E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Well I have finally bitten the bullet and published a selection of my blog musings in paperback form. The book is entitled E-Learning Provocateur: Volume 1 and my intent is to provoke deeper thinking across a range of themes in the modern workplace, including: • social media. • corporate social responsibility.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 13, 2012

In today’s world of the interwebs, one of the primary vehicles of influence is social media – hence the adjective digital. Social media can facilitate that. OK, how about the number of blog visitors, blog comments or RSS subscribers? Leverage social media to expand your sphere of influence.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 31, 2009

I’ve been seeing a lot more social media icons on websites these days, and you may have noticed that I’ve recently added a few to this blog. Steven Bradley provides an enjoyable review of some of the negative sentiment out there that’s brooding over social media icons.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 8, 2010

I’ve finally bitten the bullet and added those social media sharing icons to my blog posts. I was fiddling around with a few alternatives, but WordPress doesn’t seem to like foreign code. Only today did I realise that WordPress provides its own solution. It’s under Settings > Sharing Settings.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 11, 2013

Before I signed up, I had decided to do a mooc because I was blogging about them but had never experienced one for myself. The course was supported by social media groups across several platforms, including Twitter, Google+ and Facebook. In all honesty, I think I would have dropped out if it were any longer.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 14, 2017

Use social media. If you don’t blog, I suggest you reconsider. Even if you don’t publish your work, blogging is an excellent vehicle for reflection. Even if you don’t publish your work, blogging is an excellent vehicle for reflection. Extend your network.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 16, 2012

Since then, she has joined Dachis Group where she and James Dellow write about social business on the Headshift blog. She extends her consulting wisdom via the Connect Thinking blog and helps other e-learning professionals via the E-Learning Academy. I keep up with his thoughts and ideas on his Virtual Lore blog.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Well I have finally bitten the bullet and published a selection of my blog musings in paperback form. The book is entitled E-Learning Provocateur: Volume 1 and my intent is to provoke deeper thinking across a range of themes in the modern workplace, including: • social media. • corporate social responsibility.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

SAS doesn’t just talk about transparency, integrity and collaboration: they breathe life into these principles through their application and approach to internal blogs, customer blogs and external social media. Tags: social media blogging enterprise 2.0

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 13, 2012

In today’s world of the interwebs, one of the primary vehicles of influence is social media – hence the adjective digital. Social media can facilitate that. OK, how about the number of blog visitors, blog comments or RSS subscribers? Leverage social media to expand your sphere of influence.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 31, 2013

This was certainly the case for some in the EDCMOOC , and I fear I was too dismissive of the issue in my previous blog post. More specifically, use your blog to articulate your learnings from the mooc. I found it helpful to use the discussion forum to post preliminary drafts of my ideas, refine them, then blog them.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

As microblogging solutions such as Yammer sweep across the corporate sector, a melting pot of social media veterans and newbies inevitably begins to boil. Of course, I’m not going to pretend that social media veterans role model these 10 Commandments like modern-day disciples. And this is a wonderful thing.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 11, 2012

• If you write a blog, inform your subscribers. • Advertise on social media and in specialist magazines. . • Create a Facebook page. • Ask your friends and allies to publish a review. • Add a profile to Google Books. • Promote VIP discounts with a Smashwords coupon.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 26, 2010

Banning social media is a double-edged sword. Social media is like driving; everyone thinks they do it well. When it’s not social, it’s just media. Beware the ones who say they love your blog; they desire to sell you something. The lurker’s voice is never heard.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

As microblogging solutions such as Yammer sweep across the corporate sector, a melting pot of social media veterans and newbies inevitably begins to boil. Of course, I’m not going to pretend that social media veterans role model these 10 Commandments like modern-day disciples. And this is a wonderful thing.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 29, 2013

Regular readers of my blog will know that I’m quite the MOOC fan. Whether it be via the online discussion forum, on one of the associated social media groups, or at a local meetup, suddenly you are introduced to a world of people who are passionate and knowledgeable about the topic. Networking.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 18, 2009

Twitter is traditionally described as a “micro blog&# that allows account holders to post short, sharp messages (or “tweets&# ) of up to 140 characters each. I commented recently on Tony Karrer’s blog … If Twitter users want to be insular, narcissistic and boring, they certainly can be. And of course it is.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

I also like meetups, and social media has taken my peer-to-peer networking to a whole new level. Post-uni, I read lots of blogs and keep an eye on the academic journals. Over time I’ve realised that learning from other people is not only important but crucial to my professional development.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 15, 2011

Aside: Tom’s insight reminds me of one of my earliest blog posts, Text ain’t half bad , and aligns with thoughts I’m having currently about mobile learning. Ruth McElhone assigns points to her students for their contributions to an internal social media platform, and they require 1000 points to pass the course.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

My last couple of blog posts have argued in favour of extracting value out of organisational capabilities. Due to the nature of my role I have posited these arguments in terms of employee development. However, I further advocate the use of organisational capabilities across all parts of the employee lifecycle. Health & Wellbeing.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 21, 2008

For example, if swearing at a colleague is a no‑no in the office, then why on Earth would it be acceptable on a blog? However, the new medium does present some new social challenges. social networking. Tags: social media enterprise 2.0 For example, is it OK to poke a colleague?

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Social selling is a different animal. In this age of social media, I’m flabbergasted by those who use the medium to find me, request a connection, then start pitching. I’m active on Twitter and I write this blog, so why not engage with me on these platforms first?

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 10, 2010

In this way, IQ covers the full range of delivery modes that are available to our staff, from face-to-face classes and online courses, to books, e‑books, podcasts, blogs, wikis and other social media. I’m also keen to add information about our mentoring and coaching programs.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 6, 2009

Over 5000 enthusiastic members chat online, comment on the blog, post messages, upload photos, and keep track of their calendar of events. Simple: it’s a social network for people who are interested in scrapbooking and crafts. instructional design participatory culture social media. After all, they make scissors.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 5, 2009

His point is: if you aren’t interacting with other people through media such as mailing lists, blogs, Twitter, discussion forums etc, then you are not developing professionally and you will eventually stagnate. See you at LearnX 2010!

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Attend meetups and events, get active on social media, participate in #lrnchat, work out loud, scan the academic research, and read blogs – learn from those at the coal face. What advice would you give to somebody interested in getting involved in ID? I think getting involved is the key phrase in this question.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 29, 2012

I tailed my previous blog post with the question: What is the SII of your organisation’s intranet? By “SII” I mean Social Intranet Index – a metric I have proposed to measure the degree of social functionality afforded by the platform.

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 19, 2012

One of the recurring themes on my blog is a call for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to share their knowledge with the wider organisation. In my view, this isn’t just an expectation: it’s an obligation. Organisations whose people embrace collaboration will prosper, while those who don’t will be left behind.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 29, 2012

I tailed my previous blog post with the question: What is the SII of your organisation’s intranet? By “SII” I mean Social Intranet Index – a metric I have proposed to measure the degree of social functionality afforded by the platform.

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 19, 2012

One of the recurring themes on my blog is a call for Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to share their knowledge with the wider organisation. In my view, this isn’t just an expectation: it’s an obligation. Organisations whose people embrace collaboration will prosper, while those who don’t will be left behind.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 8, 2012

Everyone seems to have a different opinion, from a human-centred platform, to the intersection between portals, team sites and social sites , to a system that ties the business’s processes and data to the employee’s social behaviour. Which one is correct? They all are. The user experience is seamless.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 17, 2012

Yammer has been quite a success at my workplace. Not off the charts like at Deloitte , yet very much alive and growing. It warms my heart to see my colleagues asking and answering questions, sharing web articles, crowdsourcing ideas, gathering feedback, praising team mates, comparing notes on where to buy the best coffee, and even whining a little.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 8, 2012

Everyone seems to have a different opinion, from a human-centred platform, to the intersection between portals, team sites and social sites , to a system that ties the business’s processes and data to the employee’s social behaviour. Which one is correct? They all are. The user experience is seamless.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 17, 2012

Yammer has been quite a success at my workplace. Not off the charts like at Deloitte , yet very much alive and growing. It warms my heart to see my colleagues asking and answering questions, sharing web articles, crowdsourcing ideas, gathering feedback, praising team mates, comparing notes on where to buy the best coffee, and even whining a little.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 28, 2012

The idea of the Human Brochure was to invite 250 social media-savvy people to Canberra; feed them; shelter them; and cart them around to several major tourist attractions. Not only was the glory of Canberra amplified throughout the social media metasphere, but the initiative itself was the subject of interstate media attention.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 3, 2009

Among the topics discussed: Bob Spence observed that informal learning relies on trust that the material being learned is worthwhile; Rob Wilkins shared his view that the feudal management system of a typical corporation inhibits its use of social media for learning; Anne Moore suggested that organisations need to become more like Gen-Y’s to (..)

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, blogs, wikis and other social media have shifted the role of the learner from a mere recipient of content, to an active participant in the production of content. Emerging issues. For me, one of the major emerging issues in both sectors is the rise of Web 2.0. Likewise, Web 2.0

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