The Future of Learning: Smarter, Simple, Social – Part1

The future of learning in a socially designed business will reframe traditional approaches to the function of learning by providing platforms where learning activities are discretely embedded in everyday tasks which support and enhance informal learning opportunities. Consequently, structured formal learning events and their associated resources can be re-invigorated with the introduction of business process…

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BlogTalk 2010:Call for Papers

Call for Papers and Presentations BLOGTALK 2010 http://2010.blogtalk.net The 7th International Conference on Social Software Galway, Ireland, 26-28 August 2010 Important Dates =============== Regular paper abstracts due: 7 June 2010 (mandatory) Regular paper submissions due: 14 June 2010 Notification of regular paper acceptance or rejection: 30 June 2010 Camera-ready regular papers due: 14 July 2010…

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How to use Twitter responsibly (or NOT)

AS MORE marketers use social media such as Twitter and Facebook in their professional and personal lives, the lines between the official company line and private comment are becoming increasingly blurred. In the past few days a spat between a senior executive at IBM and a journalist was played out very publicly on Twitter. IBM’s…

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What do you LOVE about learning?

‘veI presented at 5 difference conferences and workshops over the last couple of  weeks – and collected some interesting data / responses to 2 questions: 1. What do you LOVE (or like) about learning?2. What do you dislike (not hate – I didn’t go there!) about learning? Here are the collated responses:1. What do you…

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Learning Technologies 2008 – Call for papers

It’s that time of year again….!Time to submit a case study for the annual Learning Technologies conference in Mooloolaba, Queensland: 6 & 7 November, 2008. This year’s theme is Connections: Technology has had an effect on how we live, how we communicate, and how we learn. The plethora of tools such as blogs, wikis, podcasts,…

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Emerging Technologies for Learning – Vol 3

Becta – the UK Government’s lead agency for ICT in education – has released their latest edition in the Emerging Technologies for Learning series (Volume 3). Not surprisingly, they have again selected a diverse range of authors and issues. (If you haven’t read Vol 1 or 2 – make sure you do!) In the Foreword…

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Social Media – edition 3

Trevor Cook & Lee Hopkins have just released their 3rd Social Media: or "how we stopped worrying and learnt to love communication".This is a really valuable introduction to social media in the organisational context – with an Australian perspective.I have used the previous editions with small/micro business owners – they love it – it manages…

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