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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “Emerging Technologies for the Classroom”

Adobe Captivate

I’ve since started writing chapter summaries (here is the last article ) so people can “preview” some of the great books out there and hopefully end up reading them! Below is this month’s chapter summary. Social media and social networking sites allow individuals and groups to collaborate and learn together.

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Google+ … Room for another social network?

CLO Magazine

His prediction is that Google+ will become a strong competitor in the market, and while Facebook will remain the dominant social network, they will co-exist. One of the core differences between Google+ and other social networks is a feature called “circles.” Sparks can be used to filter and feed industry news.

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Mobile Learning Infographic – Benefits and Features

Gyrus

Today, it truly is a viable feature for any learning development program, as it can adequately supplement a nomadic workforce as well as motivate workers to complete assignments in a timely manner. Instantly and globally make available learnings that will immediately impact your program. Content Evolution.

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How to Design a MOOC in Your Company

Mindflash

What is even more incredible is that using these services, you can take a Stanford course facilitated by a Stanford professor on topics ranging widely from software programming languages to creativity. The discussion would be a threaded discussion on an enterprise social network, like Yammer.

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The Changing Nature of Workplace Learning

ID Reflections

So far, the role of L&D has been to identity existing skill gaps, design training programs to bridge the gaps, and get supervisors or the individuals concerned to nominate themselves for the training, attend the "requisite" training and get back to work and be efficient. This is a shift from the way L&D/HR have been working thus far.

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The dawn of a new generation

E-Learning Provocateur

Beyond enterprise social networks – which are hardly universal and face substantial challenges of their own – UGC in the broader sense is beset by concerns about content quality, accountability, organisational culture, job security and power dynamics. Well firstly I think Ron should retain his formal training program.

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L&D’s Role In A Purpose Driven Workplace

Learnnovators

So far, the role of L&D has been to define programs and training based on past data – identified skills gaps, best practices and established processes, explicit knowledge residing in experts or documented processes. The presence of an Enterprise Social Network (ESN) can be a benefit in a PDW.

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