Tag: Social Learning

Let’s Play Ball: Gamification For Businesses

Gamification – have you heard the term? The odds are high that if you haven’t, then you will soon. Recently, this method of increasing customer participation has taken off within the industry. It’s the process of using video game-style features to boost the customer experience. For the most part, it tends to make marketing more…

Partner #SocialMedia and #Sales for a Winning #Brand

How is your business leveraging social media to drive sales? Oh, it’s not?

Well, now is the time to get onboard the social media train to success.

These days, it seems like almost everyone is on social media in one way or another and social media companies continue to refine how their platforms can be used by businesses to drive revenue.

Social Learning In the Workplace: Why It Is Effective?

For decades, pedagogists have been researching on social learning and how the lessons from their research studies can be incorporated at schools and other institutions for learning. However, one of the larger tangential beneficiaries of the social learning research has been in management. According to a survey conducted by the HR management software company SilkRoad,…

#TChat: Transformative Online Learning Communities

What are online learning communities? Who benefits from them? Join the conversation with #TChat LIVE as we celebrate the 2 year anniversary of an organic learning community! This celebration includes the return of #TChat Radio on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET, 4:30pm PT  with guests who’s lives have been impact by this community,  China Gorman (@ChinaGorman), founder and CEO of CMG Group,  Justin…

Best Practices for Teaching Online

Be present Create a supportive community Develop explicit expectations Use different learning activities Mix up synchronous and asynchronous Ask for informal feedback Search out current resources Combine core content with customized and personalized learning Plan a good closing activity The Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips  Table 3.1 Page 37

Web 2.0 in the Classroom (A Prezi)

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