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The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice

Matrix

There is special emphasis on developing communities of practice (both within the organization and outside it) to encourage the professional development of employees in a friendly, effective and non-invasive manner. Read more: The power of the spoken word: including podcasts in training. Communities of practice focus on a subject.

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The changing Web

Learning with e's

My own students create a lot of their own content during their study, usually in the form of podcasts, videos, wiki and blog content, and are encouraged to share these publicly online to gain additional feedback. Social software is software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. geotagging).

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100 eLearning Articles and White Papers

Tony Karrer

1) " EduTech gEEks.We're a new brEEd Still new on campus, social software tools can support students and staff beyond the classroom, reaching around the world for learning and communication 17. We Learning, Part II Second part of an interesting article - We Learning: Social Software and E-Learning, Part II.

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Knowledge and Learning In The News - 4/17/2006

Big Dog, Little Dog

Podcast numbers cut through hype - BBC. Create and share your own socials software. Modern social software could be the key to building effective enterprise knowledge systems. Modern social software could be the key to building effective enterprise knowledge systems.

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Knowledge and Learning In The News - 11/23/2006

Big Dog, Little Dog

When it comes to knowledge, which survival strategy (hoarding or sharing) is more likely to be effective in today's fast-paced, information-intensive world? The use of social software (Web 2.0) Includes podcast and PDF. The Hoarding/Sharing Instinct - CommuNitelligence. Informal Learning - Training Day.

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Camtasia - LMS - LCMS - Best of eLearning Learning August 2009

eLearning Learning Posts

Increasing Virtual Learning And Webinar Effectiveness With Your Social Learning System <!–( Social Software Adoption - eLearning Technology , August 10, 2009. Podcasting for E-Learning: Introduction to Audio Production - The E-Learning Curve , August 11, 2009. Formalizing Informal Learning- What?

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2008 2009

Tony Karrer

Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective. More podcasts and video casts for audiences with easy access, think students, remote sales forces, etc. Mzinga is going a different direction focusing on collaboration and social media capabilities. This will increase adoption of Web 2.0