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Essentials, Layoffs, Connectivism, & Corporate Blogs

Big Dog, Little Dog

How can emerging technologies truly, meaningfully impact the future of learning? Includes video: Consumers Distrust Corporate Blogs - AdWeek. A Forrester Research study found that only 16 percent of consumers trust what they read on blogs, a trust level below such hallmarks of veracity as direct mail and message board posts.

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Informal learning: Why it matters to a business

ProProfs

The emergence of social media challenged businesses to optimize performance in many areas but what they should certainly be given credit for is making companies dependent on this viable medium beyond what they could have ever imagined. Ensures access to interactive learning materials in case of emergency.

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

This is something that gets discussed as emergent: see Emergent Knowledge Management , Direction of eLearning - Emergence or Big System , and Future Platforms for eLearning. I discussed the fact that there was a common Adoption Pattern that went from personal adoption to work groups to organization.

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