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Online Academy Helps to Keep Lectures Where They Belong: Out of.

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This YouTube-based learning environment was founded in 2004 by former Boston hedge-fund manager Salman Khan, and today contains more than 2,200 lectures on more than 100 topics (mostly math related). In an effort to bridge the time and distance gap, he started making 10-minute videos of math lessons and posting them on YouTube.

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Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network.

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So, here’s my leap from that “over-the-partition” informal learning scenario to how social media can support social learning: YouTube (in other words, video learning). Because video can be the virtual “over-the-partition” colleague. What users really want is to lean over the partition and say “Hey, how do I do this?” Properly d.

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Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional.

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Personally, I’m still working on every new project to fine tune the proper “documentation ratio.&# Properly documenting expectations, responsibilities, and success factors can be one of the most vital aspects of successful project management, but it’s so often overlooked or treated as merely an exercise. Properly d.

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Not Everyone is a Social Customer | Social Learning Blog

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Not Everyone is a Social Customer by Paul on February 11, 2011 in Development Tools , customer service , social learning A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog about the need to train your clients on the various methods of…training.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

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Liam McCoy: Thanks for this. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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

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Like Marsha (above) I am a graduate student at Roosevelt University and focus on technologies like YouTube as an effective learning tool. Mark Durgee April 5, 2011 at 4:32 pm # Jon- I, too, am interested in learning how video can be incorporated into informal learning programs as part of a Web 2.0 tool chest. Liam McCoy: Thanks for this.

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eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena

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When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. Liam McCoy: Thanks for this. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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