This month's ASTD Big Question on the Learning Circuit's Blog is about Social Networking and finding help and ... one person who had the specific answer you needed. You really had to "work your network" to find the right person to ... the questions are even broken down further into more sub-questions which you can read for yourself at the original ASTD Blog posting Network Feedback . The assumption seems to be that there is one "best" place for asking a question. One social network for Learning Management System questions and, perhaps another, for a question about learning strategies ...

ASTD TechKnowledge 2009 is coming to Las Vegas in January. I'm doing two sessions including a keynote / general session - descriptions below. If you are planning to go to the conference and read this, please drop me a comment because ... -learning 2.0 methods to see examples of where and how tools such as social networks, social bookmarking, wikis, blogs, and RSS ... Learning 2.0 - a shift in the way that knowledge workers work and learn. Personal, collaborative, and informal learning ... these Learning 2.0 tools and their implications on personal and formal learning. We will look at adoption trends ...

ASTD TechKnowledge 2008 is coming soon in San Antonio. Now that it's less than a month away, I thought I'd sit down ... - Ten Tips for Extending your Education Conference Session Hopping - A Practical Guide Conference Networking Tools Ray Sims had some good practical suggestions in the comments of Conference Networking Tools that suggest how to make contact. It somewhat presupposes you have a purpose. It also supposes you can get into and use ASTD CONNECT for ... person), very early (7AM) sessions that were a moderated group discussion on a particular topic. For some ...

I'm trying Slideshare for the first time. I've embedded the presentation from last week that I mentioned before . SlideShare Link A few posts that go along with the content: Delicious Upgrade Have Work and Learning Changed or the Way We Do Work and Learning? Learning and Networking with a Blog (Deleted Scenes) What is eLearning 2.0? eLearning 1.0, 1.3 and 2.0 Learning Trends Point To and Shape eLearning 2.0 Web 2.0 and eLearning 2.0 Start-Up Guides Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & ...

Administrivia The Chapter's President Elect shared some initiatives I'm personally looking forward to for next year. Here's a great opportunity for local ASTD Chapter members: The board's looking to conduct many affordable workshops next year. To pull this off, the chapter will naturally be looking for membership support to host ... networking. The board will be open to your ideas. In January, expect a learning/networking event devoted to structured networking. The Snowflake Effect: Readiness for the Age of Uniqueness. 7:00 PM. At this point we conferenced ...

I've been approached quite a bit recently to do presentations at local ASTD chapters or to help find a speaker. The reality is that I can't afford to do free presentations at local events. In some cases, I am finding myself doing ... where that's not going to work out, I would really like to help the person find a speaker who is local and who can speak to ... month's Big Question - Network Feedback and in Getting Help . So, I'm hoping that folks can recommend what I should ... speaker in the Birmingham, Alabama area for a local ASTD on eLearning 2.0 or Work Literacy. What would you do if you ...

Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning ... Here is my presentation on eLearning that was presented at the Orange County ASTD. Im trying ... We Do Work and Learning? Learning and Networking with a Blog (Deleted Scenes) What is eLearning 2.0 ... Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins & Mash-ups Shift in ... willing to make those available, as well? Best regards, Mel ASTD-OC Technology SIG Member ...

Examples! ASTD Big Question for June This month the question is "Where are the Examples of eLearning?" and we ... Build Tiny Prims in Second Life . I view this as e-learning since the person watching the video is getting instruction ... Blogs ASTDs Learning Circuits Blog Barts Virtual Learning Worlds Blog Ben Hamiltons Learning Design and ... Thoughts on Innovation... List to Learn, Learn to List Games for Change Social Networking Not ...

Organization, Business Objects, NATPE, Jewish Funders Network, ASTD, ad:tech, University of California, Santa Barbara ... White Label Social Networking Solutions, Part II A Comparison Chart by TechCrunch The information in the ... and custom social networking solutions. For do-it-yourself, hosted solutions, please see our previous chart and our post "9 Ways to Build Your Own Social Network" . You can also return to the post accompanying this chart. Hover ... LiveWorld Neighborhood America Omnifuse Pringo Networks ...

... campaign to change hearts and minds at my local Orange County ASTD chapter . My hope is to extend our local ASTD membership ... Local ASTD Chapter .") Yesterday, I issued an open challenge in the ASTD-OC forum on LinkedIn (note: free group ... hopefully we each get a new friend. The First Two Things So, this post is for you. Mr./Ms. New-Twitter-friend in the ASTD's local chapter in Orange County, CA. If you're not a member of ASTD, don't worry. Welcome! Please read on ... . It speaks about a frame of mind. All too often, folks join a well-trafficked social network "once or ...

... virtual conversations, it still isn't quite the same thing as being there. As an aside, I personally question that view. In the long run - 25 years - we will all be walking around with devices that attempt to make in-person as good as ... - add 3D - presence based audio - first person shooters). And because you are online, you will have access to all ... -face still matters. And in fact all our globally-connecting-social-networking tools are making face-to-face more, not less ... electronic-only contact. In Las Vegas (at ASTD TechKnowledge), I met up with bloggers who I really only knew online.

... to Social Networking Introduction to LinkedIn Introduction to Facebook Introduction to Ning Using Social Networks for Personal Professional Development Using Social Networks with Learners Social Networking and Privacy ... I'm doing a keynote presentation at ASTD TechKnowledge in January on New Work Literacies and eLearning 2.0 and ... Expertise (Network) Collaborate Scan (Continuous Awareness/Learning) Learning 2.0 for Workplace Learning Professionals ... and their implications for Personal and Formal Learning What Learning 2.0 means to them both personally ...

... from our personal network? All this so I can be respected and accepted by my peers? Gosh, how pathetic is that? Or, how ... I've been meaning to do this follow up to a post I made last week about liveblogging the ASTD-OC meeting last ... meeting. (Guys, I'm tellin' ya, if you're in ASTD and don't take advantage of your local/monthly ... questions about social media and social networks , in general. I was especially interested to learn there are many opportunities to help train members of my local chapter about the ins/outs of social networks. To hear one of ...

... hard to come to a blog and get a sense of what the person talks about. This is the reason I created the First Time ... Personal Learning for Learning Professionals - Using Web 2.0 Tools to Make Reading & Research More ... 21 Personal Learning Knowledge Work Environment 1,199 3 23 Course ... 2.0 Tools - A Summary 1,147 2 28 Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools 1,140 9 43 eLearning 2.0 Presentation - ASTD OC 972 1 ...

Update: 12/19/2007. There has been great discussion in the comments. I wanted to provide a bit more context for this. The session will be workforce learning professionals (an ASTD audience). They will range greatly in terms of the ... , Wikis, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking, Collaboration Tools in your organization?" I have a list of about 30 ideas ... a random selection of thoughts, rants and personal beefs. Feedback to the group consists of a series of disjointed ... my slides for ASTD TechKnowledge and had planned to do a small group breakout and then have each group contribute to ...

Kapp Notes: ASTD's Big Question for December: New Learning How to leverage a Network: What I Learned in 2007 ... Predictions. I personally am going to be looking back at some of my blog posts and look for those "aha moments ... Solutions Jan Van Belle Dan McCarthy ASTD Cascadia Mary ...

Kapp Notes: ASTD's Big Question for December: New Learning How to leverage a Network: What I Learned in 2007 ... Predictions. I personally am going to be looking back at some of my blog posts and look for those "aha moments ... Solutions Jan Van Belle Dan McCarthy ASTD Cascadia Mary ...

This month's ASTD Big Question on the Learning Circuit's Blog is about Network Feedback . You might want to take a look at the question by way of background. The basic question is how do you reach out into the vast network of people ... and we go through some process when we decide. Then he makes a great point: With Web 2.0 and social networks, the cost ... good at quickly pushing the question out to all the networks you have. He has an example of where he sends it to five ... people will see the same question going by. What is their perception of multiple questions by the same person? Do ...

Learning Clark Aldrich has written a personal story about developing a new genre of leadership development program ... Jokes Just Jay Learning Meta Networking ... ? Virtual Apps Aerobic Learning Work as Video Game Oracle and Macromedia, Sitting in a Tree The Blogosphere ASTD ... 2 PlaNetwork LIVE ASTD 2004 Leftovers Googlism Worker Effectiveness Improvement, not KM Upcoming Events eLearning Effectiveness? Jays Talk at ASTD Mintzberg & Cooperider Lest ye forget ASTD ...

... later.  LCB was an outgrowth of Jay's person website and blog efforts.  He linked up with ASTD's Learning Circuits ... been a unique relationship as we draw upon each other's connections and knowledge but ASTD has allowed LCB 100% freedom ... a dynamic hub of networked activity.  It's been exciting to see over 60 learning professionals step forward ...

Recently we have seen the release of two annual reports - the ASTD's 2007 State of the Industry Report and Training Magazine's 2007 Industry Report . Both show similar growth in the use of e-learning in the USA. As a share of total formal training hours, the ASTD shows e-learning at approximately 25% (up from 11% five years ago), while Training Magazine ... . Asynchronously there’s been similar progress, with email, forums and newsgroups; the World Wide Web; social networking ... everyday social interaction that is a vital part of our daily rituals. It also adds a more personal touch, particularly ...

... years later.  LCB was an outgrowth of Jay's person website and blog efforts.  He linked up with ASTD's Learning ... day.  It's been a unique relationship as we draw upon each other's connections and knowledge but ASTD has allowed LCB 100 ... our community and make LCB a dynamic hub of networked activity.  It's been exciting to see over 60 ...

... groups. Thus, by searching the eLearningGuild or ASTD groups, I'm able to find people who can help answer questions ... for some time that my success rate in contacting someone who is 2nd degree (there's one person in the middle who will pass my request on) is roughly 80%. If the person is 3rd degree, it's low enough that I don't even bother. The problem ... individual's social network (online or offline) is divided into three groups: PANs = Potentially Active Network CANs = Currently Active Network FANs = Formerly Active Network I used to think of LinkedIn as containing exactly ...

... online marriage matching based on personality profiles and controlled communication) from its launch through their ... Shape eLearning 2.0 eLearning 2.0 Presentation - ASTD OC eLearning 2.0 Presentation - ISPI Los Angeles Introduction to Wikis, Blogs, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking and RSS Practical Suggestions: Web 2.0 and eLearning 2.0 Start-Up Guides Personal and Group Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools Authoring in eLearning 2.0 / Add-ins ... Personal Learning Top Ten Reasons To Blog and Top Ten Not to Blog PKM and Personal Learning Personal ...

... subscribe to and my personal style is to quickly scan a lot of blogs, selectively reading posts that I think are going to be ... , but I came to understand the request (from a very persistent person). That said, I still cheated (see below). I think a ... Strategies and Development Brent Schlenker explores elearning in the corporate world -- with a personal touch ... the blog try: First Time Visitor Guide elearnspace George Siemens - learning, networks, knowledge ... & technology." The Learning Circuits Blog ASTD's blog associated with the Learning ...

ASTD ’s Learning Circuits Blog has a monthly ‘Big Question.” This month it’s: I ... perspective of a person looking to get a job in the field of e-learning vs. a person who knows little about the term. I ... do I do?’ joined ASTD, ISPI, e-Learning Guild, went to Masie lab. Said ‘holy shit, how do I do this ... in this field) joined social networks enrolled in a Master’s program at Capella University (Education ... Research full-time. A huge step for me - working at home, etc. started a personal e-learning blog, joined the ...

... conferences I regularly attend - and no offense to the eLearningGuild, ASTD, etc. - because most conferences have these same ... keywords being used in the session. Now, I'm personally not ready to throw in the towel on conferences. I still feel that ... learning and networking experience. 2. Unconference within a Conference Unconferences allow the participants to ... sure that I know how to make this happen for more attendees, but Beer Tasting at ASTD TechKnowledge , Boston, Beer - Bloggers - Learn.com and similar things at ASTD in Atlanta were definitely fun. Getting together with other experts ...

... scanning behavior has radically changed because of blogs (see Time Spent on Blogging , Personal Learning Strategies ). I ... . That appeals to the broadest audience. And somehow, ASTD conferences attract 50-75% newbies to ever conference. If you ... the articles I write on various topics (e.g., Learning and Networking With A Blog (T+D article) ) have to be somewhat ... looking for deeper content? I personally think there's an interesting aggregator role, but they may be made irrelevant by networked aggregation unless they get out in front today. Certainly, for most experts, my guess is that they've lost ...

... at how I was introduced to various opportunities, my personal network that was built through years of different kinds of ... different online to build personal relationships that rival what I have in my face-to-face network? Will this net more ... Conference Planning for ASTD TechKnowledge 2008. When I was writing that post, I told myself that I really needed to sit down ... mostly based on personal introductions from people I know or through my various speaking, writing, blogging, etc. I ... group virtual conversations, small group networking, speaking at virtual conferences, speaking at conferences and ...

Kimberly McCollum in The networked nature of information fairly calls me out for asking such leading questions ... profession. Go to an ASTD conference and ask about this stuff. You won't find many who even are aware of any of this. I'm personally out to change this, but we are a long way from being in a position to lead. And let me back up the need ... understand them if for no other reason than it gives you options, and may improve personal and organisational performance. I ... to both the personal and organizational level. Those educators who truly believe that the learners come first and ...