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

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The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. The real discovery came when they posed problems for various employees to solve. 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. Ive been looking for some ammo t.

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ROI of continuous training: HR Directors’ unsolvable problem?

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For many years, calculating ROI (return on investment) of continuous training has been difficult, especially with the pressure of Direction Committees and stakeholders, with expenses sometimes hard to justify with actual and tangible results. ‘The main issue for Human Resources is the calculation of its return on investment.’

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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

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As a Lieutenant Roy Fish notes, “You can’t simulate the dust, dirt, heat and stresses that you inevitably feel in combat situations, but I think the simulation gets as close as you’re ever going to get in North Carolina to Afghanistan.” Navy’s new plan to crowd-source the Somali piracy problem may be even more revolutionary.

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Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network.

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They might even jot down a few notes that you can reference the next time you troubleshoot that widget problem. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Instead, they show you how to do it and then help you as you try. Instructional Designers: We cannot wait any longer. Social Media.

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

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For an excellent illustration of this problem, check out this great example provided by the always-interesting Cathy Moore (click the image to launch the Flash player): Courtesy of [link] So, why does narration in eLearning frequently do nothing more than parrot back what’s written on the screen? Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

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The problem, though, is that many primary schools are still geared to teach in ways that would be more or less recognizable to students from thirty years ago. Providing training to them in a way that reflects their preferred way of learning is a challenge that no company can afford to ignore. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

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