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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. If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company.

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Essentials, Layoffs, Connectivism, & Corporate Blogs

Big Dog, Little Dog

For more information, also see Downsizing. How can social networking technologies be harnessed in learning spaces? Includes video: Consumers Distrust Corporate Blogs - AdWeek. Of all information sources, including traditional and interactive media, corporate blogs finished dead last in consumers' eyes.

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Presentation to Research Working Group on Multigenerational Knowledge Transfer

Kapp Notes

Here are some links to blog postings I've done related to the topic and other related links. These postings and links support the presentation and provide additional information on the topic of "Tools for Transferring Know How."

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Making Tweeps

eLearning Cyclops

FYI, most tweetchats are very informal and about learning, connecting and having fun with people you share something in common. One can also post their Twitter feeds in courses, web pages, corporate blogs, etc. Interested, try #lrncht on Thursday nights. Use as medium to teach and share your own knowledge.

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Profile of a learning architect: Tiina Paju-Pomfret

Clive on Learning

A portfolio of learning assets was created, which included ‘above the line’ learning interventions (instructor-led classroom and online classroom) as well as ‘below the line’ (e-learning, email and phone support, with corporate social networking groups). A good example would be Bupa’s course on time management using Outlook.

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

Question 1 - What are the most likely ways / places your organization might or does use Blogs, Wikis, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking or Collaboration Tools? DogEar – Social Bookmarking BluePages - employee-controlled profiles of 400,000 employees Daily online newsletter called w3. Choose the top 3-5.

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Knowledge and Learning In The News - 1/8/2006

Big Dog, Little Dog

This timeline was created by University of Illinois students enrolled in courses on New Literacies, Literacy in the Information Age, Learning Technologies, or Computer Assisted Instruction. A Blog That Blogs Corporate Blogs - The New York Times. Social computing: getting ahead of the blog. Leadership.

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