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What is informal learning, anyway?

The Learning Circuits

Those who introduce the emergent idea are very detailed in critique of the last generation, very vague in their descriptions of what the actual solution would look like, and very enthusiastic about the promises of what the technology will accomplish.

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

This is something that gets discussed as emergent: see Emergent Knowledge Management , Direction of eLearning - Emergence or Big System , and Future Platforms for eLearning. So, yes, you have to set up policies and alert people just like you do around any form of electronic communication (email, IM).

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eLearning Conferences

Tony Karrer

[link] ResearchatAUC/conferences/ elearning/Pages/default.aspx January 11-14, 2009 Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education (ACUTA) Winter Seminar – Unified IP Communications Applications Across the Enterprise and Preparing Communications Technologies for Emergencies and Disasters, Palm Springs, California, USA.

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Summary of Original Snake Oil Post

The Learning Circuits

The post raised concern about the emerging trends in workplace learning. · Knowledge Management does not work. Contextual Collaboration (IM, chat, webconferencing, expertise mining or presence awareness) 40-50% of knowledge needed is on the heads of other workers. · eLearning does not work.

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The most updated and popular E-Learning Blogs

eFront

e-Learning Post by Maish R Nichani The goal of this blog is to explore news, views and stories around corporate learning, community building, instructional design, knowledge management and more. The edublog emphasizes real-world e-learning issues and appropriate uses of emerging technologies.

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

[link] or www.col.org/OERPolicy December 1, 2010 Security and Defence Learning : International Forum on Technology Assisted Learning and Training for Defence, Security and Emergency Services, 6 th , Hotel InterContinental Berlin, Berlin, Germany. www.online-educa.com December 1-3, 2010 Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture , Rome, Italy.

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The Ecosystem of Learning Technologies: 8 Points For Immersive Training

eFront

Organized: These technologies are used in a sophisticated manner to find and manage information. Knowledge management software aids in determining the performance and learning gaps of organizations and how they can be aligned with organizational KPIs. For example, the baby monitor app, the gardener app, the grocery list app.