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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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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. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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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. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Properly d.

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Work as Improv Theater: Teaching the Right-Brained Learner.

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The era of “left brain” dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which “right brain” qualities-inventiveness, empathy, meaning-predominate. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Won’t it be difficult to ‘corral’ all these creative thinkers?

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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. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? But why is video so much more effective at accelerating innovation than, say, print – or even eLearning? less big companies, for more than 20 years. Properly d.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

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Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? In medical education, “see one, do one, teach one&# is a common mantra. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Properly d. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In? | Social Learning Blog

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I found out that Accelerated Learning originated with a theory called “suggestopedia,” developed by a Bulgarian educator named Georgi Lazanov. The American developmental psychologist, Howard Gardner developed a theory of multiple intelligences and how intelligence relates to learning. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.