... say "thank you" enough to Brent Schlenker and the rest of the eLearning Guild staff for putting on such a ... DevLearn more than anything else. This was an incredible event for networking. I can’t even begin to list off ...

... busy ⬠I went to 3! The eLearning Guild conference is different because, for the first time, my main purpose is to ... network. Meet folks they have had online conversations with, contact folks who are experts in areas where they may ... ¬¦.. This difference in approach may be a result of my lack of participation in the greater professional world of eLearning ... in-person networking has its parallel in LinkedIn and Facebook. The food is not as ...

Learning Worlds. According to the eLearning Guild , over 93% of Guild members report that their efforts to conduct ... curve for virtual worlds. According to the eLearning Guild 16% of respondents indicated that the were unaware of online ... actual equipment. Several pharmaceutical firms use virtual worlds of one form or another for training and social networking ...

... great social networking features that make it easy to share your knowledge and establish connections with others in your industry. I started off by joining the ASTD, and CLO groups and I think I'll look into the eLearning Guilds group next ... improve my career in instructional design and eLearning development. I am currently gainfully employed with a ...

Graphics) del.icio.us ( Social Bookmarking) eLearning XHTML Editor Facebook (Social Networking Site) Flickr ... eLearn Magazine elearning Europe eLearning Grid eLearning Guild elearning-reviews elearningpost ... Maricopa Learning eXchange NEEDS (Engineering) NLN (National Learning Network) NSDL (Nat. Science ...

... groups. Thus, by searching the eLearningGuild or ASTD groups, I'm able to find people who can help answer questions ... 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 my ... (LinkedIn Open Networker). I'm not sure I'm quite going as far as most LIONs who seem to link with everyone. But, I've ... CANs and FANs as I did before. However, if you are (a) reading this and (b) roughly in the world of eLearning, I ...

Although the use of Web 2.0 technologies for learning is on the up (see Learning 2.0 - an update from the eLearning Guild ), it's also true to say that most employers don't know which way to start (see How are employers responding to Gen Y and Web 2.0? ). It's therefore not surprising to see new tools enter the market that employers can more easily relate to. Two examples appeared today. The first is from one of the major corporate LMS providers, Saba . According to the announcement , Saba Social will incorporate "comprehensive social networking tools - blogs, communities ...

... networking, games and simulations, and location awareness, and we will examine their potential for mobile learning. We ... ’m glad to chat about anything (m/eLearning related or not) and meet new folks.        ...

... pros and cons of getting onto the same network? (He's Sprint, I'm Verizon). - My colleagues and friends are moving more towards texting rather than calling. Plus, Brent and Co. at the eLearning Guild seem to be organizing a significant ...

I'd also recommend joining the main e-learning associations, i.e. eLearning Guild , wherever you are in the world, as well as the eLearning Network (workplace learning) or the Association for Learning Technology (education), if ...

Networks. Here are some thoughts on this topic, especially thoughts around social networks for learning. Starting with Social Networking was a blessing and a curse. Social networks have a tendency to be a bit messy. Virginia Yonkers told us - I would like to know how to manage the information flows in social networks. I have been part of Ning groups before ... how to ignore the chatter. How do we do this in the social network environment? And, I think that the course fell right ... , but it's also how conversation, content spread across social networks. Still, if I ask, what would I want to ...