Marcia Conner (@marciamarcia) www.marciaconner.com

Social Media for Learning Dan Pontefract (@dpontefract) www.danpontefract.com

Aaron Silvers (@mrch0mp3rs) www.aaronsilvers.com

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Social learning is participating with others to make sense of new ideas.

What’s new is how powerfully they work together.

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Why Adopt Social Media?   Improve knowledge sharing

  Foster learning

  Providing more informal learning opportunities

  Improve communication

  Finding resources more easily

  Boosting collaboration

  Build organizational relationships

Transforming Learning With Web 2.0 Technologies, a research study conducted by ASTD and i4cp, sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton

Increase Shareholder Value 50%

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Book signing following this session in the ASTD store.

Concourse F1 of the Convention Center 3:45-4:15

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What "do you need to learn next?

Marcia Conner (@marciamarcia) www.marciaconner.com

Dan Pontefract (@dpontefract) www.danpontefract.com

Aaron Silvers (@mrch0mp3rs) www.aaronsilvers.com