilitate social learning or its potential outcomes. Go beyond the individual to become situated within wider social units or communities of practice within society.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): "Object-Centered Sociality" or What is Really at the Heart of Social Networks

Mark Oehlert

Now I saw this post in the Adaptive Path blog like a week or two ago; " The Shelf Life of Social Networks." " The post seems to be asking about why there seems to be a rise and fall to social networks and should we worry about that or just go along with it.

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The 2 sources of freebies

E-Learning Provocateur

I’m referring to things like: • Blogs. • Social networks. I’m referring to things like: • Discussion forums. • Communities of practice. Everyone knows there’s a wealth of free learning resources on the web, and many of them are relevant to the corporate sector.

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Close the Digital Skills Gap in the Workplace with Technical Training

IT Training Department Blog

The digital skills gap refers to the disparity between the skills required by employers and the skills possessed by the workforce. You may even implement simple communities of practice or some other type of ongoing support through your enterprise social network (ESN).

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