... fledged initiatives?  Can you get a small social networking tool initiative going that can help people help each other? A couple of recurrent themse were selling this to management, and managing the proliferation of tools.  For the former ... Karrer talked today about investing in knowing how to use the tools effectively, building upon all the tools that Robin Good and Jane Hart had described yesterday (simply amazing tools). The organization level of that is to develop ... tracking the tools, I think the key are the needed affordances.  I’ve been focused on finding the affordances ...

Hart's recent top tools and Stephen Downes on The Future of Learning, that's quite good company. Several of my favorite bloggers have been added into the mix. I'm also listing what they show as their top tools in the widget for some of them - which I find interesting. It gives me a sense of the tools they talk about. Cammy Bean - Learning Visions ... Casual Blog Twitter (41) LinkedIn (32) RSS (18) Social Network (15) Facebook (6) Ken ...

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 ... might have the answer and the overall cost is negligible. So, the cost graph with Web 2.0 and all the tools make it ... good at quickly pushing the question out to all the networks you have. He has an example of where he sends it to ...

... potential it has as a tool to connect with. I’m unsure how that could be better addressed.” As educators ... this context, we can all contribute to more meaningful use of these tools. And students will value from that context. “I think it could be a super beneficial tool for teaching. Everyone learns at a different pace, so imagine the ... really proprietary tools, give the students the right not to take part. They shouldn’t EVER feel forced to do so. It ... that I know about Open Office, I let students know there are programs and tools available to them for FREE. UPDATE: ...

... the organization is currently going through a network upgrade which has caused a variety of system issues. I am hoping that all of my problems are solved after the network upgrade is complete but I suspect that there will still be problems ... changing that setting I will get better performance. I am also waiting to hear back on the status of the network ...

... thoughts on the course and the implications for design of similar kinds of online learning courses. Social Network as Course Platform Like social networks generally, Ning, unfortunately feels a bit scattered. There are lots of places ... network will inherently feel more scattered. In discussing Facebook Learning , certainly if you look at the types of things ... defined it: Each week we will share new activities that will allow you to explore each of these tools. We recognize that ... of the tools and minimal interaction. * The Joiner/Collector --For those who want to delve more deeply into ...

... based tool ever since. The site started out as an online encyclopedia but has grown virally and morphed into something ... . (tags: web_2.0 enterprise_2.0 ) In the future⬦Pfizer plans to launch Pfacebookâ¬a social networking site modeled ... launches RSS for R&D and eyes "Pfacebook" social network Also see Pfizer Case Study . __ Catalog of Recommended ...