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Success Formula for Discussion Forums in Financial Services

Tony Karrer

I received a question this week related to Discussion Forums for Knowledge Sharing at Capital City Bank : I successfully launched a discussion forum for a small group of lending assistants within my bank. That forum is still up and running. I could go on… but I’m sure you get the picture. Great question.

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How to revamp your learning model

E-Learning Provocateur

and The ILE and the FLE in harmony , I advocate the development of a virtual Informal Learning Environment (ILE) to work in tandem with the Formal Learning Environment (FLE) to support both the learning process and its administration. Informal Learning Environment. Core component #2: Discussion forum.

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Seven Things I Learned This Year

Tony Karrer

iPad (and iPhone) are Much More Useful Than I Expected I didn’t actually think that I would care about the iPad except as a tool for training and performance support in environments like retail and restaurants where it’s always been an issue having access to machines. Social Learning Tools Should Not be Separate from Enterprise 2.0

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Square pegs and round holes

E-Learning Provocateur

To work effectively in those environments, the model would demand significant shifts in roles and responsibilities away from the status quo, towards what I suggest the employees should be doing instead. An Informal Learning Environment (ILE) empowers them to do just that. Allow me to elaborate… The role of the learner.

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Terms e-Learning Designers Should Know

Mindflash

Examples of technologies that can be used to facilitate asynchronous learning include learning management systems, enterprise social networks, wikis, blogs, on-line discussion forums, and even email. Synchronous: Synchronous learning refers to a learning environment in which everyone participates at the same time.

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Moving from One to Many - LMS Products are Two Generations Behind

Tony Karrer

Collaborative learning environments and strategies such as virtual classrooms, discussion forums, mentoring and coaching need to be enabled and mandated as part of the learning experience. This is the same problem that Andrew McAfee discusses ERP vs. Enterprise 2.0.

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Top 60 eLearning Posts for October 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

This presentation came about while following PLENK , a big online course on Personal Learning Environments, Networking and Knowledge. Flying around in VirtualU: Sense of space is important in virtual learning environments. Waiting For SuperExecutive: Why Executives Should Get on the Enterprise 2.0 Your Enterprise 2.0