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Entries Tagged as 'social networks'

Social Software: the Runtime Effect

November 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

In yesterday’s post I alluded to the idea that Barack Obama’s recent US Presidential Election win could, in no small part, be attributed to his effective utilization of social media, including the use of tools and technologies like YouTube, Facebook, blogs, and even PayPal (and other online payment solutions). Citing James Surowiecki’s 2004 text The [...]

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Tags: Noam Chomsky · Propaganda Model · The Wisdom of Crowds · e-learning ecosystem · social impact of e-learning · social networks · social software

Do Generation Xers learn differently to Boomers and the Internet Generation?

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments

A colleague asked me recently “do you take somebody’s age into account when designing and delivering training for them?”
As a learning professional in the IT industry, it’s my job to provide learning resources for the employees in my organization. Broadly speaking, my colleagues were born between 1965 and 1982 – the so-called Generation X cohort, [...]

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Tags: Social Constructivism · educational media · experiential learning theory · modes of learning · social impact of e-learning · social learning · social networks

Do Generation Xers learn differently to Boomers and the Internet Generation?

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments

A colleague asked me recently “do you take somebody’s age into account when designing and delivering training for them?”
As a learning professional in the IT industry, it’s my job to provide learning resources for the employees in my organization. Broadly speaking, my colleagues were born between 1965 and 1982 – the so-called Generation X cohort, [...]

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Tags: Social Constructivism · educational media · experiential learning theory · modes of learning · social impact of e-learning · social learning · social networks

Come along down to Learning Town

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

One of the early evangelists of E-Learning, Eliott Masie, has launched a Ning-based e-learning social network called Learning Town – A Village for Learning Professionals. It’s free and vendor-neutral, so nobody is trying to push their products or services on you (too much: there’s always the odd chancer).
At the time of posting, nearly [...]

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Tags: Elliott Masie · Irish Learning Technology Association · Irish learning professionals · Learning Professional · Learning Town · e-learning industry · ireland · social learning · social networks

Come along down to Learning Town

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

One of the early evangelists of E-Learning, Eliott Masie, has launched a Ning-based e-learning social network called Learning Town – A Village for Learning Professionals. It’s free and vendor-neutral, so nobody is trying to push their products or services on you (too much: there’s always the odd chancer).
At the time of posting, nearly [...]

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Tags: Elliott Masie · Irish Learning Technology Association · Irish learning professionals · Learning Professional · Learning Town · e-learning industry · ireland · social learning · social networks