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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 student we learn how to ignore the chatter.

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

In her article* 10 Brainpowered Wonders in the King’s Speech , Dr. Ellen Weber nicely summarizes a few of the lessons this movie teaches us about learning. This movie should be required viewing for anyone in the learning industry – it demonstrates all the ingredients for effective learning. I’ll be seeing it again! Properly d.

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Online Academy Helps to Keep Lectures Where They Belong: Out of.

Dashe & Thomson

In an effort to bridge the time and distance gap, he started making 10-minute videos of math lessons and posting them on YouTube. Quickly, the videos gained an online following, grew like wildfire, and today Khan Academy has delivered more than 42 million lessons. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Properly d.

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Who's Building the Social Learning Roads? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Without throwing him completely under the bus, I’ll describe him as being late to the social media party but definitely ahead of the curve when it comes to openness to using informal learning elements like social media in his undergraduate courses. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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The $2 Whiteboard Shows Power of Peer-to-Peer Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Trackbacks/Pingbacks Facebook or Kanye West: Which Pop Icon Has a Future in Enterprise Learning?

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Not Everyone is a Social Customer | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

The big story last week was how Facebook and Twitter played a lead role in the Egyptian protests against Mubarak, allowing people to bypass the Internet shutdown and post messages via telephone calls. What’s your take on using social media for businesses purposes – be it instructional design, marketing, or otherwise?

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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

Dashe & Thomson

The game has an open platform that allows new details to be constantly added, reflecting lessons learned from a recent mission, for example. An example cited by Martin and Lin is called “ VBS 2 ” and runs on laptops. Skeptical corporations everywhere would do well to take heed. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.