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Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves | Social Learning Blog

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves by Paul on May 17, 2011 in user adoption User adoption is the single biggest challenge when implementing new technology – it is now and it has been for 15 years.

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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. His methodology encouraged positive engagement with learning using a wide variety of techniques that included art and music. Each student selected the group they wanted to be in.

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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. Properly d.

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

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Although Twitter has a relatively small user base (approximately 200 million users compared to Facebook’s 600 million), these are your early adopters, your super-users, your friends that seem to know a little about everything and your friends that know absolutely everybody. Twitter is a marketer’s dream. Properly d.

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Who's Building the Social Learning Roads? | Social Learning Blog

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Trent Batson wrote a great piece on technology adoption in the classroom a couple weeks ago entitled Faculty ‘Buy in’ – to What? Academia needs a coherent learning theory, or set of theories, that provides guidance for building the road system so the cars can operate. Sad, but true. Do you know of any other road-builders?

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What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? | Social.

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I live and breathe Minnesota sports and love golfing, boating, skiing, traveling, and attending live music. Ive worked in sales and marketing with various organizations, including 3M, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ionix Medical, and the Itasca Project. Properly d.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

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I am an avid film goer, music lover, bridge walker, and supporter of the Dashe & Thomson running team. In my role as Vice President of Client and Staffing Services, I know that training may not always be the answer. Properly d.

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