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Integrating Social Learning In The Workplace

Learnnovators

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix.

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How you can use EdApp as a knowledge management system

Ed App

One way that we can accomplish this is through a knowledge management system. In this article, we will take a look at what knowledge management systems are and why they are useful. We’ll then see how they can work together with a popular online learning management system. Reduces help requests.

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INTEGRATING SOCIAL LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE

Learnnovators

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix.

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The key to informal learning is autonomy

Jane Hart

Jay Cross, the author of the 2007 seminal book, Informal Learning, Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance , recently wrote a blog post in which he explained that although there has been a lot of talk about “informal learning” in the last five years, there has been very little action.

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What Makes a MOOC a MOOC?

ID Reflections

Many smart employees who have invested time and effort in building their own learning networks are turning to their PLNs (Personal Learning Networks) for help at the point of need. They are using various tools for PKM ( Personal Knowledge Management ) and taking onus of their own learning.

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Retaining Your Company’s Knowledge through eLearning

TalentLMS

Knowledge within your organization, generated through eLearning is not ready to be consumed or utilized as an organizational asset (knowledge capital) until it is formally managed. Think: Knowledge + Management = Knowledge Management. Remember, eLearning is another tool to create more knowledge.

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How to Stay on Top of Training Demand? Know the Alternatives

Mindflash

However, there must be a better way, so we reach for alternatives to training, such as knowledge management, performance support, enterprise 2.0, collaboration, and/or social learning. We learn a little and dismiss it or jump on the bandwagon, but do we really know what they are and how they can help?