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Social Networking – A Contrarian View

Upside Learning

We all know social networks promote learning; while the mechanisms aren’t documented or well-understood, that it works isn’t in doubt anymore. But we must ask, are the ‘social media/networking systems’ out there promoting this learning? Has your organization implemented a social networking platform?

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Top 100 Tools For Learning 2010 – C4LPT Survey

Upside Learning

Delicious – social bookmarking tool. Skype – instant messaging and VoIP call tool. Facebook – social networking site. Some observations: The top 10 is like a who’s who of social and informal learning tools. The complete list has a very strong bias towards social tools. Top100 Tools for Learning 2010.

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2 Big Considerations When Transitioning to a Virtual Learning Program

Degreed

Ensure that you have enough licenses for the types of online learning you are going to facilitate. This might also include dial-in numbers from phones or VOIP for browsers. Give people direction, but also let them explore their learning paths and collaborate with others. Certify that attendees can log on from their systems.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions for 2010

Tony Karrer

They say its about: 5 Trends Converging (3G + Social Networking + Video + VoIP + Impressive Mobile Devices) The growth of mobile devices has been amazing. Add to this VOIP/Skype, 3G and what’s happening with video on demand. They didn’t really use the language of social learning. Of course, I do.

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How to evaluate social and informal learning

Jay Cross

Increasingly, learning is migrating from events (think “workshop&# ) to processes (think “social learning&# ). Kirkpatrick is about push, not pull, learning. I’ve been lobbying hard for injecting learning into an enterprise ecology, something I call a “ workscape.&# That’s a given.

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24 Virtual Training Best Practices to Follow When Shifting to Remote Learning

EI Design

In this article, I share 24 best practices as you shift from classroom training to a remote learning mode. With travel restrictions and social distancing in play, Virtual Training is the most sought-after solution today for remote learning. Encourage all participants to dial in even if they are connected through VoIP.

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Evolving the E-Learning Experience for the 21st Century

eLearning 24-7

Boosts mobile learning value, social learning (P2P is a form of social media) and removes the browser issue for many businesses (i.e Text to Speech, Automatic Voice Recognition, Audio Social Learning. This at the same time, you are providing administration services in your learning management system?