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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. The slow adoption of social learning is not localized to Minnesota and North Carolina. Every day, social media and informal learning entrench themselves more into the fabric of our everyday lives.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Torrey Trust is my guest blogger. Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. It took 40 years, but with the invention of the Internet and social media tools, Licklider & Taylor’s predication has come true. Social bookmarking tools (i.e.,

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

Torrey Trust is my guest blogger. Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. It took 40 years, but with the invention of the Internet and social media tools, Licklider & Taylor’s predication has come true. Social bookmarking tools (i.e.,

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10 hot tips for moocers

E-Learning Provocateur

This was certainly the case for some in the EDCMOOC , and I fear I was too dismissive of the issue in my previous blog post. If you trust me, you may find the following tips useful as you embark on your own mooc voyage… Before doing anything, ask yourself three fundamental questions. Firstly: “Why a mooc?

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Get Your Game On: 7 Questions to Ask Before Implementing Gamification

Association eLearning

The following is a guest blog post from Christina Smith, a content & client marketing specialist with a focus on social media at YourMembership.com. The military and groups like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts have been using principles of motivational theory for decades. What about game theory? Christina G.

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Discussing the ASTD Handbook, eLearning, and Published Expertise with Elaine Biech

Web Courseworks

Call me old fashioned, but I do still see the value in a thoughtfully constructed book curated by a trusted source and filled with vetted content from a wide variety of industry experts. To be useful to the profession, the final product needed to be current, grounded in theory, and practical. The ASTD Handbook does just that.

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Mastering social selling: Unlocking sales success through social media

TalentLMS

You’re on the couch, listening to tunes, and checking social media on your smartphone. So, why is social selling so effective? Understanding social selling Over half of the world’s population uses social media. It’s a lazy Sunday. But it doesn’t end there. You’ve got a loaded cart.