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The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice

Matrix

There is special emphasis on developing communities of practice (both within the organization and outside it) to encourage the professional development of employees in a friendly, effective and non-invasive manner. Main difference between social and professional communities. Communities of practice focus on a subject.

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Addressing the elephant in the room with effective learning evaluation

Elucidat

Play this episode Top tips for effective learning measurement and evaluation Don’t have time to listen now? And this can’t happen without effective methods for measurement and evaluation. For Alaina, effective measurement always starts with asking the right questions. Check out the full podcast. Want to find out more?

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Podcast 19: Customer Education 101 – With Dave Derington of Azuqua

Talented Learning

To learn more about this podcast series or to see the full collection of episodes visit The Talented Learning Show main page. And what does effective customer education actually look like? But new communities of practice are emerging to offer knowledge sharing and support. That’s the spirit behind the podcast.

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PKM is our part of the social learning contract

Jane Hart

PKM is also a key skill of being an effective autonomous learner – as we can see from the many individuals who are already organizing and managing their own personal learning strategies in the organization – and consequently a key aspect of BYOL (Bring Your Own Learning). PKM is therefore the key to successful social learning.

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Social Learning Has Its Place…And Informal Learning Does Too.

Dashe & Thomson

Social learning refers to a class of learning, which includes wikis, blogs, screen sharing, podcasting, photo sharing, social bookmarking, collaborative working, social networking, etc. Informal learning includes certain social learning tools like wikis, communities of practice, expert directories, etc.,

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Setting the tone for your online learning community

Logicearth

They came up with the concept of ‘Communities of Practice’, in which the participants can co-create a “shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing recurring problems” ( Lave and Wenger, 1991 ).

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Seven other advantages of an e-learning strategy

Connect Thinking

The intention of an e-learning strategy is generally to advance the efficiency and effectiveness of organisational learning. Example: An online Community of Practice for client engagement skills doesn’t need to finish at the end of the learning program. Monitor the adoption of language and knowledge across the business.