What is the value that social computing brings to workplace learning? This question is at the heart of my dissertation project, and thankfully the data gathered over the past three weeks is providing some clear answers. The essence of Learning 2.0's
Read more…I continue to be surprised by some of the data that's building around my research in to the effectiveness of Social Computing for Workplace Learning (a.k.a. Learning 2.0 in the Enterprise). The number of respondents to my questionnaire has now reache
I'm conducting a research project in to the Effectiveness of Social Computing for Workplace Learning (a.k.a, Enterprise Learning 2.0). Here are a few early discoveries from the data gathering phase of my research:
1) 80% of respondents work for organi
Read more…How do we as learning professionals overcome the cultural barrier within business towards integrating social media platforms as learning enabler. The notion that social media is only for Gen X & Y is no longer valid as the use of the popular SoMe pla
Read more…I posted here on January 12th asking how people have used social media to support existing training initiatives, see link below. Thank you to all who replied.
https://learningandskillsgroup.ning.com/group/socialmedia/forum/topics/using-social-media-to
Read more…Hi all,
We have started trialling Yammer but at present we are limiting the trial to members within our Training and Development department so we can become familiar with the tool, sharing links, ideas, commenting on them etc.
Before we plan how we can
Read more…Apologies if this seems like self promo, but a couple of people at Tuesday's conference asked me for the link to my snide and sarcastic slideshow about the risk to information security from the 'telephone' and I didn't actually know it.
So if you're
Read more…I'm having a musing Thursday. I'm currently involved with developing an online community presence which is looking at a number of different touchpoints and engagement techniques to bring audiences in. This includes the experience of registration and
Read more…I am looking to deliver an informal learning pilot to support a new area within my business. Currently i'm only looking to use discussion forums and blogs and I'm writing the strategy at the moment. I've found some great resources but I was wondering
Read more…Ning have confirmed they are to end the offer of free networks and are downsizing considerably. Following LT2008 i created a network for our team which now has over 150 members and is just becoming an integral part of our team after 18 months. Given
Read more…We've had some discussion on this already. But if you are a Twitterer, you might be interested in my How
to use Twitter for Social Learning,
If you have any examples of how you are using Twitter for social learning - that's both formal and informal l
UK based group members may be interested in a HR (including L&D) tweet-up in London on 29 March.
As part of the BBC partnerships agenda, the BBC Academy is making its Multiplatform Foundation Course materials widely available for all to use.
Together with PACT & BECTU, the Indie Training Fund is working with the Academy to introduce these new le
Read more…As we approach the conference, what are you looking to find out about social learning at the conference? What burning questions do you have?
Read more…Hi all!Just received this interesting new book from Amazon and thought I'd share my first review of it.http://bit.ly/4fbYZTim
Read more…A couple of us recall - in the mists of time - an article that was written by a summer placement student, possibly at an investment bank, calling into question the view that Generation Y - with all their use of social networks, etc. - don't necessari
Read more…What's you best/main tip for using social media in L&D? Here's mine: Just do it! Don't just talk about it - Get stuck in and demonstrate the value of using different social media technologies/tools/echniques for your own professional practice.
Read more…I'm revisiting an issue that came up for us last year, and was then dropped for more 'urgent' corporate stuff.Our learning technologies team has some autonomy from our Group IT infrastructure. We host our own websites, which IT allows through the fir
Read more…At yesterdays workshop session we considered a number of different tools, and asked ourselves one key question; If we stop thinking about the product (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) and start thinking about the platform or purpose (e.g. Networking,
Read more…In the cafe session at the L&SG conference I mentioned that I don't talk about "social networking" with my clients in organisations - well not until/unless they are comfortable with the term since they often automatically assume I am talking about Fa
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