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The Before, During, and After of a Conference Backchannel

By on September 5, 2012 in General

The topic of this past week’s #chat2lrn session was “Backchannels”. I was invited as a guest for the chat and wrote a post to set things up entitled Backchannels: How to Make the Most of a Conference. The chat was well attended and very active. I think this is representative of the growing awareness that […]

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#mLearnCon 2012 Backchannel – Curated Resources

By on June 14, 2012 in Curated Backchannels

I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning. There are many conferences people can choose to attend, but most budgets can only accommodate one or two each year. The backchannel is an excellent resource for learning from a conference or event that you are unable to attend in-person. I find collecting and reviewing backchannel resources to […]

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Finding Ways to Battle Hashtag Spam

By on May 7, 2012 in General

I regularly participate in a weekly Twitter Chat called #lrnchat.  The chat has been around for a few years, and has grown in popularity during that time, often generating hundreds of tweets during it’s 90 minute sessions. That type of volume gets attention, and not all of it good.  Any time there’s a gathering of multiple people […]

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Reflections on #lrnchat: Social Learning

By on May 6, 2012 in General

Image use courtesy of lrnchat and Kevin Thorn (@LearnNuggets) Each week that I am able to participate in #lrnchat discussion I post a summary of the discussion to my blog. I do this both for my personal development as well as sharing with the Learning and Development Profession at large. This summary is based on […]

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ASTD ICE 2012 Conference Backchannel: Collected Resources #ASTD2012

By on May 3, 2012 in Curated Backchannels

I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning. There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but my budget can only accommodate one or two each year. The backchannel is an excellent resource for learning from a conference or event that you are unable to attend in-person. I find collecting and […]

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