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

Dashe & Thomson

The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking.

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Social Networks

Clark Quinn

This week we looked at Social Networks. Here are some thoughts on this topic, especially thoughts around social networks for learning. Starting with Social Networking was a blessing and a curse. Social networks have a tendency to be a bit messy. As a teacher, we learn how to manage that.

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

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network by Jolene on April 28, 2011 in Informal Learning , Instructional Design , Training Development , Video , social learning According to the 1996 report from the U.S.

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Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

There is no central network the learners can access. Special shared kiosks are a possible solution to this problem, but they may be cost prohibitive. The idea is to make useful information readily available to learners when they need it, even within some tight technological constraints. I’d love to hear your comments.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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BUSTING LEARNING MYTHS – AN L&D PROBLEM?

Learnnovators

Every once in a while, you see someone posting about Dale’s Cone , digital natives , attention spans , or even learning styles on LinkedIn. At the same time, science teaches us that information and logic do not change people’s minds. Can we put our L&D caps on, and come up with evidence-informed ways to win the perpetuators over?

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Learning from others through Enterprise Social Networks (ESN)

Matrix

However, the major problem with corporate education programs is that they often disregard a very important and simple aspect: the natural way in which the human brain works while learning. Neuroscience has advanced greatly and it provides great clues about how the mind operates and how information acquisition happens.

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Developing a Results Driven Curriculum

A well-designed learning curriculum develops and nurtures skills needed to achieve organizational and business goals with the most effective and engaging set of experiences. This ebook outlines 5 critical steps to develop learning solutions that will help you achieve the most ambitious objectives.