One of the barriers commonly cited during my presentations around eLearning 2.0 (use of Web 2.0 / social media for work and learning) is that organizations often have not established their policies or guidelines around the use of these tools. Companies need a policy. And most corporate guidelines out there around Unfortunately, companies sticking their head in the sand doesn't do any good. Employees are using these things in some way.

Last week I presented a session at ASTD TechKnowledge entitled eLearning 2.0 - Applications and Implications. There were about 7 examples mentioned including Intuit using a Wiki-like system for customers to ask questions/get advice around taxes, using a group blog with students prior to a formal learning event, the US Army's use of collaboration tools to share best practices in Iraq, and several others. The participants were Learning Professionals from a cross section It could just as easily have been called Web 2.0 Applications in Learning.