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What's on Your Social Wish List?

CLO Magazine

And they learn about twice as much from those conversations with others in classrooms and formal learning programs. The senior exec called you to his office and explained: “We’re going to experiment to find out how in-house social networks might strengthen learning and development and a few other areas in the company.

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The Other 90% of Learning

Jay Cross

They learn about twice as much from those conversations compared to structured courses and programs. Social software facilitates conversation. Chatter, Jive, Socialcast, Yammer, Podio, and other social networking systems simplify listening in and joining purposeful conversations.

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Your social wishlist

Jay Cross

And they learn about twice as much from those conversations with others from in classrooms and formal learning programs. Social business is the flavor of the day. Several vendors of social network suites have offered us incredibly deep discounts if we make up our minds in the next two days. in the C-suites of the Fortune 500.

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SMBs and Social Learning Technologies

Janet Clarey

Noted main difference between main stream media and social media. Social media enables everyone to publish/access info inexpensively. Distance learning—Social software’s killer ap? Life Science Informatics Trends Analysis for Community College Program Builders. 2, 2005, pp. Anderson, T. Aragon, S.R.

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Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

Training technology focused on the person, not the group: PLATO introduced computer-based training; Stanford pioneered instructional television; teaching machines and programmed instruction enjoyed brief popularity. Training became the first area to get the axe when times were tough and many sound programs were gutted. Know where.