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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | LEARNING PUTTY OCTOBER 22, 2009 7 Creative Ways to Introduce Social Media to Your Team Provide your team with information. Done correctly a video can provide a great deal of useful information much quicker than in an article. Find others like yourself that are interested in the opportunities that social media provides and engage in some thoughtful conversations about how utilizing these tools could impact your organization. These seven tips should provide your team with a pretty good introduction to social media. Yesterday I received a tweet about a great blog post. So let’s come up with an answer. . Start an education campaign. Tweet This! | LEARNING PUTTY NOVEMBER 20, 2009  Should Educators be Afraid of Having a Facebook Profile? So, the question stands, can you take advantage of the educational opportunity provided by a social network like Facebook without running the risk of loosing your job? They have provided a great resource that covers the 10 steps you can take to protect your personal Facebook profile. Well, today I’m not going to make you wait for the answer. The answer simply is “yes.&# | | | | | |
| LEARNING PUTTY JANUARY 18, 2010 5 Easy Tips for Teaching Online Courses Technology has provided us with the ability to take an online course from anywhere. While this may make being a student easier, it doesn’t necessarily make it easier to be an instructor. Actually, in direct contrast it can make our jobs as trainers more difficult. However, the key to being an excellent online course instructor [.] Related posts:Using Online Forums in Social Learning Audio + Visual + Apps = Mobile Learning Top 10 Ways Social Media Will Impact Employee Development. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. | LEARNING PUTTY OCTOBER 29, 2009 Top 10 Ways Social Media Will Impact Employee Development and Training in 2010 If you aren’t a fan of Twitter there are a few other sites that provide microblogging functionality: Plurk , Tumblr , Jaiku. As the silo walls begin to break down it is important to provide employees with a way to learn who they need to know. This is a great platform for employees to answer each other’s questions, provide information on upcoming product launches/updates, and expand their professional learning networks. Smart phone applications provide a concentrated and engaging experience for the learner. In 2010 we will use wikis like never before. | LEARNING PUTTY NOVEMBER 30, 2009 Answers to Their Arguments: Corporate Use of Facebook and Other Social Networking Sites There are two main goals for every corporate trainer, 1) provide training that is engaging and meets the business need, and 2) limit the amount of time an employee is away from their work. Social networking sites such as Facebook provide a way to meet both of these goals, however according to a survey 54% of U.S. employers As I pointed out in “ Should Educators be Afraid to Have a Facebook Profile “ Facebook provides a great (and free) platform for training through their groups feature. employers ban sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn at work. | LEARNING PUTTY OCTOBER 26, 2009 How to Inspire Informal Learning by Sharing Conference Insights Sure, sometimes attendees come back and provide a five minute overview but how does this help the rest of your team? If an employee sees a tweet and has a question the attendee can either provide an answer or even ask the conference session presenter. Whether your employees are tweeting or blogging, providing a platform for attendees to share conference insights with their co-workers back at the office is a great way to inspire informal learning. . Ever wonder what you’re employees or co-workers are learning when they attend a conference? Deciphering the Details. | | | | | | | |
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LEARNING PUTTY | MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009 Using Online Forums in Social Learning
Since informal learning is by definition learning without a specific structure it is hard to determine the best way to provide tools to support this type of education. Each response provides a different way of looking at the topic and pulls from different experiences. In addition, this feedback is documented and available for the next person that has a similar question. Take a look at the features provided by these forums: vBulletin - This is the forum software that I use to construct my forums. What is a forum? There is no launch date for 4.0 Email this to a friend? MORE >> -
LEARNING PUTTY | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 5 Text Message Facts You Need to Know
The limitation of spam in text messaging provides you with a clear line of communication. In Top 10 Ways Social Media Will Impact Employee Development and Training in 2010 I said that text messaging (sometimes called SMS) will become one of the key ways corporate trainers contact their learners. But where do you start? How do you get your team to buy into the text message hype? Here are the five text message facts you need to know and how they can help you enhance your educational programs. How to create and send text messages. But, this can be a catch-22. You will see a difference! MORE >> -
LEARNING PUTTY | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009 What Can Blogs Do For You… and Your Learners? A Social Learning Case Study Review
Some of the studies are light on conclusive data, but they provide great evidence of building trends in learning and the possible outcomes. During my Google searches over the past few days I have found a few interesting studies on the use of social media in education. One such study I found was The Use of Blogs [.] Related posts:Social Media Tools in Social LearningLearning Putty 2009 Edublog Awards NominationsUsing Online Forums in Social Learning. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. MORE >> -
LEARNING PUTTY | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009 Host Better Webinars & Spend Less Money!
Dimdim has a webinar platform provides you with the ability to host live, interactive presentations that can feature slides, documents, web pages, and built in whiteboard functionality. In Sometimes the best way to meet an educational need is by hosting a webinar. However, many times what we call a “webinar&# is simply a teleconference in disguise – a seemingly endless slide show with a “verbal vomit&# voice over. Since this isn’t engaging for the learner, they often start to “multitask&# and the intention of the lesson is lost. I’ve Tweet This! MORE >> -
LEARNING PUTTY | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009  What is a Blog?
Short for “web log&# a blog is a tool that provides the user with an easy way to publish their thoughts in a public forum. Ecamel.com also provided me with the ability to load Wordpress directly from their site which made the install process very easy. . Introduction to Blogs. In contrast to older forms of publishing, blogs are created and maintained digitally so entries can be published quickly and easily using any one of a number of blogging platforms. For the most part, blogs are relatively informal which differentiates them from other websites. How to start a blog. MORE >>
- What to Ask Before You Make a Blog for Employee Training LEARNING PUTTY | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
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