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7 Reasons Social Media Boosts Social Learning

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There are good reasons why companies should use Facebook as a means of promoting social learning. Too many business owners don’t take advantage of this free social media network out of fear that employees will abuse their social media privileges. Use Facebook to Your Company’s Advantage.

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eLearning Grows Small Businesses

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However, they make a mistake when they assume free social networks are sufficient for connecting team members. Social networks may be good at connecting friends and family, but they are not effective at stimulating peer-to-peer collaboration. This is not the case. Common Roadblocks to Collaboration.

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LMSs Lower Costs for Nonprofits

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Contrary to popular myth, social media is not free. Many entities suffer from the financial burden of social media, but none more so than nonprofit organizations. How Much Social Media Marketing Costs for Nonprofits? After all, social media outlets make allowances for advertising, but they do so at a cost.

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Encourage Informal Learning with an LMS

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Allowing for the use of social networks – In the past several years, social media networks have drastically increased informal learning in the workplace. Certain LMSs allow people to use social media for professional purposes.

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TOPYX Topics – Social Learning Newsletter – February 2016

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7 Reasons Social Media Boosts Social Learning. Like social media, social media learning is a relatively new idea. It is defined as “the acquisition of information and skills through social technologies that allow people to collaborate, converse, provide input, create content and share it.”

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Attract and Retain Millennial Employees with LMS Collaborative Learning Features

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They’ve been learning with social classroom tools and chatting on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram every waking hour. Because of their extensive knowledge and enjoyment of social media, millennials often crave social interaction in virtual environments.

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Train Internal LMS Users in 3 Steps

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While most people are familiar with social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, they don’t necessarily understand the intricacies of an eLearning system. It is easy to take LMS training for granted by assuming that everyone knows how to interact with online learning platforms.

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