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

Dashe & Thomson

For example, Harvard professor Andrew McAfee sums up the Strength of Weak Ties theory nicely, describing how acquaintances with whom we are less familiar are more likely to tell us things we don’t already know: … People we don’t know all that well are hugely valuable in our work. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Properly d.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Cammy Bean’s latest blog post provides many ideas as well as real-life examples for Using Social Media for Learning. Take for example the Pakistani Sohaib Athar ( @ReallyVirtual ) who unknowingly tweeted about the US operation to kill Osama Bin Laden in Abottabad when he heard an explosion and firefight close to his home. Properly d.

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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

Dashe & Thomson

Military by Jim on May 19, 2011 in Gaming Theory Think game-based training doesn’t have anything to offer your organization in the way of savings? An example cited by Martin and Lin is called “ VBS 2 ” and runs on laptops. The Department of Defense disagrees with you. Properly d.

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Three Reasons Why Corporate Training Departments Could Become.

Dashe & Thomson

Take the film industry as an example. For example (and you really should check out this link) this guy , who blows stuff up with automatic weapons, is so cool (at least to his viewers), he’s like a modern-day Fonzie. Properly d.

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AI Tools, Games, Freelancing: ID Links 2/14/23

Experiencing eLearning

The voices in the short samples sound very realistic; this could work for at least short narration. Currently, you can use the free plan for short samples as long as you provide attribution. The fields of instructional design, learning & development and learning theory have been shaped by a wide range of people over many years.

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

Dashe & Thomson

As an example, she notes that Cisco has cited the use of wikis in saving millions of dollars, by allowing “geographically dispersed staff [to] efficiently work on single documents, share ideas and comments, and decrease development time.” Properly d.

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Those are extreme examples, but the very same thing can happen when you are told you have to attend training you don’t want or need. You may not show it outwardly, but you feel angry, put upon, depressed…and you are pretty much worthless to do any quality work for the rest of the day. Properly d.