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Edupunk stalks the institution.

Learning with e's

Students are also voting with their feet, with many preferring to use social networking tools such as Facebook to communicate in place of the institutional e-mail system. The adoption of free social software tools has raised questions over corporate branding, security and privacy issues, and legal requirements.

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Podcasting - Twitter - Media - Best of eLearning Learning

eLearning Learning Posts

The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. Social Software Adoption - eLearning Technology , August 10, 2009. Jakob Nielsen on social networks on the intranet - Clive on Learning , August 12, 2009. Recommended Facebook Privacy Settings For Kids? Featured Sources.

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Windmills on the mind

Learning with e's

The question was posed: do students know the possible consequences of posting for example, images of themselves in compromising contexts on FaceBook? Someone remarked that there are complex and comprehensive privacy and copyright rules in the user agreements in most social networking systems, but no-one ever reads them.

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Lectora e-Learning and IBM to Offer Social Learning Solutions

Trivantis

As social networks progress and online social learning grows in popularity, the need to implement social learning technologies within business settings becomes increasingly prevalent. Both of these software industry leaders are excited to be working as a team as they address social business issues. Case Studies.

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What Universities Must Learn About Social Networks

Jay Cross

Many companies rely on Facebook, Twitter, and other consumer applications to connect their people. Faculty use social networks to support communication and information sharing among committees, teams, and research projects. Favoriting” popular content so the cream can rise to the top caught on after Facebook made it de rigeur.