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The Smart Worker : relies on a trusted network of friends and colleagues

Jane Hart

A recent article in the WebWorker Daily, Supporting milennials in the workplace , pointed out: “One interesting characteristic of Millenials … is that they tend to rely on their own resources and network of friends or colleagues to try and solve problems before going down the official support path.&#.

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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. But for every argument there is a counterargument. Your customers deserve to be considered seriously, so does your business.” Properly d.

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Should You Use Social Media in Your Course?

LearnDash

Networking for new and old learners alike. Privacy concerns. Does social media infringe on your privacy, or that of your learners? Social media users have different ranges of comfort when it comes to their privacy and the degree to which they want to share personal details online. Access to functionality. Lack of control.

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Learning and teaching with Twitter

Learning with e's

I have presented a few workshops now on how to use Twitter as a learning and teaching tool. One of my most viewed blog posts was entitled Teaching with Twitter so there is a lot of interest in the topic - how can we harness the potential of this tool in a teaching and learning context? Unported License. Unported License.

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danah boyd ASTD Tech Knowledge Key Note #astdtk13

Learning Visions

Networked Learned: How Tomorrow’s Workers Will Challenge Today’s Organizations. In a networked world why would you only talk to people in your org? Because they are highly social networked. In NY there are “data drinks” – the social networks become the fabric of the tech industry. now we’re organizing through networks.

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‘Black Mirror’ or better? The role of AI in the future of learning and development

CLO Magazine

These are just a handful: Personalized learning recommendations: Social network platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have been using AI to personalize the news and advertisements a user receives based on preference or interest. Employee/learner privacy: AI and the algorithms it is built on require data about learners.

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How to Use social media for Online Learning?

Skillquore

Online networking- discussions on online forums are a major tool of interaction for the students these days. They can discuss, raise doubts, build a network and connect with students from all over the world. Although Facebook is a public forum there are some privacy settings as well.