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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

These people hold the secret to effective networking – it’s not all about you ; it’s about all of you. Networking comes naturally for some people, but not-so-much for others. So big deal, you say. Why is networking so important anyway?

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Bringing learning to the workplace, step 3: People

Challenge to Learn

One of the most effective ways of workplace learning is support offered by colleagues. You can make this support more effective by making it easier for people to find a colleague with the desired expertise or knowledge. A tool that could support you in this is Yammer. There is also a paid option, offering you extra security.

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

Dashe & Thomson

The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. They found that the employees near the edge of a cluster were more effective at problem-solving than those in the middle of a cluster. These tools give us a way to connect with people faster and more easily than ever before.

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From “learning technologies” to “social technologies”

Jane Hart

Whereas many individuals are happy to use their own social tools to power their own and their team’ activities, most organisations generally prefer them to use some sort of internal enterprise platform to keep the conversations and content private and secure. Content co-creation tools.

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What corporates can learn from the Top 10 Tools for Learning 2012

Jane Hart

Yammer (on the 2010 list at #20) might be a possibility. Dropbox recognizesthat this file synchronization and file haring is a key functionality for business, but also realises that security is a big issue for many, so offers “bank grade security” for corporate teams. 7 – Skype. 10 - Wikipedia.

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6 Ways to Use Interactive Technology in Your Curriculum Development Model

Hurix Digital

This process of learning is highly effective for knowledge retention. Similarly, AR facilitates educators and learners to perform tasks in a secure environment, which helps training purposes. These are effective ways to make learning exciting and fun. Lucidspark, Microsoft Whiteboard), effective response systems (e.g.,

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The current top 5 highest-rated social learning solutions on CollectMyThoughts

InsiderHub

That is the main idea behind Yammer. Google apps for education – enhanced social learning capabilities and they contain many important security features. As more companies become mobile-friendly, it is creating an increased demand for effective social learning solutions. out of 5 stars). 24X7 LearnTrak (4.5 out of 5 stars).