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Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange.

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange of Information by Paul on March 14, 2011 in social learning Most of us in the adult learning industry have already found and incorporated Twitter into our everyday lives.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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It sounds like Weejee is growing quickly with Ian and Tracy at the helm, but they too are frustrated with the slow adoption of informal learning. The slow adoption of social learning is not localized to Minnesota and North Carolina. Last week I had a phone conversation with Ian Huckabee of WeeJee Media. Go take a peek.

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Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training | Social Learning Blog

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We frequently cite a study from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which demonstrated that approximately 70% of all on-the-job learning is done informally, through employee-driven initiative, and through employee-to-employee knowledge transfers. If you’re not using Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, wikis, etc.,

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Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ | Social.

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In both cases, much of the trick when it comes to user adoption has to do with getting the word out early and often about the tools you are developing. The questions prompt quite a lively and interesting discussion among online community members. This month, it is time for me to stop lurking and throw in my two cents. Properly d.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

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People in your network become the portals to knowledge, opportunity, and information you might not find on your own. Networking comes naturally for some people, but not-so-much for others. From a personal perspective, networking builds new relationships through which you can share information, answer questions, and make new connections.

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

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Here’s how a typical LinkedIn network might look: Your weak ties are smaller circles, not at the center of a cluster I heard more support for the Weak Ties theory while attending a Knowledge Management conference in 2005. I am a member of the Dashe & Thomson running and biking teams, and captain of its small but emerging chess team.

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What Can Charlie Sheen Teach Us About Internal Marketing? | Social.

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Just good, wholesome, social learning knowledge. In about a week, he has amassed more than 2 million followers on Twitter, and his catch phrases (“ winning ,” “ tiger blood ,” etc.) My original intention was to use this headline to draw you in, at which point I would hit you with the old bait and switch – no Charlie Sheen.