Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2013

These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at the ASTD International Conference and Expo (ICE) -- happening this week in Dallas, TX. Using simple social software to create a network of practice or a community of practice. 10,000 or so training and development people here to extend their practice.

Google Docs 188

Google Docs Stock Google Blended Learning 188

Skilful Minds

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Word of mouth communities and networks using social software are increasingly spread over regional, national, and international borders, making them much more important to those who market branded products and services, online and off. empathy empathy with customers engagement Innovation.

Community 69

Community Social Networks Custom eLearning 2.0 69

Learning with e's

APRIL 28, 2009

It's my opening gambit in a chapter called 'Destructive Creativity on the Social Web' in which I discuss the volatile and contentious nature of wiki content generation. My chapter appears in an edited volume by Stylianos Hatzipanagos and Steven Warburton on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies.

Wiki 49

Wiki Groupware Social Software Write Blog 49

Clive on Learning

AUGUST 10, 2010

I was delighted when I opened the cover to find that the job had been done for me in the form of a five-page summary produced by getAbstract. Anyway, I know what the key benefits are of employing ‘emergent social software platforms' within the firewall, how to counter the most common objections, and how to make a success of implementation.

Enterprise 2.0 65

Enterprise 2.0 Enterprise Firewalls Summary 65

Mindflash

JUNE 20, 2012

collaboration, by definition, implies a technology solution, However, there are many ways in which learning professionals can increase collaboration in organizations, from implementing enterprise social software or things as simple as wheeling a white board into the break room. Enterprise 2.0 So, although the term enterprise 2.0

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Enterprise 2.0 Collaboration Authoring Tools Enterprise 93

Learning with e's

JUNE 8, 2008

I'm taking part in a live podcast on Monday evening for Pontydysgu using Skype direct from my new wireless laptop, if I can get the blasted software to download. I'm going to be talking about social software and open content for e-learning, and will be in conversation with the show's host, Graham Attwell.

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Emergent Skype Social Software Podcasts 40

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

The Social Web promotes collaboration Collaborative forms of learning are becoming increasingly popular methods of adult education, because they involve all students in the process of learning. Future provision should be less rigidly subject specific and more open for students to bring their own content to the space. Wheeler, S.

Wiki 77

Wiki Web Social Education 77

Ed App

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

predict that by the end of this year (2021), the global social software and collaboration market will have increased by 17% from 2020. The discussion can be open for days. Teach collaboration as part of knowledge management. Well-known statisticians and forecasters Gartner, Inc. Online collaboration is a productive solution.

Knowledge Management 52

Knowledge Management LMS Knowledge Virtual Classroom 52

Learning with e's

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Students are also voting with their feet, with many preferring to use social networking tools such as Facebook to communicate in place of the institutional e-mail system. The adoption of free social software tools has raised questions over corporate branding, security and privacy issues, and legal requirements.

Social Networks 40

Social Networks Outsource VLE Social Software 40

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Several social network suite vendors have offered us incredibly deep discounts if we make up our minds in the next two days. I need you to give me a one-page wish list of the capabilities you require from social software to make the most of social learning and carry out your vision of what we need to do.”

Social Networks 80

Social Networks Social SocialText Social Network 80

Learning with e's

JULY 12, 2007

The first day has gone well, with an excellent keynote speech from Professor Rob Koper (Open University of the Netherlands) and a series of short papers and workshops on e-Learning and computer mediated learning. Tags: social software digital immigrants digital natives Gorg Mallia. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

Social Software 40

Social Software Digital Software Tagging 40

Training Industry

MAY 17, 2016

“We learn more when we learn together,” according to the “Harvard Business Journal,” and social media has likely increased our need for social interaction. Social media enables users to observe and learn from each other, which psychologists such as Lev Vygotsky and Albert Bandura believed was crucial for effective learning.

Social Networks 42

Social Networks Twitter Social Media Education 42

Jay Cross

MARCH 26, 2010

The pendulum had swung far in the opposite direction when we had flower children, itinerant hippies, anti-war protests, and, more recently, the Open Source movement and the proliferation of blogs. Here’s a mid-2003 article from an internal newsletter from Deloitte: Social Software: Get Affiliated. What is social software?

Social Networks 37

Social Networks CD-ROM Social Software Groupware 37

Learning with e's

JUNE 14, 2008

Social software tools are overwhelming in number and scope, but applications are becoming friendlier and can be used to build communities. When we are using social software, who needs protection? Tags: Lisbon social software Web 2.0 e-portfolios) access to materials (e.g. e-portfolios!). e-portfolios!).

Wiki 40

Wiki Tools MediaWiki Social Software 40

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

I'm also speaking in the fringe event F-ALT entitled WTF Edupunk , where I will try to show how the punk rock ideology has parallels with contemporary thinking about going outside the walled garden of the institutional VLE to use free, open content, social software tools.

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VLE Wiki Social Software Tagging 40

Learning with e's

JUNE 19, 2009

This paper explores the potential for wiki-type open architecture software to promote and support collaborative learning through the use of student-created content. British Journal of Educational Technology , 39 (6), 987-965.

Wiki 67

Wiki Journal Write Blog Collaborative Learning 67

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

is the use of emergent social software platforms by organizations in pursuit of their goals.” More productive approach: letting the people help each other out (rather than build some crazy system that tries to answer questions for you) People envision nightmares of letting the doors open to letting people interact with each other.

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DevLearn Enterprise 2.0 Toolkit Web 100

Learning with e's

DECEMBER 16, 2007

Decentralised storage of data in open content systems makes it sometimes difficult to locate the data at a later stage. Theme three was Open Education Resources. Tags: Bazaar open education resources digital identity cross operability. Copyright is an issue, and not many people understand the notion of creative commons.

Social Networks 40

Social Networks Liability Creative Commons Social Network 40

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 25, 2010

Sun Microsystems Uses Open Source and Enterprise Social Software to Build YouTube-Like Portal for Social Learning - Learning on the Leading Edge , March 19, 2009 eLearning Technology. If you think Web 2.0 can't be used in your company because of legal or regulatory concerns, think about this. tags: web_2.0

Blended Learning 173

Blended Learning Sales Case Study Diversity Training 173

Learning with e's

JUNE 26, 2009

Earlier today I was invited by my good friend Maged Kamel Boulos to write a paper on educational mashups for inclusion in a special issue of Future Internet - an online open access journal, which he is guest editing. So I have put together a title and an abstract which I hope fits the bill. Here it is, awaiting your comments.

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Mashups Mash-up Blended Learning Wiki 50

Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Academic and author Mike Blamires (Canterbury Christ Church University) will open the conference on Day 1, which will focus mainly on compulsory education. Our two keynotes speakers are well known in the field of ICT and e-learning.

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Change Case Study Wiki Photography 40

Learning with e's

MARCH 19, 2010

Corley and Steve Wheeler Abstract This paper explores Technosocial Predictive Analytics (TPA) and related methods for Web “data mining” where users’ posts and queries are garnered from Social Web (“Web 2.0”) tools such as blogs, micro-blogging and social networking sites to form coherent representations of real-time health events.

Mashups 58

Mashups Journal Social Networks Wiki 58

CLO Magazine

MARCH 13, 2013

A CEO, CIO, CFO, CHRO or other chief officer is likely quite busy and may think he or she doesn’t have time to “do social.” Fear is another reason — specifically fear of failure and of being open. One of the primary benefits of being social for the C-suite and the organization lies in openness.

Suite 63

Suite Social Authoring Tools Social Networks 63

Learning with e's

DECEMBER 3, 2008

I have just opened my delegate pack and out popped no fewer than 19 flyers and brochures from sponsors, around an inch thick. We chewed the fat over the future (or not) of VLEs, residents and visitors, social software and German caberet. The first thing you notice about Educa, is that it is shamelessly commercial.

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vendor Social Software Conference Adobe 40

Janet Clarey

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Frankly, some buyers fear that social software makes it more difficult to communicate, not less. They see social software as the purview of co-eds, gamers and nerds. In fact, they believe social software makes controlling a message or providing a consistent set of instructions impossible.

Meridian 36

Meridian Social Networks Cornerstone OnDemand Social Media 36

Mark Oehlert

MARCH 26, 2008

Funny Future of e-Learning Research Cross Posting Futures Games Gaming & Learning Government Hardware Industry informal learning Innovation Insanely Cool Content Job Leads Latest News Learning Learning 2005 Learning As Art Learning/Training Learning/Web 2.0 The Lewin Links This link should take you to the page I have on del.icio.us

Social Bookmarking 32

Social Bookmarking Social Networks Wiki Open Source 32

Jay Cross

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Several vendors of social network suites have offered us incredibly deep discounts if we make up our minds in the next two days. I need you to give me a one-page list of the capabilties you require from social software to make the most of social learning and carry out your vision of what we need to do.

Social Networks 55

Social Networks Social Social Network SocialText 55

Learning with e's

JULY 13, 2007

social software in the classroom. ICICTE kicked off yesterday with a keynote from Professor Rob Koper of the Dutch Open University, who inspired us with a report on TENCompetence - a European funded project that taps into the use of e-learning to create and maintain new competences for the workplace.

Wiki 40

Wiki Examples Sample Social Software 40

Learning with e's

JUNE 22, 2007

Deborah Everhart (Georgetown University, USA) followed, with a session on social bookmarking, using Blackboard MLE tools. The session was packed with over 150 people in a room designed for 120.

Wiki 40

Wiki Folksonomy Social Bookmarking Blackboard 40

Mark Oehlert

MARCH 26, 2008

Funny Future of e-Learning Research Cross Posting Futures Games Gaming & Learning Government Hardware Industry informal learning Innovation Insanely Cool Content Job Leads Latest News Learning Learning 2005 Learning As Art Learning/Training Learning/Web 2.0 The Lewin Links This link should take you to the page I have on del.icio.us

Social Bookmarking 32

Social Bookmarking Scanning Social Networks Wiki 32

Mark Oehlert

MARCH 3, 2008

| Main | The Social Graph.shaping up to be the hot summer song of 08 » March 03, 2008 A Couple of Lists of Sites to Start the Day. Hmmm.maybe not a bad idea.CSC (Chief Social Computing Officer), CSN (Chief Social Networking Officer), CW2 (Chief Web 2.0 wonder how many are still around?

Site 32

Site Social Networks Social Bookmarking Wiki 32

Skilful Minds

JULY 7, 2009

Comfort with one another is needed to develop a shared experience that encourages the open sharing of information. Many, if not most, employees don’t only need to get to know one another through reputation systems, like who people tag as possessing expertise.

Social Networks 53

Social Networks Collaboration Social Business 53

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

MARCH 30, 2009

New educational systems have already begun opening their doors to this brave new world.and many more are coming. Jay Cross posted an interesting story this morning about his reply to this email question, "How are people using social software to support learning?" Read his complete post at the Informal Learning Blog.

Social Networks 36

Social Networks Teach Social Network Network 36

Mark Oehlert

MARCH 3, 2008

There is already a conference, Graphing Social Patterns , Google has an API for it, Brad Fitzpatrick wrote a long article about his thoughts on the topic, even the great mind of Will Thalheimer has turned his attention toward things social and measurable. The Lewin Links This link should take you to the page I have on del.icio.us

Social Networks 32

Social Networks Social Bookmarking Social Wiki 32

Jay Cross

MAY 23, 2008

social software apps. social network analysis. The proliferation of open co nnections heralds a new world of continuous improvement where chain reactions of combined thoughts and learning recombine in ever-greater patterns. The “Community&# topic turned out to cover many potential topics: collaboration.

Groupware 38

Groupware Social Networks Wiki Wink 38

Clive on Learning

AUGUST 12, 2009

technologies — unless ‘thinking about social software’ is considered progress. Companies are turning a blind eye to underground social software efforts until they prove their worth, and then sanctioning them within the enterprise. " "Widespread use of internal social media breaks down communication barriers.

Social Networks 58

Social Networks Social Network Network Social 58

Tony Karrer

MARCH 17, 2009

NoP members interact sporadically and develop their network in an informal and spontaneous manner that is occasioned through blogs, social software based communities, perhaps a face-to-face or online conference, newsgroup, mailing list or other shared social networking interactions.

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Network Social Networks Diversity Training Social Network 100