collected several online resources and bookmarked “onboarding” on Diigo & Delicious. The conversation was recorded and will be available at the Social Learning Centre shortly. Use the tools you have already for social learning. Informal Learning WorkStart the process as early as possible. Tweet. MORE >>

tools are a form of social networking, but for this module we’re going to focus on “ego-centric&# social networks, those that are focused on individuals, as opposed to networks that build up around objects, such as Delicious, Flickr, Slideshare, etc. As a learning professional, you will want to think of Ning in two ways. MORE >>

I’ve often said that learning and working are becoming the same thing in our hyper-connected workplaces. As a free-agent there are great opportunities to integrate work and learning and that is by thinking of marketing as education, both for you and your clients. Marketing is the same as Learning & Development. Tweet. MORE >>

In 2007 I started blogging with the intention of learning and trying to determine if blogging and other online tools could be useful for my organization. Blogging and connecting led to Google Analytics, Delicious, Flickr, Slideshare, Twitter, and now Google Plus. To learn, we must do. did not ask my organization, I just did it. MORE >>

There's a fantastic post by Stephen Downes - New Technology Supporting Informal Learning. So as you read this, keep in mind that Stephen was primarily talking about technology that can support a Formal Learning Event that heavily leverages Informal / Social Learning as it's primary mechanism. It's definitely worth a read. MORE >>