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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

The gist of it was that even though we have an enormous amount of tools available to enable social learning across far reaching boundaries, the self-study type of eLearning seen in so many workplaces today can potentially cut learners off from any type of social interaction during the course of the learning.

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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Case studies, exercises, and simulations can be part of a continuum linking Levels 1, 2, and 3. Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? with a post-test to measure learning for the entire program. I can now see how Level 2 can be used to evaluate role-based eLearning and instructor-led training. Level 3: Behavior. We All Did.

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Trust me…trying to train folks on a software package that they will neither need nor use is an exercise in frustration for everyone involved, not to mention a waste of time and money. View all posts by Andrea → ← Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? It was for their own good after all. It is amazing ho.

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Reskilling your frontline telecom workforce: Why it matters, and where to start

Axonify

When the world went into lockdown this year, the internet became our gateway to work, school, social interaction, worship services, exercise classes and more. Our devices became a portal to the outside world. Telecom services were more in demand than ever—and customers needed support more than ever.

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How Mobile Apps Can Act as Social Learning Tools

Origin Learning

Social learning and mobile learning have a lot in common. Instant messaging, e-mails, texts, social media interactions- all of these have become an inseparable part of our lives ever since the smartphone revolution has taken place. A lot of social learning is already happening on the mobile platform. Communication, right?

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Should You Use Social Media in Your Course?

LearnDash

A look at the advantages, disadvantages, and underlying purpose of social media in the classroom. When hosting an online course, it makes sense to make the best use of all the resources the Internet has to offer. However, social media isn’t for everyone—or every course. Networking for new and old learners alike. Lack of control.

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The ITA Jay Cross Memorial Award for 2019: Michelle Ockers

Clark Quinn

Over a decade ago, my friend Jay Cross invited me to join the Internet Time Alliance. She’s active in social media, for instance. She also coordinated the Learning & Performance Institute capability map exercise that occurred last summer.