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Social media does not always equal social learning

Connect Thinking

JANUARY 27, 2012

I was recently asked to define social media. Social learning , on the other hand, is learning that happens through social exchanges and activities, whether the exchange is motivated for personal reasons or for larger collective purposes (adapted from Aaron Silvers , T&D January 2012).

Social Media

Social Media Social Media Social Learning

Free E-Learning Tutorial: Implementing a Social Media Platform for Learning

Connect Thinking

JUNE 9, 2012

This is the second in a series of three podcasts exploring social media platforms for organisational formal and informal learning. This episode explores things to think about when implementing a social media platform for learning. You can download our free elearning tutorials from iTunes.

Social Media

Social Media Tutorial Media Social

Free E-Learning Tutorial: Trends in Social Media Platforms for Learning

Connect Thinking

JULY 7, 2012

This is the third in a series of three podcasts exploring social media platforms for organisational formal and informal learning. This episode explores things to think about when implementing a social media platform for learning. You can download our free elearning tutorials from iTunes.

Social Media

Social Media Tutorial Media Social

Free E-Learning Tutorial: Choosing a Social Media Platform for Formal and Informal Learning

Connect Thinking

MAY 12, 2012

This is the first of a series of three podcasts exploring social media platforms for formal and informal learning in organisations. This episode explores things to think about when choosing a social media platform for learning. You can doenload our free elearning tutorials from iTunes.

Social Media

Social Media Tutorial Media Informal Learning

E-Learning – The Fast Food of Organisational Learning?

Connect Thinking

APRIL 6, 2012

Social media for learning soft skills and tasks. I strongly encourage any organisation with a decent budget to pop out of their e-learning courseware paradigm and begin to explore the opportunities of social media.

Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom Courseware Social Media Simulations

Seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy

Connect Thinking

AUGUST 4, 2012

Organisation experience in social media. Although the intent of social media for learning is different to, say, marketing, the very introduction and experience of social media for learning can help inform other parts of the business.

Blended Learning

Blended Learning Learning Strategy Wiki Strategy

Seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy

Connect Thinking

AUGUST 4, 2012

Organisation experience in social media. Although the intent of social media for learning is different to, say, marketing, the very introduction and experience of social media for learning can help inform other parts of the business.

Blended Learning

Blended Learning Learning Strategy Wiki Strategy

Performance support tools for learning – a decentralised strategy

Connect Thinking

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about social media tools for learning , and made the statement that such learning strategies are usually best managed decentrally. There may be a central role in purchasing social media platforms (with stakeholder input). The same can be said about role-based performance support tools.

Performance Support

Performance Support Support Performance Strategy

7 Tips for developing an E-Learning Strategy

Connect Thinking

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

End-user expectations e.g. perception of e-learning, social media – what makes learning technologies useful and easy to use, engaging and reusable. It my be social media for project team sharing and collaboration, or a video library to manage expert knowledge. Be sure of your strategic priorities.

Learning Strategy

Learning Strategy Strategy Social Networks Brandon Hall

How we think about learning influences our e-learning practice

Connect Thinking

MARCH 7, 2012

Add social media to the mix, and we can see the dichotomy between the ‘order’ that organisations want and the ‘complexity’ that most of us are working within. Typical learning technologies (LMS, e-learning courseware) has served to reinforce theoretical aspects associated with psychology (column 1).

Association Learning Management System

Association Learning Management System Social Networks Learning Theory Theory

Managing Change in Organisational Learning: Part 1

Connect Thinking

DECEMBER 1, 2012

There are two broad requirements to ensure your learning technology solution (e-learning, social media, video platform etc) is successful: 1. For end users to adopt technology, they must perceive that the return to do so is greater than their effort. i.e. RETURN > EFFORT. Effort – build the Imperative.

Change

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An Organisational Perspective to Managing Change in Learning: Part 2

Connect Thinking

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Consider the social media demands of marketing and the business analytics demands of CEOs wanting to tap into today’s customer information. Immerse in authoring tools and social media platforms. It is likely your training function will be just one more new demand on a dwindling centralised IT administration.

Change

Change Management Social Media Analysis

5 Challenges Developing E-Learning as a Revenue Stream

Connect Thinking

JANUARY 16, 2013

In the age of YouTube, Social Media, personalisation and instant gratification of information, is your 60 minute page turning e-learn really going to cut the mustard? There is so much mediocre e-learning courses out there. You need to be sure you know what quality looks like – what you are aspiring.

Streaming

Streaming Diversity Training Develop Instructional Design

The State of E-Learning in Australia in 2012

Connect Thinking

JULY 21, 2012

Yes - video, webinar, mobile apps and social media platforms should be part of the mix being offered or advised by providers. It is up to the e-learning industry to provide agile options to this client group, through cost-effective LMS, quality rapid authoring and providing clients with more than typical e-learning courseware options.

Compliance Training

Compliance Training Agile LMS Confidentiality

The State of E-Learning in Australia in 2012

Connect Thinking

JULY 21, 2012

Yes - video, webinar, mobile apps and social media platforms should be part of the mix being offered or advised by providers. It is up to the e-learning industry to provide agile options to this client group, through cost-effective LMS, quality rapid authoring and providing clients with more than typical e-learning courseware options.

Compliance Training

Compliance Training Agile LMS Confidentiality

People versus Systems: Let’s acknowledge the difference

Connect Thinking

JANUARY 14, 2012

As an e-learning, LMS and social media consultant, my role is to work with people from many different roles in an organisation. Of course, I both like and work with systems that enable me to think and immerse in learning the way I like to think and immerse in learning.

System

System LMS Compliance Training Learning Management System

Work-based collaboration tools and the elephant in the room

Connect Thinking

APRIL 21, 2012

Recently I’ve had the privilege to work with an organisation who is implementing a well known work-based collaboration application for customer data management. I have admired this platform and the company from afar for years, and now that I’ve have played with it, it hasn’t disappointed.

Collaboration

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Connect Thinking

Social media does not always equal social learning

Free E-Learning Tutorial: Implementing a Social Media Platform for Learning

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Free E-Learning Tutorial: Trends in Social Media Platforms for Learning

Free E-Learning Tutorial: Choosing a Social Media Platform for Formal and Informal Learning

E-Learning – The Fast Food of Organisational Learning?

Seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy

Seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy

Performance support tools for learning – a decentralised strategy

7 Tips for developing an E-Learning Strategy

How we think about learning influences our e-learning practice

Managing Change in Organisational Learning: Part 1

An Organisational Perspective to Managing Change in Learning: Part 2

5 Challenges Developing E-Learning as a Revenue Stream

The State of E-Learning in Australia in 2012

The State of E-Learning in Australia in 2012

People versus Systems: Let’s acknowledge the difference

Work-based collaboration tools and the elephant in the room

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