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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

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For example, Harvard professor Andrew McAfee sums up the Strength of Weak Ties theory nicely, describing how acquaintances with whom we are less familiar are more likely to tell us things we don’t already know: … People we don’t know all that well are hugely valuable in our work. less big companies, for more than 20 years.

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Myth #4: The 70:20:10 learning model is a rule, a law or a theory

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See what industry experts say about this commonly held myth As we continue to explore the myths and realities around the 70:20:10 learning model , and how its core principles can be applied to a learning management system (LMS) , it’s important to understand that the framework is not fixed on the “70:20:10” ratio from which the name is derived.

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What is social learning (and how to adopt it)

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Social learning approaches have a 75:1 ROI ratio compared to formal web-based training. Semiconductor manufacturer, AMD, says their shift to social learning saves more than US$250,000 per year in web-based training production costs. This is Bandura’s social learning theory. Need proof? What is social learning?

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Can Games Transform the World? | Social Learning Blog

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by Jolene on March 11, 2011 in Gaming Theory , Instructional Design , Training Development , eLearning Over the last year or so, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to incorporate games into eLearning instructional design projects. Rieber and Play Theory. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good.

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Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional.

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The manufacturing manager wants a product that is easy to build. Personally, I’m still working on every new project to fine tune the proper “documentation ratio.&# The first real issue is that few projects have just one stakeholder, and each stakeholder may have their own definition of success. As noted by William R.

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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

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→ Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

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Because video is, apparently, a perfect manifestation of social learning theory. Instructional designers would be wise to become versed in basic video production, since its utility and ubiquity as a learning tool will only continue to grow. Here’s a quick primer on video as a learning tool from Learning Solutions Magazine. Properly d.