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Tips for facilitators in Ning

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I've been exploring Ning a little further than I did and compared it to other forums like socialgo, collectivex and grou.ps. Gro.ups is open source, has a lot of similar functionalities to ning (and more- you can upload files easily) and is also without advertisements (for free!). A few tips for ning administrators: 1.

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Elgg, Ning, and SocialText

eLearning Weekly

Please chime in and comment on your experiences if you’ve used Elgg, Ning, and/or SocialText. You can download and run Elgg on your own servers or you can pay to have somebody host it for you (see hosting information ). "Ning lets you create and join new social networks for your interests and passions."

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Learning Communities List

Tony Karrer

As we are wrapping up the week for Learn Trends , one of the questions we faced was what to do with the Ning community that sprung up to support the conference. E-)learning network - Fairly active LinkedIn group/network for professionals working in the (E-)learning industry and informal learning industry. LearningTown!

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Training and Social Media Taught Me to Tie a Tie

E-learning Uncovered

I use Google multiple times a day — looking for information on how to do this, or how to do that — for both my professional life and my personal life. A lot of the information I find is posted by ordinary folks — folks with a passion for a topic and willing to share their knowledge with others. or, “Can you tie a tie like Daddy?”

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eLearning Predictions Further Thoughts

Tony Karrer

Social Learning Communities It was interesting that ASTD DC / Todd Slater has created a Ning community. Home vs. Work I asked the audience if it was easier to get information at home or at work or about the same. That certainly goes along with what we’ve done with LearnTrends and what’s going on with social learning.

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Training and Social Media Taught Me to Tie a Tie

E-learning Uncovered

I use Google multiple times a day — looking for information on how to do this, or how to do that — for both my professional life and my personal life. A lot of the information I find is posted by ordinary folks — folks with a passion for a topic and willing to share their knowledge with others. or, “Can you tie a tie like Daddy?”

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Thoughts following April Learntrends

Jay Cross

Yesterday, Learntrends hosted a series of online conversations on boosting the performance of organizations through learning. At other times, participants simply talked about whatever was on their minds, with a host and time cop occasionally nudging the conversation back to the theme of improving the process of learning in organizations.