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TCC09 Keynote: Global Collaboration in the Web 2.0 World

Experiencing eLearning

Flat Classroom Project : comes from the idea that we have an ethical responsibility to teach people about different cultures, but it’s hard to do that if students aren’t actually interacting with people from other cultures. Communicate = Ning. Connect = Elluminate. Collaborate = Wiki. Create = Video. Feed Reader.

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Daily Bookmarks 09/29/2008

Experiencing eLearning

Focus on the behaviors you can change and the tactics that can be immediately successful, then let the organizational culture and strategy follow. Describes several smaller social network platforms with some pluses and minuses, including Ning, Grou.ps, Buddy Press, and Elgg. This makes sense; web 2.0 tags: skype. Posted in

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4 Ways to Apply the Situated Learning Theory

Origin Learning

Real learning happens only when it is contextual – meaning, when students can directly apply it in authentic activities, contexts and cultures. Social networks like Facebook , Twitter and Ning allow learners, once they have moved beyond personal connections, to embrace a community where they can learn from each other. Role Playing.

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Remote Collaboration

Tony Karrer

I cannot claim to be an expert, and I feel like this topic demands a lot of soft skills such as communication skills, team skills, handling cultural and work style issues, etc. Asynchronous Discussion I personally have found that Ning works great as a tool for all sorts of different needs. as well as knowing about tools and methods.

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How to Harness Informal Learning

Rob Hubbard

a Ning network), using wikis and blogs. Developing a supportive learning culture gives employees the space and confidence to help informal learning flourish and to produce the best results for the bottom-line. How do you create a learning culture? Some ideas include creating knowledge bases by building networks (e.g.

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Social Grid Follow-up

Tony Karrer

However, when we just did this for the LA CTO Forum , we created a LinkedIn group so that members could search profiles and created a private Ning community for discussions, events, and communication. I often find that Ning isn't that great for specialized content. The question mentions "unique content". I like the term.

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Down But Not Quite Out: what can we learn from the plights of Learning Tree International and Readers Digest?

Performance Learning Productivity

A ning site, podcasts, video learning resources, RSS feeds from the large technology providers such as Cisco, Sun and Microsoft, and a number of other facilities including a range short formal modules deep-linked from the corporate LMS that could be pulled on-demand. It provided on-going learning and support opportunities.

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