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Thursday, February 12, 2009 - by Tony Karrer, Tony O'Driscoll

Tony Karrer and Tony O'Driscoll examine how blogs represent a very interesting self-directed learning device that can have considerable impact on individuals and work groups and offer an opportunity to build networks within and across organizations. They also look more broadly at how social network technologies affect learning.

Communities of Practice:   Learning Technologies

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Authored By

  • Tony Karrer
    Tony Karrer is CEO of TechEmpower, Inc. a software solutions company.
  • Tony O'Driscoll
    Tony O’Driscoll is a professor at North Carolina State University’s Jenkins Graduate School of Management. Prior to joining NCSU, O’Driscoll held research and learning strategy positions at IBM.