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How to Keep Donors Engaged Using Emerging Technologies

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Pencils of Promise (PoP) was founded in October 2008 to help build safe and healthy learning environments for young children worldwide. People naturally form connections through interactions on social media platforms like Twitter, Discord, Instagram, and Facebook. The answer, simply, is to give people what they want!

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Getting the Most out of your Social Learning Program

Gyrus

Are there already social components in your current learning mix that you are using? Such as comments fields, Twitter interactions, or in-platform social profiles). A newer more professional network which needs to be linked to your learning approach?) Focus on ways to maximize user interaction with the learning environment.

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Mobile Learning Infographic – Benefits and Features

Gyrus

Mobile learning is really gaining a foothold in the industry and is continuing to become a vital component of a well-rounded blended learning environment. Twitter: https://twitter.com/GyrusSystems. Modern, more dynamic content allows for a greater utilization of media and ultimately superior effectiveness. feature=mhee.

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What Makes Social Learning so Interesting?

Gyrus

Instead of sitting around a campfire and playing “6 degrees from Kevin Bacon”, I could proactively comment on one of his Twitter posts and get a reaction directly from the star himself. Why does this matter to those of us in the Training, Learning, and Development field? New more consistent source of materials.

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Newsmastering for Professional Development 2.0 Dashboard: Online Community Management Aggregator and Report

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Twitter accounts from a small group of gurus/practitioners in online community management. for online community managers or what education technology bloggers like Stephen Downes call " Personal Learning Environment." It strikes me that this a fantastic model for professional development 2.0

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Can Networks Have Social Impact?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The focus was on learning about "Network Effectiveness" and the specific topics included strategies for network impact, approaches to evaluating networks and tools for accelerating and assessing network impact. A peer learning environment requires creating a safe space for conversation.

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Gaming the Talkback Experience with the Signtific What If? Machine

Museum 2.0

The brevity of each card (140 characters) keeps the content tight and makes it easily repurposed to other platforms (like Twitter). I also love that they are opening the site in short iterative stints so that they can continue adapting the platform as they learn how people are using it. machines) for informal learning environments?

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