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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

These dynamics have been around for thousands of years, and have been written about extensively for decades – like in this 1973 article by Mark Granvotter in the American Journal of Sociology, The Strength of Weak Ties. It’s not enough for people within functional areas (clusters) to connect. Download the whitepaper ยป Blog this!

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Not Everyone is a Social Customer | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

The applications everyone from Wired to the Wall Street Journal are talking about are altering the way we interact with each other, the way we purchase goods and services, and the way we learn. This ever-changing technological landscape is currently held captive by social media, and for good reason. Download the whitepaper ยป Blog this!

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The Great Survey Completion Rate Dilemma Solved (Maybe) | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

As youโ€™ve no doubt come to expect from my โ€œinvestigative journalismโ€ style, I did a little digging (and I mean little), and what at least one source reports may surprise you. But is this really the case, Iโ€™ve often wondered? My vote to solve this problem? Some sort of surveyโ€ฆ Blog this! Download the whitepaper ยป Blog this! Properly d.

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The Great Survey Completion Rate Dilemma Solved (Maybe)

Dashe & Thomson

As youโ€™ve no doubt come to expect from my โ€œinvestigative journalismโ€ style, I did a little digging (and I mean little), and what at least one source reports may surprise you. But is this really the case, Iโ€™ve often wondered? My vote to solve this problem? Some sort of surveyโ€ฆ Blog this! Download the whitepaper ยป Blog this! Properly d.

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Top 113 eLearning Posts and 28 Hottest Topics for 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

How do we come up with these - well it’s based on social signals (clicks, views, twitter, delicious and more). How to facilitate synchronous learning for real and virtual learners using technology? New Experiments in e-Learning - Moodle Journal , September 19, 2010. Congrats to all for making the list! Elearning?

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Teaching Online Courses โ€“ 60 Great Resources

Tony Karrer

I also did some quick searches for various kinds of things and added them into eLearning Learning (via delicious). Online Teachers: Instructions - Online Pedagogy/Teaching Tools How to facilitate synchronous learning for real and virtual learners using technology? So together, Iโ€™ve collected a bunch of resources pretty quickly.

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Top 68 eLearning Posts from April - Hot Topics iPad Google Buzz

eLearning Learning Posts

Key Steps to Preparing Great Synchronous Interactions - Experiencing eLearning , April 1, 2010 These are my live blogged notes from Karen Hyderโ€™s webinar, Key Steps to Preparing Great Synchronous Interactions from the Training Magazine Network. How useful is strategic planning for e-learning? My side comments in italics.