Xyleme

JULY 21, 2010

My conversation with George was no exception as we spoke at length about Connectivism , social learning networks, and the future of current learning technologies (LMS, LCMS, etc.) in light of social media. However, those vendors who rely solely on this argument are very likely to find themselves quickly marginalized.

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Xyleme

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Social learning is disruptive and training organizations need to evolve or die, there is no disputing this. The 5 Myths of Social Learning: Myth #1: User-generated content in social media platforms will replace formal content development processes. While many learning vendors have thrown their hat into the Web 2.0

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Xyleme

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

User tagging is an important aspect of sharing content that many social media tools promote. To illustrate, had the webinar technology we were using been optimized for social learning, attendees could have simply marked their questions by choosing from a set of pre-defined tags limited to the topics discussed during the webinar.

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Xyleme

JANUARY 20, 2010

Rather, it’s the delivery of this formal content that will change – in the form of less courseware and more guided delivery at the point-of-performance, with social media platforms providing a critical publishing channel. However, it doesn’t mean that the development of formal expert generated content is going to go away.

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Xyleme

DECEMBER 14, 2009

and other social media leaders who I plan to now read regularly and follow if I’m not already. With the emergence of social media, Conrad’s learning at the moment of need has never had greater significance. Voting closes Tuesday, Dec 15 (tomorrow) at 8pm EST. Congratulations to all of those nominated.

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Xyleme

JUNE 5, 2010

We as an industry dedicate vast amounts of R&D resources to general functionality such as workflow, collaboration and now social media functionality that will never get adopted past the departmental level. Well, for the simple reason that this functionality already exists with best-of-breed vendors outside of learning.

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