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Get Started in Social Learning in 5 Steps (Without Spending a Dime)

Mindflash

Have that discussion on Yammer or Socialtext or other similar, free software that allows people to talk to each other. When you send out the announcements for the class, include instructions to go to that site and respond to the discussion questions. Take those discussions out of the class. Post the discussion question in that site.

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

It was designed to be a small to medium size group discussion, but because the room was large it was very challenging to do that successfully. Initially, you can start where only your instructional designers / writers are allowed to make changes. It could just as easily have been called Web 2.0 Applications in Learning.

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LearnTrends Tweetstream backchannel

Jay Cross

Feature | Block ranig2u RT @Scobleizer – @Salesforce just made life tougher for @yammer and @socialtext with its introduction of Chatter. Feature | Block jaycross #learntrends is cookin’ Join us at [link] Free, onlne, stimulating. link] Pass it on! Laura next. learntrends -10:01 AM Nov 18th, 2009.