Social Networking: Make It Personal

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Darin Hartley

One of the core principles of social networking systems that is so appealing is the level of personalization they enable. Both off-the-shelf and internally developed social networking systems offer multiple ways to personalize the user experience, from simple automatic ... 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 »

Lessons from Hollywood: How Reality TV Prepared Me for a Career in Training

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Allison Deutch

One year ago I decided to make a career change. After working in reality television for eight years, I was ready for new challenges. A career in the entertainment industry became less appealing to me, and I wanted to do something differentand more meaningful. I joined A... More »

Online Content: Still a Pain In the SaaS

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Lee Wright

Content-as-a-Service offerings are emerging as a way to solve the issues surrounding the maintenance and delivery of effective online training that have been hampering organizations since the inception of e-learning. An old mantra proclaims that Content Is King. In many... More »

Thoughts on Measuring and Evaluating Training

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Pat Crull

The term evaluation invokes a variety of emotions in people. Some fear the thought of being held accountable through an evaluation process; others see the prospect of evaluation as challenging and motivating. In either case, measurement and evaluation of training has a ... More »