A Practical Approach to Leveraging Learning 2.0

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Aviel Selkovits

Workforce development brings its own set of opportunities and challenges to Learning 2.0. During my life I have seen major technology shifts and failures. I remember my first Sony Walkman, Sony Discman, and Ill never forget my first Apple iPod. I also remember school le... More »

Microsharing: A Powerful Way to Connect

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Tony Bingham

Humans have conveyed short messages, long with meaning, for as long as 40,000 years. Smoke signals have traversed the airways. Expressive quips filled the Seinfeld show. At all stages and ages, we move forward in small bursts of communication. Some people just dont noti... More »

What Is the New Social Learning?

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Tony Bingham

To understand social learning, we must first understand social media. Social media is a set of Internet-based technologies designed to be used by three or more people. Its rarer than it sounds. Most interaction supported by technology is narrowcast (one-to-one), often w... More »

Social Media in Communities of Practice

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Scott Palmer

Social media tools can help create a more dynamic community of practice and provide an ongoing and searchable conversation to benefit others. To successfully introduce social media into a community of practice within an organization, there are several factors that need ... More »

When to Use Social Media for Learning

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Michele B. Medved

Workplace learning professionals should focus on how social learningand its associated toolscan help achieve business goals. The transfer of knowledge has always been a social activity. Many years ago, workers learned skills through apprenticeship. More »