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Ning Alternatives that Require Little to No Work?

Tony Karrer

I was hoping that Ning was going to come out with a inexpensive plan that would support the different Ning sites that I have a hand in. They do have Ning Mini at $3/mo, but it only allows 150 members. Harold Jarche is trying to figure it out for the Work Literacy site.

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TCC09: Evaluating Social Networking Tools for Distance Learning

Experiencing eLearning

An example of using a social networking tool, Ning, in an online class is reported.&#. student satisfaction tied to teacher-student and student-student interactions–social networking supports these. Support content. Elgg & Ning as two social networking tools. Case study with Ning. Evaluation for Learning.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

A PLN is “a system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learning” (Trust, 2012). In addition to the popular social media tools ( Facebook , Edmodo , Twitter ), there are also interest-based groups, including Ning and Google/Yahoo! Edmodo and Ning are gaining popularity with educators. What is a PLN?

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

A PLN is “a system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learning” (Trust, 2012). In addition to the popular social media tools ( Facebook , Edmodo , Twitter ), there are also interest-based groups, including Ning and Google/Yahoo! Edmodo and Ning are gaining popularity with educators. What is a PLN?

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TCC09 Keynote: Global Collaboration in the Web 2.0 World

Experiencing eLearning

Communicate = Ning. Sue’s wiki to support teachers building PLNs. She has mixed feelings about Ning for students–it’s not as global, you have to be a member to interact even on public sites. Connect = Elluminate. Collaborate = Wiki. Create = Video. Then start small with your project. Feed Reader.

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Finding the perfect learning platform in 5 steps

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

The shortlist that I currently have for tools that are relatively easy to implement are Elgg, Moodle, Ning, Drupal, Bloom Fire, Buddy Press for wordpress, and Social Engine. Implementation path Some platforms like Ning , you can tweak by yourself as a facilitator in one afternoon. To what extent do you support?

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Various ways to use social media as a facilitator or trainer

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

1) Wrap-around model: socials aspects are added as extra element to organise trainer- en peer support. Ning or LinkedIn group) to start exchanging online related to the topics of the trajectory. (3) Ning or LinkedIn group) to start exchanging online related to the topics of the trajectory. (3)