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5 Tips for Using Social Media in eLearning

DigitalChalk eLearning

As social media continues to grow in popularity in the eLearning industry, there are many benefits and values to using it. Social media can increase employee and student participation; learners are more likely to stay engaged to complete the program if they are able to reach out to peers involved. Be valuable. Organize your news.

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Simulations Games Social and Trends

Tony Karrer

I received some interesting questions (and you know I love questions) from someone doing eLearning industry market research around trends in simulations, games, social learning. This is further complicated by the fact that there’s expectation that learning is going to be more and more part of day-to-day knowledge work.

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Social Networks

Clark Quinn

This week we looked at Social Networks. Here are some thoughts on this topic, especially thoughts around social networks for learning. Starting with Social Networking was a blessing and a curse. Social networks have a tendency to be a bit messy. As a student we learn how to ignore the chatter.

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Seven Things I Learned This Year

Tony Karrer

Aggregation and Social Filtering Provide High Value eLearning Learning has somewhat become my singular source of great eLearning content. And the system itself is growing with sites like Social Media Informer. Social Learning Tools Should Not be Separate from Enterprise 2.0 Neither do more complex solutions.

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eLearning Cyclops: Deconstructing My #DemoFest Course - Part 1

eLearning Cyclops

Social Media included Twitter, Screenr videos, and Diigo social bookmarks. This time does not include ongoing learner support using social media and Intranet pages. Limited staff participation in the social media elements, specifically Twitter. Labels: Characters , e-Learning , e-Learning Courses , ISD , Social Media.

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The Twitter Top 100: Education Technology Must-Follows

OpenSesame

(@emasie ) – Elliott is a futurist, visionary and convener of a great annual conference for learning professionals. JaneBozarth ) – From technology and social media to your holiday shopping , Jane tells it like it is. Koreen is an instructional designer and entrepreneur interested in social media and virtual gaming.

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My Twitter Weekly Links Digest for 2011-07-24

Jane Hart

In other words, people are learning all the time … [link] #. Google+ is the social backbone [link] via @ radar #. The latest Epic debate is about Social Learning. RT @ alc47 : Being caring and careful with our Learning Communities [link] <A must-read post and not just becos it quotes me #.

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