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The Ultimate Brain Food: Performance Support | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Web-based learning portals are the ultimate brain food — extending brain power by positioning learning and How-To reference material close to the job, 24/7. According to Urban Dictionary: Your exobrain (or exo-brain) is your extended brainpower from the information you have access to from your computer or the web.

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Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange.

Dashe & Thomson

Where Facebook and LinkedIn serve mainly as social dashboards for our personal and professional networks, respectively, I see Twitter as a customized information portal. This is where you can create your customized information portal. Follow – Following people is a great way to start your Twitter journey.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

People in your network become the portals to knowledge, opportunity, and information you might not find on your own. From a personal perspective, networking builds new relationships through which you can share information, answer questions, and make new connections.

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8 Qualities to Look for When Choosing Instructors For Live Training

Training Orchestra

These can include: Balancing Ratios Namely student-instructor ratios and instructor-course ratios. When an instructor with strong qualifications and high reviews is searched for in the L&D team’s instructor collaboration portal , you can bet learning specialists will be making an effort to book them.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

While some activities such as breakout groups, team presentations, and in-depth case studies are still good ways to encourage collaboration in the learning environment, incorporate new activities which support technology integration and social learning such as a team blog or web-based project portal. Creativity is a collaborative process!

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Fostering a Global Network with Efficient, Accessible End-User Support Services

Vitalyst

TRC first considered the challenges brought about by its office-to-service-desk-staff ratio. With more than 5,000 employees dispersed throughout 150 offices across the globe, the initiative to provide comprehensive service was no small feat. TRC also integrated Managed Help Desk Service capabilities.

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8 Innovative Virtual Learning Design Tips To Engage Your Remote Teams

Obsidian Learning

You may need to spend as much time on you’re the structure of your learning portal as you do on course development. The ratio of colors that should be used for any given composition is 60:30:10. You can play around with the ratios a little and maybe add another accent color in, making your ratio more along the lines of 60:30:5:5.