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 »

Six Trends That Will Change Workplace Learning Forever

Paula Ketter

Changes to the workplace, the competencies for leadership development, and technologies will alter the way learning professionals approach training design and delivery. Change can be scary. If you agree, then 2010 has been a scary year. Along with the challenges of the ... More »

Common Features of a Virtual Classroom Software Program

Cindy Huggett

Lets review the common features available in most virtual classroom software programs. Well briefly discuss each tool, its common uses for virtual training, and any unique characteristics to be mindful of when using it. This is not an exhaustive list of all featuresjust... More »