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Some Tools for Social Learning and How they Help Learning

Kapp Notes

Text-based messaging systems allow for quickly communicating with someone in a synchronous environment. Social Bookmarking. Carrying on a conversation over time in a non-synchronous manner without limits to text size. Social Network. Quickly asking a question. Links to resources, peer-to-peer learning.

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Instructivism, constructivism or connectivism?

E-Learning Provocateur

For example: Discussion forums (synchronous or asynchronous) allow the learner to ask questions, clarify concepts and share experiences. In a previous article , I provided the following examples of potential information sources that the learner could incorporate into their personal learning network: Social bookmarks.

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Social Learning – What’s the Point? Time to turn the tables on the naysayers

eLearning 24-7

Combines the benefits of Twitter, Facebook, social bookmarking sites, aggregators. Tie it into your FB like page, Twitter like, RSS feeds, social bookmarking (one system has this feature). Incorporate Social Q/A. Creates a “Best of &# channel. Expand so that end users can rate, comments.

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Making Sense Of The iPad For Online Learning

The eLearning Coach

The iPad then, can be used for audio-based synchronous learning, collaboration, meetings and just-in-time support. Social Media. Because the iPad can connect through Wi-Fi and 3G (depending on the model) and has a screen size that makes text legible, it’s ideal for mobile social media activities. Share this on Facebook.

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APIs and Mashups r ur new ABCs for E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

Twitter has APIs, so does Facebook, even Linkedin. Post your blog and status - appears in Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo. Social Media Solutions that have multiple APIs built in their system, basically they are a mashup in a sense. Facebook like features? MyVidster – social bookmarking plus videos.

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Raptivity: A Review

The eLearning Coach

A few of the templates, like building a screen of text bullets synchronized with audio, already come in most authoring tools, but are useful if you’re using Raptivity to make stand-alone courses and presentations. Share this on Facebook. Share this on del.icio.us. Some of the templates in the Raptivity Essential Pack.

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Lessons From The Guggenheim, Spain

The eLearning Coach

Synchronous learning events and social media technologies allow us to integrate this dimension of learning into the programs we design. Social Media And Learning. Share this on Facebook. Share this on del.icio.us. Then we would continue on, wandering around a room on our own paths. Tweet This!

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