The Social Learning Community
Jane Hart
MARCH 8, 2011
Yesterday I launched the Social Learning Community – a new Community of Practice intended for those interested in the use of social media to work and learn smarter.
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Blog Book Tour: Social Media for Trainers--stop #9
ID Reflections
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
With her focus on the main tools that have grabbed “global imagination” namely, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs and Wikis, Jane Bozarth writes a lucid, eminently readable account of what technology has to offer in terms of Social Media tools and their position in the sphere of learning. Hardly ever. Imagine the ROI in this case.
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ASAE 2010 Annual: Leaders of Communities of Practice
Web Courseworks
AUGUST 19, 2010
Associations are the hub of activity for "communities of practice.” Communities of practice are voluntary. Professionals join to gain access to peers, best practices, and education. What makes associations successful as communities of practice? Learning Made Portable (Monday, 8/23, 8:30-9:45 a.m.).
ASAE Annual: A Gathering of People Who Build Communities of Practice
Web Courseworks
AUGUST 13, 2010
I am especially looking forward to this year’s event because it looks like there are a few surprises in store. Since taking graduate level courses in Adult Learning Theory, I have been intrigued by Lave and Wengers’ writings on communities of practice. Last year’s Annual was held in Toronto.
Using Social Media to Drive Social Learning
ATD Learning Technologies
JANUARY 14, 2016
The ATD and i4cp study Instructional Design Now: A New Age of Learning and Beyond reported in early 2015 that social learning was in use by fewer than three in 10 organizations. Here’s a look at the full results: Make access to social learning easy and fast; 68%. Provide motivation for learners to sign in to social media; 46%.
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Accelerate Employee Performance Using the Learning Curve: Part 3 Knowledge Formation
Infopro Learning
MAY 24, 2016
This is a period of learning in which establishing communities of practice is especially beneficial. One of the best ways to capitalize on the knowledge formation section of the learning curve is to hold training events in which the learners need to formally train each other on certain areas of expertise.
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Four roles for social media in workplace learning
Clive on Learning
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
I write this as I travel to Birmingham to participate in a panel discussion with Nick Shackleton-Jones and Robin Hoyle on the role of social media in learning. The discussion forms part of the agenda for the World of Learning Conference, an event that I have enjoyed participating in for something like ten years now.
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Exploring Social Learning and Smarter Working (eLearning Guild Webinar) #inttime
Learning Visions
MARCH 30, 2011
These are my live blogged notes from today’s eLearning Guild Webinars with members of the Internet Time Alliance (ITA): Harold Jarche, Charles Jennings, Clark Quinn, Jane Hart, Jay Cross Exploring Social Learning and Smarter Working The questions for the session were sourced from the crowd. Moderate social communities.
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Key Social Learning Resources: Part 2
Jane Hart
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
During social learning month I am writing some weekly articles with some key resources about social learning. My first piece this week comes from Michael Rose, who has written an article called Social Learning for a Social Workplace. He first explains that “social learning&# is. &#. A nice overview article.
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Hitting the Road to Talk Social Media
OpenSesame
OCTOBER 10, 2011
As a social media enthusiast, I’m eager to demonstrate the incredible value that social networks can offer to people – who are isolated physically – in connecting them to communities of practice who share their interests and challenges. My series of blog posts on social learning.
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Social Learning Experiences: Making Better Connections
Talented Learning
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
It’s no secret – recently social media has had a rough ride. So why should we celebrate technologies that enable social learning experiences? After a decade of affordable high-speed internet access, smartphones, mobile apps and social networks, it’s easy to take our digital connections for granted.
Using a collaborative platform for brilliant learning
Jane Hart
JUNE 25, 2012
The presentation like the whole event is FREE to join. Present an overview of the key social features of social collaboration platforms. Demonstrate a number of examples of social activities she has set up. Demonstrate a number of examples of social activities she has set up. In this webinar, Jane will.
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Web Courseworks
NOVEMBER 30, 2010
The event that I am referring to is the Great Ideas Conference that is taking place in Colorado Springs from March 13 th -15 th ; and this year, the event has a special focus: Next Generation Learning. As you may or may not already know, I like to refer to associations as our real “communities of practice.”
Starting from scratch
Clark Quinn
JANUARY 22, 2013
I decided to take this on, thinking about an org that was already in operation, with it’s goals, processes, and practices, and what I might do if I were to come in and get it going (with the support of the executive team to do what I thought was right). However, a longer term approach than the ‘event’ model would be used.
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Jane Hart
JUNE 1, 2011
Roles in communities of practice , Joitske Hulsebosc, Lasagna and chips, 9 May 2011. The case for online social networking in education , Jose Picardo, 14 May 2011. Without workflow, social business is doomed , Agency Collaboration, 26 May 2011. The Client knows best , CLO Magazine, 26 May 2011.
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March 2011 in Review
Jane Hart
APRIL 2, 2011
I manage my family, team, career, and social needs effortlessly. Social Learning Community. I launched the Social Learning Community on 7 March, and in the few weeks that it has been active, there are now over 550 members. We have had quite a few discussions, including what makes a successful community.
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Effective Community Management: Best Practices for Success
learnWorlds
JANUARY 12, 2024
From defining your community’s essence to choosing the perfect platform, nurturing a team of dedicated moderators, and fostering a sense of belonging, these practices lay the foundation for a vibrant and purpose-driven digital forum. Focus on empowering your community members to share user-generated content (e.g.,
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Social Learning and LMSs Marketplace
eLearning 24-7
AUGUST 31, 2010
As social learning continues to grow, LMS/LCMS vendors are taking various approaches. While some view themselves as “social learning&# savvy, incorporating various components, others seem to see themselves as just sitting on the sidelines. LMS/LCMS vendors are following one of three approaches when it comes to social learning.
Back to ‘what’ Normal? #AulaCon
Technology Enhanced Learning Blog
MAY 18, 2021
Last week (May, 2021) I attended my first ever totally online event since the pandemic started in March 2020. AulaCon 2021 , from Aula, a fully online event hosted on Hopin (check it out, it worked really well!) Why does community and belonging matter? ?– Powerful technology is social and social media.
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How To Create an Interactive Learning School and Engage Your Learners
learnWorlds
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
“In the social learning system, new patterns of behavior can be acquired through direct experience or by observing the behavior of others.”, Social Learning Theory, Bandura A., Instructor Interactions and Direct Communication. Instructor Interactions and Direct Communication. Built-in Community Inside Every School.
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Web Courseworks
MARCH 22, 2010
When it comes to eLearning, the Guild is a trusted source of information, networking and a true community of practice. This is topped only by the way they organize events to promote the professional development of those of us in eLearning. Yes, it is so important to recognize that people learn outside the formal eCourse or CMS.
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Where is L&D heading?
E-Learning Provocateur
OCTOBER 6, 2015
What about online social education and Communities of Practice? Beyond the technology, the success of social learning is predicated on the culture of the organisation. Community of Practice Case Study. Game-based learning on a shoestring. The Average Joe imperative. Where are the success stories?
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Making connections
Learning with e's
MARCH 21, 2015
One major phenomenon of the last decade has undoubtedly been the global and exponential rise of social media. Seeded at the turn of the century, the social web phase of Internet development promoted connections, participation, networked sociality. The social web truly is a powerful communication technology.
Global digital tribe
Learning with e's
MAY 29, 2013
If you are immersed in technology mediated communication, there are no apparent barriers to membership of your community of practice. It is your virtual community. It is tribal because the global online community exhibits many of the characteristics of traditional, territorial tribal practice.
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Contest - Win a Free Copy of Digital Habitats via LearnTrends 2009
Tony Karrer
OCTOBER 5, 2009
E-learning outside the training box with Nancy White and John Smith Once you've mastered enough of the new social media tools, training and development professionals are figuring out that technologies can change the boundaries around training itself, just as they can interrupt organizational boundaries.
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The Learning Circuits
JULY 9, 2012
What we do (rather, how we do it) is influenced greatly by technologies that support more flexible means of communication and collaboration. Of course, our response to this turn of events should be elation - finally, Charles Jennings can stop talking about 70-20-10 ! Do you document successes of social learning ?
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How Digital Learning Became Connected Learning
Leo Learning
OCTOBER 23, 2019
This post from Andrew Joly, LEO’s Director of Strategic Design, looks at how digital learning has evolved to become connected learning—where social learning and data-led learning ecosystems combine to deliver game-changing opportunities for learning and organizational performance. Xerox: Communities of Practice.
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Five tools for global educators
Learning with e's
FEBRUARY 3, 2012
In effect, through the use of social media and telecommunication technologies, these teachers are becoming global educators. I have presented from Australia to the USA (strange timezone differences there) and from Europe to the USA, and even, in such events as the Reform Symposium, presented to a worldwide audience of educators.
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Jay Cross – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators
Learnnovators
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
He distills lessons from cognitive science, social networking, business strategy, futures research, and psychology to boost sales, improve customer service, and spark innovation. He travels the world, but increasingly delivers presentations and events virtually over the web. Jay: The Internet Time Alliance is a community of practice.
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How to go about a multi-generational approach to e-learning
Matrix
AUGUST 11, 2020
There is evidence to suggest that the modern learner requires mobility and flexibility, the ability to take ownership of learning, social workplace learning experiences, and modules that are succinct yet packed with information as time is very limited. Social learning appeals to most employees, regardless of demographic. Gamification.
Is it time for a BYOL (Bring Your Own Learning) strategy in your organization? #BYOL
Jane Hart
APRIL 20, 2012
An increasing number of the workforce – smart, social, autonomous workers – are already doing their own thing and solving their own learning and performance problems much more quickly and more easily by using their own tools and devices. The PKM framework is based on eight years of practical research and use.
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Learnnovators
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
He distills lessons from cognitive science, social networking, business strategy, futures research, and psychology to boost sales, improve customer service, and spark innovation. He travels the world, but increasingly delivers presentations and events virtually over the web. Jay: The Internet Time Alliance is a community of practice.
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Learning is changing
Learning with e's
FEBRUARY 17, 2013
What we learn in formalised settings such as school, college and university is merely the foundation of our knowledge and the rudimentary skill sets that enable us to build our own minds and construct meaning, through individual and social contexts later in life. That has always been the nature of learning.
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Kapp Notes
JANUARY 15, 2009
Today I am presenting at Immaculata University on the topic of Creating a Vibrant Learning Community as part of a faculty workshop. Communities Of Practice View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. Work, social life, sports, caring for parents, kids, animals, etc. Learning Communities start in the classroom.
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Summarizing Learn for Yourself
Jay Cross
MARCH 29, 2015
Sharing is an act of learning and can be considered your responsibility for the greater social learning contract. Not only does it confirm the significant frequency of informal learning, it demonstrates that informal learning shows up in many ways: e-Learning, traditional book study, social learning, and experience.”
50 Ways to Lever Learning
The Performance Improvement Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Business case-study – drawing lessons from discussing the documented story of actual events in another organization. Community of practice – people who share the same interests or responsibilities in an organization come together to learn from each other.
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Harvesting Learning’s Fruit: A Downstream Training Investment
Living in Learning
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
My guess is that implementation methodology will suit the organization attempting the process, but confident the sequencing to be somewhere downstream from the formal training event where we plant the seeds of knowledge and skills. I hasten to add; however, that social media does not represent a silver bullet solution.
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100 3 Things You Can Only Learn from a Real E-Learning Expert
Rapid eLearning
APRIL 1, 2011
There’s a lot going on in the industry with the convergence of easy to use technologies, social media, and learning. Tidbits: Here’s a list of some of my upcoming speaking events and conferences: April 7 : Minneapolis, MN – PACT. April 21 : Nashville, TN ASTD: Rapid E-Learning 101 and Building Shared Practice Communities.
Tracking sentiments
Learning with e's
DECEMBER 6, 2012
Answer - they were scanning for mentions of KLM on Twitter and other social media. It simply involves a KLM staff member regularly scanning the popular social media channels to intervene if there is any bad publicity or complaint, before it blows up into something unmanageable. But how did KLM know to respond to my tweet?
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eLearning Learning Posts
DECEMBER 1, 2009
Upcoming Online eLearning Events. Implementing Social Media: Beyond The Hype. Social Media: Trends and Implications for Learning. The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. How To Communicate The Value Of Social Media - The eLearning Coach , November 25, 2009.
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eLearning 24-7
JULY 13, 2010
have relied on COPs (Communities of Practice) along with ILT to drive their training. LMS/LCMS vendors wishing to a slight degree to incorporate social learning without fully entering are adding Widgets to the mix. Social Learning. companies are slowly implementing LMS/LCMSs, so there is a strong revenue opportunity.
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Clive on Learning
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Next up is Charles Jennings, who believes firmly in the power of social and experiential learning at work, and has successfully applied these beliefs within the complex and fast-moving environment of an international news agency. As Charles explains, “We learn through experience, through conversations, through practice and through reflection.
Top 68 eLearning Posts from April - Hot Topics iPad Google Buzz
eLearning Learning Posts
MAY 3, 2010
The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. Key Social Learning Roles - Daretoshare , April 4, 2010 Premise : Learning communities or networks thrive because its members possess certain skills and capabilities. Best of eLearning Learning. April 2010. Another great month! some people ask.
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Informal Learning 2.0
Jay Cross
AUGUST 7, 2009
The old focus on events such as workshops won’t cut it in the ever-changing swirl produced by networks. Typically, it’s an event, on a schedule and completion is generally recognized with a symbol, such as a grade, gold star, certificate or check mark in a learning management system. Formal learning is pushed on learners.
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