The popularity of microblogging, with special emphasis on twitter, the most famous
application of the kind, is growing rapidly. This kind of tools for micro-exchange of
information and communication is changing the daily life of knowledgeable worker as well as
Internet savvy people. From this perspective this paper aims to show how Twitter can be used
during conferences, and furthermore how different people are using it. With the help of a
survey and analysis of the collected data, benefits regarding the use of a microblogging tool
such as Twitter can be presented. The publication shows evidence on how Twitter can enhance
the knowledge of a given group or community by micro-connecting a diverse online audience.
Statistical data was also used to support this research.
My blog is approaching its third birthday - I write why I think Twitter is the most important application for developing your personal learning network.
"Are you spending the bulk of your employee training resources building courses? If so, it's time to rethink your strategy. In this new Perspectives report from Guild Research, author Patti Shank examines informal workplace learning. How can you support it? How can you measure it? One thing's for sure: Your company needs it.
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Consider for a moment the repercussions,
for example, of helping people in your workplace get up to speed on a new
system implementation.
This
is expensive, of course. But even more problematic, it’s likely that the
classes would be held prior to the implementation, and then people would forget
much of what they learned by the time the implementation occurred
you could
try another scenario, which better fits the way people learn
keep a number of volunteers across the
organization well trained, then provide asynchronous training and performance
support tools for the new system and allow these local volunteers to support
people at their site.
Bandura is the person whom we
can credit with the actual phrase “social learning.”
Have you heard? There's a Google Doc out there right now that's quickly becoming a tremendous resource. 100 (and counting) people have joined @tombarrett and have been collaborating on it in order to build what is quite possibly one of the best presentati
Social networking communities are here to stay. Facebook has over 500 million users, while Twitter has over 200 million. That's not even counting blogs or YouTube video blogs. There's no doubt that students are actively engaged in online communities, but what kind of effects are these sites having and how can parents counteract the bad and bolster the positive?
I am a teacher blogger from Ireland for the past three years. This is the first of two reflections on what I am at. Teachers considering blogging might find it useful.
"A HootCourse is an online classroom. And then some.
Instead of cumbersome forums or complicated lesson-plan formats, HootCourse uses a combination of the most popular social networks and blogging platforms to provide a new type of online classroom."