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Success Formula for Discussion Forums in Financial Services

Tony Karrer

I received a question this week related to Discussion Forums for Knowledge Sharing at Capital City Bank : I successfully launched a discussion forum for a small group of lending assistants within my bank. Of course, there’s no easy answers here, but lots we can discuss and learn around this. That forum is still up and running.

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Role of a Learning Consultant: Insightful discussion imported from LinkedIn

ID Reflections

I am copying a discussion we have been having on LinkedIn as a part of the Training&Development group. I started this discussion to understand the roles (tacit and explicit) that a learning consultant plays. I have found it to be very useful information and also something which can be practiced in your own organization.

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The Collapse of a Community of Practice (CoP)

bozarthzone

While a true community of practice is usually characterized by its lack of formal oversight, the moderators did a good job of blocking out blatant marketing attempts and people phising for email addresses, and refocusing/refereeing discussions when needed. And, really, they said, they're tired. Let's cogitate: 1.

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Knowledge Acquisition? Skill Develop? Go COP

eLearning 24-7

Discussion board. ” The instructor is supposed to review each discussion thread and respond. COPs – Communities of Practice. Communities of practice started to appear as both standalone systems an within a system in the early 2000s. Discussion boards, forums and text chat were common.

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Top 5 Things Associations can Learn from Corporate Training Departments

Association eLearning

With stronger educational components, we believe that associations can become the learning centers of the future, providing a vibrant learning community for industry, while augmenting traditional post-secondary educational offerings and better servicing the employees and industry alike. Corporate universities. Organizations like Yum!

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How To Create an Interactive Learning School and Engage Your Learners

learnWorlds

Premium quality education comes from an environment that nurtures interaction and class discussions. Where instructors such as you are nurturing a community and students learn through multi-layered networking and interactivity. They are able to discuss issues, ideas, suggestions, and share their experiences with each other.

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7 big opportunities that MOOCs offer corporates

E-Learning Provocateur

In terms of supporting the moocers in the organisation, I envisage L&D pro’s undertaking activities such as facilitating communities of practice, setting up buddy programs, and organising external meetups. Uncover trends in the online discussions, and hence forecast consumer behaviour. Networking.