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Background: Social Learning is the utilization of Social Networks and Social Technology for specific organizational learning outcomes. This survey was designed in our LAB to take a quick pulse of learning colleagues around the globe on current implementations and plans for Social Learning. Elliott Masie comments are indicated in BLUE below each question: 1.

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World Without Walls: Learning Well with Others How to teach when learning is everywhere. By Will Richardson Facebook 16 Twitter 25 Share 136 Email Four teachers from High Tech High. Bringing Their A-Game: Humanities teacher Spencer Pforsich, digital arts/sound production teacher Margaret Noble, humanities teacher Leily Abbassi, and math/science teacher Marc Shulman make lessons come alive on the High Tech campuses in San Diego. Credit: David Julian Earlier this year, as I was listening to a presentation by an eleven-year-old community volunteer and blogger named Laura Stockman about the service projects she carries out in her hometown outside Buffalo, New York, an audience member asked where she got her ideas for her good work. Her response blew me away. "I ask my readers," she said. I doubt anyone in the room could have guessed that answer. But if you look at the Clustrmap on Laura's blog, Twenty Five Days to Make a Difference, you'll see that Stockman's readers -- each represented by a little red dot -- come from all over the world. 1 She has a network of connections, people from almost every continent and country, who share their own stories of service or volunteer to assist Stockman in her work. She's sharing and learning and collaborating in ways that were unheard of just a few years ago. Welcome to the Collaboration Age, where even the youngest among us are on the Web, tapping into what are without question some of the most transformative connecting technologies the world has ever seen. These tools are allowing us not only to mine the wisdom and experiences of the more than one billion people now online but also to connect with them to further our understanding of the global experience and do good work together. These tools are fast changing, decidedly social, and rich with powerful learning opportunities for us all, if we can figure out how to leverage their potential. For e

Understanding the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of other people - social perspective taking - plays an important role in the classroom experience.

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VMware's Socialcast unit is introducing a social project management tool Friday as public beta. Designed to support Agile project management methodology

Social development can be summarily described as the process of organizing human energies and activities at higher levels to achieve greater results. Development increases the utilization of human potential.

We provide professional development for 21st century educators. Our brand of job-embedded learning is built around social media and Web 2.0 tools. Our participants are part of intensive, organic, learner-directed, collaborative communities of practice that focus on leveraging emerging technologies as tools for deep learning and principled change.

"Using seven design principles and a simple method, the World Café is a powerful social technology for engaging people in conversations that matter, offering an effective antidote to the fast-paced fragmentation and lack of connection in today's world. Based on the understanding that conversation is the core process that drives personal, business, and organizational life, the World Café is more than a method, a process, or technique - it's a way of thinking and being together sourced in a philosophy of conversational leadership."

Intellectbase International Consortium (IIC) is dedicated to professional academic conferences and reviewed journal publications (ACRP). Intellectbase is a professional academic organization committed to advancing and encouraging quantitative and qualitative (including hybrid and triangulation) research practices. IIC provides an open and discussion forum for Academics, Researchers, Engineers and Practitioners from the following research disciplines: BESTMAPS - Business, Education, Science, Technology, Multimedia, Arts, Political, Social etc. IIC promotes broader intellectual resources, a continuous development and the exchange of ideas among global research professionals. Senior, Middle and Junior level scholars are invited to participate and contribute one or several article(s) to the conference. IIC welcomes and encourages the active participation of all researchers seeking to broaden their horizons. Scholars are invited to share experiences on new research challenges, research findings and state-of-the-art solutions.

"A Parent's Guide to 21st-Century Learning Discover the tools and techniques today's teachers and classrooms are using to prepare students for tomorrow -- and how you can get involved. More Resources: How to Strengthen Parent Involvement and Communication A Teacher's Guide to Generation X Parents Facebook Group for Parents blue cover with students Six Tips for Brain-Based Learning By understanding how the brain works, educators are better equipped to help K-12 students with everything from focusing attention to increasing retention. More Resources: Neuro Myths: Separating Fact and Fiction in Brain-Based Learning Brain-Based Learning: Resource Roundup Big Thinker: Neurologist Judy Willis on the Science of Learning Yellow cover with students Ten Tips for Classroom Management Learn how to improve student engagement and build a positive climate for learning and discipline for grades K-12. More Resources: How to Develop Positive Classroom Management Classroom-Management Video Tips for Teachers Positive Discipline Strategies Yield Quick Results Purple cover with faces framed in circles Top Ten Tips for Teaching with New Media Whether you're new to teaching or a classroom veteran, this resource-packed collection of 10 new media tips provides fresh ideas and easy-to-use tools to engage your students and make learning more collaborative. (Updated: 6/14/11) More Resources: Twittering, Not Frittering: Professional Development in 140 Characters Google for Educators: The Best Features for Busy Teachers Social Media in Education: The Power of Facebook Blue 2010 cover with faces framed in circles Summer Rejuvenation Guide Whether it's reading a good book or starting a new hobby, this resource-packed guide highlights ten fun ways to spend your summer. (Updated: 5/24/11) More Resources: Teacher-Tested Travel Grants Creating a Summer Reading Network How to Create a Professional Learning Community Orange c