Published in Concepts
Just by reading the title, someone might think that this is a joke. It’s not. So ok, Facebook wasn’t created for educational purposes, but you ’d be surprised of how the social affordances of this versatile tool can generate great potentials for social learning.
Published in General
Is your business thriving in the world of social learning, content management, and long distance collaboration?
Sunday, 28 April 2013 13:01

How To Use Twitter For Social Learning

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I was never a huge fan of Twitter and I didn't see how a person could express himself in 140 characters, but apparently, Twitter has many benefits when it comes to reaching your learners.
In this free eBook from The eLearning Guild, experts provide 129 tips for educators and designers who want to make the best use of these technologies.
Saturday, 19 January 2013 14:13

Turning Learning Into Social Fun

Published in Companies
We live in a social world. People are constantly sharing their lives and enjoy communicating with each other, but when it comes to learning, why does it feel like the world has stopped moving?
Friday, 04 January 2013 17:02

12 Twitter Tips for the Tenderfoot

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Many educators disregard Twitter as a narcissistic fad used to mark one’s personal movement through the day. How could Twitter be used effectively for education? While many limit the use of Twitter to self-proclamation of what they ate for breakfast, educators can instead use it as a flexible forum for promoting student engagement and nurturing development of a learning community.
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Social/Informal Learning, Mobile Learning, Video – these three items have been “hot” for several years now, both in education and the corporate sector.  Many are excited about them but the adoption of them has been slower than predicted.  Barriers include cost, technology issues still not resolved, confusion about the differences between formal and informal learning, design factors, cultural factors, concerns about security, etc.
Published in Concepts
Cultural Challenges in Global Social Learning Spaces by Julian Stodd
Thursday, 05 July 2012 15:37

Exploring the layers of social learning

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Exploring the layers of social learning by Julian Stodd