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Why Slack Might Become the #1 Tool for Learning

eLearning Architect

The key driver for this was to replace tools such as Yammer, Skype and Jive (which haven't seen much engagement) and to consolidate these platforms into one tool. But for us to get there, we need to see the LMS vendors step up their games to provide a similar feature set to Slack within the LMS.

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Those who forget the mistakes of history

Jay Cross

Steve Wheeler’s excellent post on Learning Technologies in London described the vendors at the show as stuck in a time warp, maybe on another planet. Many eyed big savings from eliminating instructors entirely. (“Blended learning&# was the rationalization used by companies that found out that people-less training does not work.)

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How to Make BYOD Work

CLO Magazine

But companies have been on the front end of major technology transformations before, said Avron Barr, director of the International Federation for Learning, Education, and Training Systems Interoperability (LETSI), a nonprofit organization focused on technology in learning. Flash wasn’t going to do it for you.”

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What's on Your Social Wish List?

CLO Magazine

Front-running companies are installing social networks such as Chatter, Jive, Connections, Socialcast, Yammer, Socialtext, SharePoint, Ideo and HootSuite like there’s no tomorrow. You could deliver a much bigger bang for your training buck by greasing the skids to make experiential learning more systematic, coached and attractive.

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What Universities Must Learn About Social Networks

Jay Cross

The social business bandwagon has arrived and companies are installing Chatter, Jive, Connections, Socialcast, Yammer, Socialtext, Sharepoint, HootSuite, and more to replace outmoded intranets and improve the way they transact business. Furthermore, universities need to become networked to meet the needs of businesses seeking training.

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Snake Oil 2.0: Lipstick on a pig

Jay Cross

Xyleme ’s Dawn Poulos points out: If we look beyond our training silos for just a bit, we’ll see that that big social implementations are actually taking place outside of the training department. Rarely are these initiatives driven by the training organization. I suggest LMS vendors catch the Cluetrain in time.

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Ready or Not, The Future Is Now

CLO Magazine

Machine learning is the underpinning for many common learning technologies, including learning management systems, MOOCs, data analytics and other tools; and many learning vendors have marked it firmly on their future road maps. It took years of training and programming to teach it how to think.”.