... in-person networking has its parallel in LinkedIn and Facebook. The food is not as good ... network. Meet folks they have had online conversations with, contact folks who are experts in areas where they may ... environment it works in. I was so frustrated before all of these tools came out. They solve a problem. Just like the ...

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For IDs and non-IDs Alike. (Hint: "ID" = "Instructional Designer".) Below is a list. I asked for help recently from the community for recommendations of online training resources. I was helping out a colleague who was preparing a presentation about learning environments. I was surprised not to have been able to find much on the ASTD web site. That is, without having to pay for every effen item or having the site freeze up when I clicked-through a link ... ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/melaclaro . Got friends? Forward this post ...

... included a solution progression in a simulated corporate environment. (Complete with a demanding, surly "client," ... described above is the kind of training activity you would expect to find in a Level 5 training environment. Level 6 ... ;? Follow me on Twitter ( @melaclaro ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: ...

... but to create social and cultural environments where it's okay to be wrong . In my training labs or some business meetings I facilitate with appropriate ground rules established, I call them a safe environment in which to fail ... wrong, as opposed to encouraging an environment for nurturing original thought. Take kids for example. Kids are very ... a fellow "Tweep"? Follow me on Twitter ( @melaclaro ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn ...

39;ol same work . Yet, when Mark polled the sophomores and juniors about the stuff of social media business: whether any of them author blogs, read blogs, participate in social networks, have a LinkedIn profile, Twitter , Plurk or ... really new work. However, the environment is quite different..." I agree with that. For me, it's the ... sophomores and juniors. He was dismayed at the students' "shocking lack of knowledge of social media." (Ref., Colleges Fail on Social Media .) I don't much blame him. Pew reports lead us to believe that teens of today are ...

... how to ignore the chatter. How do we do this in the social network environment? And, I think that the course fell right ... for Expertise - LinkedIn Answers . Certainly, the conversations and the finding of expertise via social networks such ... 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 netw