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Is it a Classroom or a Prison? Some Common Sense on Measuring Training Effectiveness

Mindflash

This post was guest-written by Misha McPherson, training program manager for Yammer. Image used under Creative Commons by Flickr user ms.akr. More : Why We Should Stop Talking About ROI in Training. This post previously appeared on McPherson’s blog, Mindful Learning. Article republished with permission. .

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Tools I Use

Marcia Conner

In addition to Twitter, I also use Socialtext Signals , Socialcast , and Yammer with different organizations I work with. Instagram – A media sharing social network, used primarily on smart phones, provides special effects you can apply to photos to make them look terrific. The creators of this tool also created JustUnFollow.

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Want People to Learn? Get Them to Collaborate

Mindflash

Effective learning designs make use of activities in which learners create their own learning. Only by sitting close to the action can learning professionals truly understand the business well enough to help people work together more effectively. Image used under Creative Commons by Flickr user drumm. Technology.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

Twitter, Yammer), wikis, blogs, discussion groups, etc. open up exciting opportunities for people to access relevant information where and when they require it. Of course, you can’t look at learning in 2011 without mentioning mobile learning. Here's what came up.

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63 Great eLearning Posts and Hottest Topics for November 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Principles for Designing 3D Learning Environments - Kapp Notes , November 19, 2010In yesterday’s Train for Success in-world seminar, I was asked about the principles for effective design for 3D learning experiences, here is the list of principles that can be applied to make a 3D Learning Environment (3DLE) successful. Creative Commons (16).

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How to Save ‘Social Learning’ Before We Destroy It

Mindflash

Social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, Yammer, and others do represent a critical milestone for social learning. Social media allows us to effectively scale learning (and learning programs) without having to sacrifice the critical social interactions often lost in self-paced e-learning courses.