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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

We are moving, albeit in fits and starts, from traditional learning environments, where curriculum are essentially assigned to learners, to more collaborative and innovative environments where learners can self-direct their learning and participate in communities of passion. Of course, when I saw this question, I had to try to answer it.

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

As support, Anderson provides examples in which exceptional performers (elite dancers, TED Conference speakers), learn from their counterparts around the world by watching them online. The best aspects of the observed performances are emulated, and new ideas and innovations added. Innovation has always been a group activity.

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

They’re sources of novelty and innovation (because they know quite different things than we do) and bridges to other social networks (because they know quite different people than we do). At the conference, a representative from Raytheon Corporation spoke about a study they had conducted among their vast employee population.

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Hey, That's Social Learning!

Dashe & Thomson

The eLearning Guild hosted an engaging, curiosity-inspiring conference focused on social learning. I’m not sure I would have seen the concert through the lens of social learning had I not attended DevLearn ’10 last month. It was at the concert, however, that I fully understood why I must pay attention to social learning. Properly d.

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Hey, That's Social Learning! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

The eLearning Guild hosted an engaging, curiosity-inspiring conference focused on social learning. I’m not sure I would have seen the concert through the lens of social learning had I not attended DevLearn ’10 last month. It was at the concert, however, that I fully understood why I must pay attention to social learning. Properly d.

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From NextLearning 2016: Does the 70:20:10 learning model hold up in practice?

Docebo

Docebo’s Dubai-based team recently had the opportunity to share our outlook on the state of the cloud learning management system with attendees at the NextLearning 2016 conference in the Netherlands, and how social and informal learning can be addressed in any organization to foster a successful learning strategy at every stage of employment.

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How to hack your Professional Development

TechSmith Camtasia

There are many innovative professional development programs out there and this summer I got to participate in three types of non-traditional professional development. This was my first class with a 1:1 computer to student ratio. Once you decide to stop staring at the sage on the stage, the question is what else is there?

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