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Social Learning Ought to be Story-Sharing: "Friends You Haven't Met Yet"

Vignettes Learning

"People are social beings, and our brains are wired to connect with each other," Matthew D. Lieberman writes in his book, Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect. However, when it comes to traditional practices related to training and learning programs, we tend to slam on the brakes regarding social interaction.

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Resistance is futile

Learning with e's

I have learnt from my research that there are - and always will be - people who are resistant or reticent, because new technologies have the potential to disrupt and challenge the social and professional roles into which they have habituated. The same can be said for the participative Web. Increasingly, people think we should.