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4 ways to inject humanity into your social media posts | SmartBlogs

4 ways to inject humanity into your social media posts | SmartBlogs | DPG Online | Scoop.it
When it comes to social media, a lot of people have the "media" part nailed but their "social" game is lacking. Sometimes it feels like if it weren’t for

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networks and collaboration, connections and conversations....

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How Can I Make My PowerPoint Presentations Amazing?

How Can I Make My PowerPoint Presentations Amazing? | DPG Online | Scoop.it

"Dear Lifehacker, I have been tasked to make a slideshow for an event at work. I don’t want to make a generic PowerPoint with just boring text or pictures. What are some ways I can enhance the slideshow so it looks impressive and knocks the socks off my audience?"


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Joaquín Ballester's comment, May 19, 5:32 PM
I agree with you, Elke. PPT is more customizable and powerful.
Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight, May 20, 10:06 AM

This appears to be an effective and practical article.

Marion Mulder's curator insight, May 22, 6:00 AM

Oke - if you work in the corporate world there is just no escaping from having to create powerpoints at one point or another. You might as well create amzing one's while your at it. Here are some handy tips, do's & don'ts worth looking at

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Beyond Collecting and Sharing: Twitter as a Curation Tool

Beyond Collecting and Sharing: Twitter as a Curation Tool | DPG Online | Scoop.it

 

 


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A great read to get more out of Twitter

ghbrett's curator insight, May 15, 11:55 AM

See Robin Goode's comments below! Excellent.

Víctor V. Valera Jiménez's curator insight, May 17, 8:03 PM

Siempre pensamos en Twitter como una red social de microblogging en la que compartir información de una manera rápida. Sin embargo y como nos cuenta esta infografía, también puede ser una excelente herramienta de curación de contenidos.

Andrea Walker's curator insight, May 17, 10:56 PM

By using lists lists and hash tags effectively twitter can be u useful curation tool. Storify another mentioned in this article could also be a useful tool to curate twitter content

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Learning Habits and Applying Knowledge

Learning Habits and Applying Knowledge | DPG Online | Scoop.it
I am often asked how I seem to absorb new content so quickly and learn new things? I’ve thought about this a lot and I have learned a few simple steps that have helped me to learn things quickly.
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OPINION: The Case for 'Learning Designers'

OPINION: The Case for 'Learning Designers' | DPG Online | Scoop.it

"For edtech startups to be be profoundly successful (ie. transform learning experiences on a grand scale) they really need to be innovative with their pedagogy as well as their technology. Otherwise, there is a danger that things they build will just end up replicating existing practices, only faster and shinier."


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Learn how to become a Learning Designer: http://edtech.utb.edu.

Drora Arussy's comment, May 7, 9:07 AM
So true and so easily lost in the desire to be "innovative" schools.
Drora Arussy's curator insight, May 7, 9:14 AM

So many schools are going for the wow factor of new technology. Good education should still be our main goal. There are so many possibilities for home and school engagement, for processing and internalizing as opposed to regurgitating information, for sharing and building upon others' ideas. It is incumbent upon those who are using technology to up the ante - a smartboard is not just a new blackboard and projector together, an ipad can take students to other places and allow them to integrate their interests into the lessons and homework. Technology has the possibility to take education to the next lesson with the proper educators - not in and of itself.

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5 Ideas That Can Accelerate Your Leadership

5 Ideas That Can Accelerate Your Leadership | DPG Online | Scoop.it
Leadership skills are always valuable. Find out how to accelerate your leadership skills, and inspire you to grow and continue to self-actualize.

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with so much information out there and so many people to connect with - why can't you fast track yourleadership development?

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The future of training will be social in communities

The future of training will be social in communities | DPG Online | Scoop.it
Virginio Gallardo has let us post this article from his blog where he talks about what the new social learning environments in communities will be like
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Love the line the best learning environments aren't created to support learning

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The 7 Most Powerful Ideas In Learning Available Right Now

The 7 Most Powerful Ideas In Learning Available Right Now | DPG Online | Scoop.it

"Utopian visions of learning are tempting, if for no other reason than they absolve us of accountability to create it right now, leading to nebulous romanticizing about how powerful learning could be if we just did more of X and Y. But therein lies the rub: Tomorrow’s learning is already available, and below are 7 of the most compelling and powerful trends, concepts, and resources that represent its promise."


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Subjective yes but very interesting and agree with most - what about you?

Alfredo Corell's curator insight, March 22, 1:44 PM

tomorrow learning is not tomorrow any longer... it's today

Jennifer Samuels's curator insight, March 27, 7:27 PM

Tomorrow's learning is here, but we need to shake off the chalk dust first!

David W. Deeds's curator insight, April 1, 9:48 AM

Check out #4, From Schools to Communities. 

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LPI Webinar - Building Online Communities - DPG plc

Our Community Manager Mike Collins ran a webinar for Learning Performance Institute on the subject of building online communities. The DPG Community supports al
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My slides from the LPI session on Building Online Communities.

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Eight Key Indicators For Collaborative Leaders

Eight Key Indicators For Collaborative Leaders | DPG Online | Scoop.it
Traditional versus collaborative leaders: http://t.co/z5oEKI0x1p #leadership

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love this - where do you sit?

Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight, March 2, 11:48 AM

The opening lines are about traditional versus collaborative leaders. I think there has always been collaborative leadership. Great leaders through history surrounded themselves not with sycophants but with those who came with questions. Community emerged, trust revealed, and greatness shone through. We need to believe we are not reinventing the wheel. It exists and needs to be dusted off.

Damarque's comment, April 16, 11:05 AM
Ivon makes a good point. Is this not true however for most 'new' business and leaderships ideas. Even with (internet) technology as major disruptor in many industries, the fundamentals of value creation (management/leadership and innovation) have not changed. At the root of all value creation (which is the purpose of business) lies collaboration. The more unique the players in the collaboration game, the more value can be created, provided the game is played according to some key rules of engagement. Yes, collaboration as a powerful concept is not new. Facilitating productive collaboration is a whole different story. Perhaps that is where the challenges and opportunities for new leadership lie.
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To truly be a ‘social business’, here are the six stages that every company has to go through

To truly be a ‘social business’, here are the six stages that every company has to go through | DPG Online | Scoop.it
Being social is not something every company can do well. In fact, according to a new report from the research firm Altimeter Group, there are companies that fit along one of six stages ...

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interesting with all 6 providing there individual challenges

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Games do teach

Games do teach | DPG Online | Scoop.it
I think Ruth Clark’s provides a great service in presenting what the research says on elearning, starting with her highly recommended book eLearning and the Science of Instruction.

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game mechanics definitely do work if used correctly - but the focus should be on correctly...

weeLearning's curator insight, March 2, 3:16 AM

Good riposte to Ruth Clark's bizarre attack on games. I'm fairly sure

it's the second pop she's had at games, so maybe she has an axe to grind? Or maybe she's just trying to stir up some debate. Check the comments of the original article and you'll see she certainly did that:

http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1106/why-games-dont-teach

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A Myth That Thwarts Leadership

A Myth That Thwarts Leadership | DPG Online | Scoop.it
The notion of leading without a title has gained ground, yet past interpretations of what being a leader means, continues to have a tight grip in many organizations.

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leadership without title.....

David Hain's curator insight, March 10, 6:13 AM

The always excellent @SusanMazza contributes a thought provokking call to action on @toddbnielsen's Blogathon.

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Social Media: Hype of Transparency, Innovation & Inflation

Many people think they have seen everything that social media was to deliver. However, massive transformations that social media is bringing are yet to be seen.

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It's like the hype cycle, the trough of disillusionment will come before the slope of enlightenment

Chuck Bartok's curator insight, February 28, 3:49 AM

Worthwhile article....

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The Path to a Smarter Workforce

The Path to a Smarter Workforce | DPG Online | Scoop.it
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This Week’s 10 Best Leadership Links

This Week’s 10 Best Leadership Links | DPG Online | Scoop.it
Here are this week’s 10 best leadership links–hot off the presses: 1. A well made slideshow describing why some people get stuck and advice on how to get unstuck. 2. Title says it all: 7 employees you should fire now.
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Why Staff Onboarding Programmes Need a Shake-up

Why Staff Onboarding Programmes Need a Shake-up | DPG Online | Scoop.it

Organisations need to radically rethink their traditional approaches to onboarding new staff to reap the benefits, according to an academic from London Business School.


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It's time to use technology to best effect and get creative.

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How to make a multicultural workplace work

How to make a multicultural workplace work | DPG Online | Scoop.it
A problem often revealed too late for multinationals arriving in China is creation of a “globalised local team” in their offices.

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and that workplace might not be in the same country as more and more teams work remotely across the world.....

Dianne Hofner Saphiere's curator insight, May 3, 1:00 PM

So important, particularly when heard from local sources on the ground.

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How to Build an Online Community for Your Business

How to Build an Online Community for Your Business | DPG Online | Scoop.it
Building a community around your company is a great way to generate value in your business and weather the storm of Google's algorithms.
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Really insightful post and a must read for anyone thinking abot developing an online community.

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The Elements Of A Digital Classroom

The Elements Of A Digital Classroom
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it's the classroom Jim, ut not as we know it...

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Managers with interpersonal skills boost employee engagement

Managers with interpersonal skills boost employee engagement | DPG Online | Scoop.it
Training immediate supervisors to care about employees and understand the factors of employee engagement reduces staff turnover and boosts productivity.

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Seems strange not to think this is the norm. Evidently not....

Anne Landreat's curator insight, April 6, 3:50 PM

Oh, really?...

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Clark Quinn: Learnlets - Signs of hope?

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evolve or die or become better at managing change at least

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Less Trainers; More Community Managers and Curators

Less Trainers; More Community Managers and Curators | DPG Online | Scoop.it
This is an excerpt from Sharon Boller's newest white paper, Learning Trends, Technologies and Opportunities. The white paper describes today's learning landscape... then predicts 7 trends for the n
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interesting take on the shifting role and new skills required of the modern learning professional

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Design Thinking 101

Introduction to Design Thinking (Design Thinking 101 on @slideshare http://t.co/ryHr3HZ6...)...

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Terrific introduction in to what design thinking is and how it can be used

weeLearning's curator insight, February 13, 7:38 AM

Excellent intro to design thinking - what it is and why it's useful

 

"Design Thinking changes the way we use design"

"Design Thinking is Integrative Learning" - not sure if that's a word, but it helps to find the sweet spot between what people want, what business can use and what technology can deliver.

"Prototypes speed up learning"

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One day offices will be a thing of the past

One day offices will be a thing of the past | DPG Online | Scoop.it

The debate about remote working has raged for the past week following Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer's opposition to her staff working from home. Now Michael Bloomberg has said he's always thought working from home is 'one of the dumber ideas I've ever heard'.

I have enormous respect for Michael Bloomberg and have rarely disagreed with anything he has done or said. However, on this occasion I disagree completely. Many employees who work from home are extremely diligent, get their job done, and get to spend more time with their families. They waste less time commuting and get a better work/life balance. To force everybody to work in offices is old school thinking.


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Can you see an office-less future?

Joakim Baage, SPOON USA's comment, March 9, 10:31 AM
Martin, since you asked about co+working places, I have a few examples on my topic The Evolution of Work / Education here http://www.scoop.it/t/evolution-of-work-education.
Martin Gysler's comment, March 10, 3:30 PM
Thanks Joakim, I'll take a look tomorrow.
Martin Gysler's comment, March 13, 10:48 AM
Yes, I can. I think it's the best way to responsibilize people and give them more quality of life. You not?
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5 Things That Really Smart HR People Do

5 Things That Really Smart HR People Do | DPG Online | Scoop.it
As an HR professional, I can tell that there are many things that we do on a day to day basis.
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Great insights here and something all HR professionals should read

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