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

Dashe & Thomson

A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. These tools give us a way to connect with people faster and more easily than ever before.

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Org Development and Social Media

Clark Quinn

With my ITA colleagues, I’ve been looking at how to help organizations broaden the scope of the learning function to include informal and social learning, and leverage them to make organizations more successful. However, I don’t see a lot of awareness or interest in technology. Is it business information systems?

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7 Innovative Thinkers Who Will Up Your Knowledge Management Game

Inkling

From strategizing employee development to integrating new knowledge management tech to fostering a supportive company culture, keeping up with the latest thought leaders on so many topics is no easy feat. Social media can be a powerful tool for your business, especially in the learning sphere. One solution? Euan Semple.

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Social media does not always equal social learning

Connect Thinking

I was recently asked to define social media. It is mediated by technology platforms whose functionality determines the distribution, retrievability and useability of the content. Okay, so the simple difference between the two definitions is social media = content, social learning = learning through exchange.

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7 Tech Tools & Skills Trainers Must Have

TalentLMS

Educational technology research journals are now rife with the mandatory technology skills trainers should have. Or perhaps you are assessing your current educational technology skills. In this article, we’ll share with you a list composed by leading educational technology journals. Social Media for eLearning.

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Personalization: The Secret Ingredient of eLearning Success

ProProfs

Ask any eLearning expert about the ingredients of achieving success with online learning and their answer is likely to include – ‘choice of platform, ‘features offered’, ‘learner’s ability’, ‘trainer’s knowledge’ and may be even ‘luck’. . In other words, personalized eLearning allow the learners to manage their own learning. .

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Future of Learning Technology – 2015

Upside Learning

The Learning Circuits Big Question this month asks – “ What will the workplace learning technology look like in 2015 ”. The question is inspired from a post by Derek Morrsion – Technology to Enhance Learning in 2015 , quite an interesting post, a must read. Emergence of social media (and reviewed focus on social and informal learning).