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Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning? Only recently has the training industry begun to tap into this realm of informal, social learning. Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew?

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Our Many Hats

eLearning Cyclops

Social Media (SoMe) expert and Informal Learning Catalyst - Sometimes I''m the go to guy to coach staff on utilizing SoMe or I''m the guy implementing informal/social learning. Then appropriately incorporating them in courses, your Intranet, Yammer, etc.

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What corporates can learn from the Top 10 Tools for Learning 2012

Jane Hart

Yammer (on the 2010 list at #20) might be a possibility. Google is the most popular web search engine, and frequently described as the only e-learning tool you’ll ever need. It can become an enterprise social collaboration platform, using the Buddypress plugin – as I’ve done at the Social Learning Centre.

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

Jane Hart

My own Social Learning Community , for example, provides an opportunity for those from both workplace learning and education to ask questions about and discuss the concept of “social learning&# as well as the wider use of social media in organisations.

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A Review of 2011 and the Future of Workplace Learning

Mindflash

The four themes were business acumen and leadership, social learning, rapid instructional design, and experimenting with innovative ideas. Business acumen and leadership are about workplace-learning leaders spending more time gaining a deep understanding of the business constituents they serve.

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Social Learning: How to Apply It to Your eLearning Programs

eLearningMind

All of us seek some form of social interaction, and we engage with each other—with some more than others. In learning and development (L&D) , social learning goes even farther than simply connecting with other people. This article will answer your questions about social learning. What is Social Learning?

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Social Learning: How to Apply It to Your eLearning Programs

eLearningMind

In learning and development (L&D), social learning goes even farther than simply connecting with other people. This article will answer your questions about social learning. What Is Social Learning? Social learning adds a social element to the learning process.