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The Smart Worker : relies on a trusted network of friends and colleagues

Jane Hart

This is the 5th in a series of postings about how L&D departments can move forward from their traditional role of creating, delivering and managing formal learning – to one that supports the wider needs of Smart Workers in the organisation.

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What is social learning?

From the Coleface

Social media includes technologies like Linkedin, Twitter, Yammer; a list which is constantly evolving and expanding. In practice it will take time for people to become habituated to being contributors and for company leaders to develop the trust that informal social learning is adding value to the business.

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Top Talent & Development Trends for 2016

KZO Innovations

Savvy organizations have found ways to drive informal learning through internal social platforms like Yammer, or by hosting internal resources like videos and other content that employees can consume when and where they need it. Trust us, it’s more than a buzzword. Micro-learning”.

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Why your Enterprise Social Network is your most valuable social learning platform

Jane Hart

I use an ESN (Yammer in fact) to host the online workshops I run. It is about being a “guide on the side” rather than a “sage on the stage”, so the role needs to be taken on by someone who can model the desired social behaviours required, rather than simply instruct participants “to be social”. (5)

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Microlearning under the Microscope: How to Incorporate Microlearning into Online Training

Mindflash

Sharing builds organizational trust and collaboration. Micro-blogging through social networks like Yammer can extend the conversation and make learning real. She is a talent developer and learning leader with extensive experience in roles ranging from software management to managing the learning function in organizations.

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7 Ways to Get Learners to “Buy” Your Online Training…And Return to “Buy” More

Mindflash

Using a microsharing tool, like Yammer or Twitter , you can easily notify learners of training events. Show that other learners trust your training, and social learning will increase. Instructors can personalize online training by posting video lectures, hosting online office hours ( Yammer , hangouts, discussions, etc.),

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Bob Little – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

So, in the end, it might be more effective and efficient to get the help of a professional whom you trust (and that’s a key phrase) rather than do it yourself. Moreover, by using curation tools such as Twitter, Yammer, Skype and other texting tools, as well as Facebook, social/informal learning is progressing at a pace.