I’ve been using Twitter for a number of weeks now, and that, combined with several recent social networking activities prompted this reflection.  There’s lots more for me to learn, of course, but there are powerful reasons to blog about it along the way as well. I’ve talked before about the reasons to blog, including it causing you to ... the Summer Seminar Series, and it’s had some life. The Work Literacy one on Learning 2.0 that’s going on ... notifications right. So, lots of tools, lots of opportunities, still more to learn.  What am I missing?

... we know a topic. So, how do YOU articulate social learning and explain it to others? Most importantly, how do you ... ? How do you explain to the babyboomer who is on the front line what social learning is and why it would benefit them? I have found that it isn't until we can do this - and do it well - that we'll be able to implement social learning ... takes to explain social learning to others.  Its not an easy task, but I have found some things that help. So, a ... Image via Wikipedia I am often in the position of talking with others who somewhat get what social ...

... similar - to ’sell’ social learning to executives?

One of the nice things about FaceBook is that you're always uncovering interesting new angles on the people you know. Dominique Lowenthal alerted me to this exhibition of her photographs taking place on flickr. Interestingly, Dominique took all these photos with her mobile phone, which is embarrassing for those of us with digital SLRs. She credits the quality of her work to the "wonderful and insightful feedback I have through my Flickr friends" - another endorsement of the learning power inherent within social networking. Take a look - I think Dominique's a real talent.

Join us for the Social Learning SIG ’s October Webinar Title: Informal Learning in the 21st Century Description: There’s a true transformation happening on the Internet. The passive read-only experience of ... is changing. We know that an interactive web will have profound implications for us as learning professionals - but what ... technologies are changing the face of the web, and how learning organizations are leveraging these technologies to better serve their customers. Host: Cascadia Chapter of ASTD Presenter: Bill Bruck of Q2 Learning When: Friday ...

The more and more I get into the OpenSource Learning project with the Masie Consortium, the more I see the incredible possibilities. XplanaZine has taken the social networking idea in the world of quiz creation . Cool! I hadn't thought of that yet. Multiple people helping to craft the perfect assessments instead of random content experts writing their own and trying to be tricky...or worse funny. I'm sure you all have taken a quiz where the last choice is always ... educational psychologists, the problem with most quizzes is that they do not encourage active learning. Further, some ...

My presentation linking mobile learning and social media that I gave in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. | View | Upload your ...

These guys keep crankin' 'em out. I love it! Social Networking is also Social Learning. I think deepest learning comes from human connections and Social Networking tools make it easier than ever to connect to the people you want to learn something from, or with whom you are willing to learn with, together, collaboratively. Before there was online social networking I remember reading business books about the power of the "rollodex": Important successful people ALWAYS had a massive rollodex. At the time I remember thinking about the dozen or so people that I had on a piece ...

Image via Wikipedia WHY #2 : Social Learning Personalizes Learning. The next verb of Social Learning is that it will personalize your learning.  I don't know how many training classes I have been to that I was told what I was going to learn instead of learning what I felt I needed to learn to do my job.  Some of the instruction I ... the answer is not ‘the learner' then it is not social learning. Instead of forcing someone to learn a subject, it is discovered by the learner. Like BarCamp, social learning is personalizes the learning to the individual, not to ...

Well, looks like I've got some reading to do.

... if communication and learning can be enhanced by sharing, let it fly! photo credit: ~~Jen~~ ...

... understand more why Ray is agonizing over social learning. Not only are we being asked to help others make fundamental ... shifting?  I would say YES and NO.  Social learning is a companion to formal learning.  They coexist and compliment each other.  In some cases social learning can take the place of formal learning, but from what I have seen it is not too ... they interact with technology…”  Usually this is an I.T. function (using new technology).  Social learning bleeds over into other departments’ functions.  In fact, I have seen much of social learning bleed not only ...

I wrote this article back in November for Learning Technologies magazine. I'm placing it here as a matter of record and to note that social networking tools are clearly important to accelerating the (effective) learning process. --------------------------------- We are social animals by nature, so any technology that allows us to connect more efficiently and effectively with others will ...

This video is about schools, but at the heart it is about learning.  Chris Lehmann has created a spectacular Ignite presentation.  My key take -aways: Learning can be much more immersive Live in a “Life Long Kindergarten” “We teach kids, not subjects” Student centered learning “It’s about what they can do - about what they can make” Give them a project (or let them come up with their own “Technology needs to be like oxygen” It really is about focusing on the learner .

HERE for more details (but use the link above to register). 2) Twitter: Want to learn more ways to use it?  Check out this post full of great information on how you can expand the use of Twitter. 3) Go view the Directory of Social Networks for Learning Professionals .  The Social Learning SIG NING site is on there.  If you haven’t ... wanted to share: 1) As a reminder, we are doing a webinar this Friday at 11am Pacific.  TOPIC: Informal Learning in ... weekend.  As I have learned too many times, life is too precious to take for granted.  Don’t pass up the times to ...

8220;social learning.” It is more of a course creation product with elements of social learning.  Yet what it can ... the creator usage and billing statistics. But social learning is all about interacting.  I was pleasantly surprised ... templates, but at least there is some variation. Although not total social learning, this approaches it more than others. ... The hidden sauce with most of the Web 2.0 / social media craze is LEARNING.  I don’t think people get that.  ... solution from a learning perspective from the beginning.  Usually it is “We have a product.  Oh ya, and you ...

... about social learning and would love to incorporate some of the things I learn from the book into that. In November I am joining ELG’s DevLearn08 to present 15 objections to social learning and how to overcome them.  Also getting ... . I could add a few others.  Check out my (smaller) list at the Social Learning SIG site .

I am going through one of the CCK08 readings for this week, “Cloudworks: social networking for learning design ... title conole_ascilite). The paper provided a quote from Engestrom that really struck me: The term ’social ... the reason why people affiliate with each specific other and not just anyone... The fallacy is to think that social networks are just made up of people. They’re not; social networks consist of people who are connected by a shared object. I love the idea that social networks require a shared object, in other words they need a theme . If you ...

... this: It has its place, but by itself blended learning is not complete. Being a big proponent of learning using social ... not lose its significance) but the funnel, for the most part, is gone.  Formal learning intersects with social ... organizations where formal courses of all kinds, social interactions using all mediums and all types of informal learning blend ... , “ The Bionic Brain: Learning, Technology, and Social Networks ” at DevLearn, he asked, “How many of your ... ; ) Blended learning is now inadequate - it is only mediocre.  Let me explain why I think so. Blended learning ...

... offered to do a webinar for the Social Learning SIG in January.  That will be the next one. Good day - tired as ...

... and that’s to be expected (one of my learnings is that not everyone has to like you personally).   However ... ho or slow and steady, but you can’t just wait. You gotta keep learning, or I reckon you’re dead.  Too many zombies as it is.  Go forth and learn!

Today Tony Karrer has launched eLearningLearning , an aggregation of eLearning information.  It pulls in information from mainly blogs right now, but will contain more sources as it grows. You will notice on my right sidebar that I have a graphic with the logo and then a bunch of ‘tags’ and how many times I use them.  This widget, provided by Tony, will launch you in to eLearningLearning and show you everything that I have tagged with that word.  Not only that, but it will give you access to many others information about the topic.  And then it will lead you to other ...

Karyn Romeis is working on a dissertation exploring the impact of the use of social media on the professional practice of learning professionals. Karyn would like to know your story as well, so add to her blogpost . The questions she would like to see answered: How did you get started with social media? What was your introduction, and how did the journey unfold? What difference has it made in your professional practice? How did I get started with social ... and in low resource areas working on tropical diseases). My first personal dive into social media was because I ...

Social media's content demand is driving me nuts! (Well ok, it is my drive that drives me mad). Although I have been ... that demands more time than I would wish it to take. But as a knowledge worker I have the feeling that I must learn, read, write, share and learn again. Due to the content overload I have a tendency to read diagonally, but this speeds ... -generation (= Social Media generation). This is affecting me more than I could have imagined at the beginning of my increased social media presence. Because although I have felt a great push forward in my knowledge at the same time I ...

Yesterday I wrote about being a Learning Facilitator - not getting in the way, but connection people to other people to learn - On or offline.  Then I stumbled upon TEACHSTREET.com .  They help anyone find courses on anything.  Photography in Portland, OR ?  Done.  There were a number of courses for all levels. This is about connecting those who want knowledge with those who have it. Gather, control, teach and require has turned into aggregate, open, facilitate and house. What can this teach us about what we might do in our organizations?

... be speaking on the subject of social media and how they are impacting the learning capacity in low resource areas. It is ... ; and their knowledge adds to e-Learning information on a global scale. The impact of social media for low-resource ... community. This session will examine the impact social media in low-resource areas has on the global e-Learning program ... within the e-Learning world. Social media enables a closer contact between those areas that have been testing digital ... this session, you will learn: What social media is Which social media are used in low-resource areas to connect ...

This question haunts me, especially because most of the people are not jumping up and down for change. So somehow, somewhere you must be as cunning as the pied piper and luer them into the joy of social media and participative learning. I am very lucky because ITM has teachers who relish in interactive courses, but as soon as the term ‘IT' or ‘wiki ... social media, but were scared of the technical part. During the last months some tactics have proven to be useful ... of the learning environment. Get teachers to express their ideas (in the online collaborative document - ahum ...

WHY #3 : Social Learning Discovers the Expterts. Social learning also discovers the experts ... experts out there that most people didn't know about.  If they see a need for someone to learn, they can help out, for ... or SME -they just are and are socially recognized as such. Traditional training can - not always, but often does ... help others learn.  And even better is that they will automatically help each other - often times without prompting ... .  They use our product every day in ways we may not realize.  We learned from them, they learn from us, they learn ...

Photo from Flickr by Thomas Hawk WHY #1 : Social Learning FOCUSES on People. What this means could be ... this, Barbara Streisand starts singing in my head .) This is what it means to me. First, social learning focuses on ... threatening to their job.  Instead of being a presenter we need to become a true facilitator of learning no matter what ... on people, we want to help them exchange ideas and learn from each other.  We facilitate conversation, share resources ... learner who is creating the content.  For example, if you go out on a public drive at your company, you can learn a ...

... information and learn - the easier the better.  If the process is difficult others will either 1) not use it or 2) put up with it and grumble the whole time. Social Learning liberates knowledge. Related Posts: Why #5: Adapting to a New Learning Structure Why #4: Distributing Ownership ( Cont' ) Why #3: Discovering Experts Why #2: Personalizing Learning Why #1: Focusing on People ( Part 1 ) ( Part 2 ) ... part, why stick perfectly good information in email?  No one else can learn from what you just learned when it is ...