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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. GoogleDocs – online collaboration tool.

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Face time

E-Learning Provocateur

To add voice to the conversation we can use teleconferencing or VoIP. blended learning instructional design asynchronous conversation discussion face-to-face Helen Blunden human interaction isolation meetups online learning P2P peer-to-peer semi-synchronous social social presence social presence theory student synchronous'

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Guest Post: 5 Effective Ways of Maximizing Mobile Tech In Learning Pursuits

Kapp Notes

Email and VoIP. Plus, with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services like Skype and Google Hangouts, it is possible to make this venture more personal despite being totally virtual. Her other passions include playing tennis and social media, like Twitter and Google+. About the Author. mobile learning'

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2 Big Considerations When Transitioning to a Virtual Learning Program

Degreed

This might also include dial-in numbers from phones or VOIP for browsers. To engage learners, use a combination of technology and techniques (asynchronous and synchronous) to create a robust social learning journey for employees. Ensure that you have enough licenses for the types of online learning you are going to facilitate.

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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&# ). Social networks are inevitable in enterprise. Social networks are like telephones. Analyzing that data, you might notice that your offices in India are not taking advantage of our internal VOIP capability.

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Is the Future of Communications Social?

Rob Hubbard

Most realtime communications between our team (all of whom are based at different locations) are via Skype which we use for chat, VOIP conference calls and sending files to one another. Mobile collaborative, social communication is where it’s at. We use our mobile phones for voice calls, SMS and Skype on the move.