The Social Learning Community
Jane Hart
MARCH 8, 2011
Yesterday I launched the Social Learning Community – a new Community of Practice intended for those interested in the use of social media to work and learn smarter.
Social Learning vs. Communities of Practice
Janet Clarey
FEBRUARY 22, 2011
When it comes to the terms “Social Learning” and “Communities of Practice”, many people in the corporate learning realm are confused, myself included. Are Social Learning and Communities of Practice different? Social Learning. Communities of Practice.
Join 59,000+
Insiders
Sign Up for our Newsletter
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
7 Challenges to Social Learning
Origin Learning
OCTOBER 28, 2014
Social Learning is a self-propagating concept, that is- once a social learning culture is achieved in an organization. Here we try to enlist the top challenges which hinder social learning from becoming a reality in organizations: 1. Social learning is more of an abstract concept.
Social Learning 
215
215 
Social Learning in Business: Online Workshop
Jane Hart
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
This workshop runs 1-31 March 2013 at the Social Learning Centre, and is led by Harold Jarche. The workshop will look at ways to enhance social learning, or people learning together while working. Narrating your work and learning. Narrating your work and learning. Value Network Analysis in a nutshell.
Social Learning 195
195 
Exploring Social Learning and Smarter Working (eLearning Guild Webinar) #inttime
Learning Visions
MARCH 30, 2011
These are my live blogged notes from today’s eLearning Guild Webinars with members of the Internet Time Alliance (ITA): Harold Jarche, Charles Jennings, Clark Quinn, Jane Hart, Jay Cross Exploring Social Learning and Smarter Working The questions for the session were sourced from the crowd. Tell your managers what you have learned!
eLearning Guild 208
208 PKM is our part of the social learning contract
Jane Hart
APRIL 24, 2012
Whereas most people are concerning themselves with the new social and collaboration technologies, or how to get people to collaborate, for me the key to successful social learning is how the individual engages in his/her networks and contributes what s/he has learned or is learning along the way.
PKM 196
196 
Social Learning Has Its Place…And Informal Learning Does Too.
Dashe & Thomson
AUGUST 11, 2011
Two weeks ago Jane Hart wrote an article titled, Social Learning: to be or not to be? , in which Jane expresses her dislike of the term Social Learning (big S, big L). Jane claims that “Social Learning has come to refer exclusively to the use of social media in top-down, formal learning.”
Wiki 189
189 
Get up to speed with social media, social learning and social business
Jane Hart
JANUARY 27, 2012
At the Social Learning Centre I am going to be hosting a number of short online “programmes” about social media, social learning and social business. An introduction to social learning in the workplace. How to create and sustain a community of practice.
Social Media 179
179 Key social learning resources: Part 4
Jane Hart
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
This is the fourth and final instalment of my weekly articles curating key social learning resources for TrainingZone’s social learning month. “In an organisation, I feel that this process of seeking out and sharing meaning is a responsibility of enlightened social citizenship.” ” [link].
Social Learning 181
181 
Social Learning: Key resources from January
Jane Hart
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
Here is my pick of 10 articles about social learning since my last posting just before Christmas. … Informal learning and social learning are no doubt stealing the tarts. But there is no point attempting to introduce new informal and workplace learning approaches without a clear plan and a framework.”
Social Networks 196
196 
The Angry Birds Community: Social Learning Utopia?
Dashe & Thomson
OCTOBER 3, 2011
That means more than 16,000 videos were contributed by members of the Angry Birds Community of Practice. Not because the videos aren’t all helpful, but because the motivation for participation is very different than that inside an enterprise social learning environment.
Social Learning 167
167 
Integrating Social Learning In The Workplace
Learnnovators
MAY 11, 2015
I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. The catch is that “social learning” cannot just be implemented or enforced. How is this change related to social learning?
Social Learning 176
176 
What is social learning?
eFront
SEPTEMBER 16, 2012
‘Social learning’ has been the elearning buzzword du jour for a couple of years now and people often ask us exactly what social learning is. If learning is to be considered “social learning,” then it must: Demonstrate that a change in understanding has taken place in the individuals involved.
Social Learning 110
110 
Social Learning: August Pick of the Posts
Jane Hart
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
The focus of my August Pick of the Posts is social learning, and these posts all include some great graphics too. In It’s Not About “Doing” Social Jane Bozarth (2 August) shows how Pokemon Go gets it right. Some will give up and never learn to use the product. Communities emerge. They’ll talk about problems.
Social Learning 120
120 
Setting up an online community? Here’s my advice
Jane Hart
MAY 27, 2014
Communities of Practice have become a bit of buzzword in corporate training recently; everyone seems to be setting them up. I’ve been running online communities (of different types) for many years now, and it’s important to point out that it requires a different set of skills to set one up and support one than to [.].
Community 200
200 
Using a collaborative platform for brilliant learning
Jane Hart
JUNE 25, 2012
Present an overview of the key social features of social collaboration platforms. Demonstrate a number of examples of social activities she has set up. Propose a lite approach to designing social (learning) activities. Show how learning can be embedded in the workflow. > In this webinar, Jane will.
Collaboration 189
189 How to Create a Learning Culture in Organizations
The Performance Improvement Blog
JULY 5, 2012
One of these posts appears in Jane Hart’s blog, Learning in the Social Workplace. In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g., training) and informal learning experiences (e.g., communities of practice). Helping workers learn continuously on the job.
Social Networks 262
262 
Can you engage introverts in social learning?
Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning
OCTOBER 5, 2016
How does this relate to social learning? Can introverts engage in social learning? It could be that introverted professionals prefer to go through individual e-learning models and more extroverted professionals in social learning activities. That is the image we often have about intro/extraverts.
Social Learning 112
112 
From Instructional Design to Enterprise Community Facilitation
ID Reflections
AUGUST 13, 2011
The age of social learning is here. tools and technology, laden with social media tools and apps, fueled by the Pods and the Pads, social business burst upon the scene. The age of Connectivism was truly upon us. The age of Collaboration and Participation is here. Powered by enterprise2.0
Enterprise Community Management: “joining up” learning and working
Jane Hart
MARCH 18, 2013
More and more organisations are beginning to adopt enterprise social networking technologies (like Yammer) more formally as business tools, so there is a growing need for a dedicated resource to manage and support this activity – not technically but in human terms. planning the new community’s strategic approach.
Community 210
210 
Three different views on social learning
Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning
JANUARY 15, 2018
I am not the first to note that social learning is a confusion concept. I joined one Friday when the topic was about social learning. Any Twitterchat is hard work but it was worst to make sense here because I noticed that we all talked with a different view on social learning.
Integrating Social Learning in the Workplace
ID Reflections
APRIL 10, 2015
I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. The catch is that “ social learning” cannot just be implemented or enforced. How is this change related to social learning?
Social Learning 100
100 INTEGRATING SOCIAL LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE
Learnnovators
MAY 10, 2015
I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. The catch is that “social learning” cannot just be implemented or enforced. How is this change related to social learning?
Social Learning 100
100 
Lurking is Not a Static State
ID Reflections
JULY 20, 2011
From a community of practice perspective, lurking is interpreted as “legitimate peripheral participation,” a crucial process by which communities offer learning opportunities to those on the periphery. (p. Etienne Wenger, Nancy White and John D.
Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning
Experiencing eLearning
JUNE 18, 2009
These are my notes from the Learn Trends: Networked and Social Learning online mini-conference. Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning. Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning. How are you measuring social learning? Support learning.
Social Networks 193
193 
Eight Leader Habits of a Learning Culture
The Performance Improvement Blog
JULY 31, 2014
The most important learning occurs in the conversations that employees have with their supervisors and co-workers, in the conversations that teams have about team development and effectiveness, and in whole organization experiences with problem-solving and planning.
Culture 229
229 
Piecing together collaboration and cooperation
Clark Quinn
JULY 3, 2012
In an insightful piece , Harold Jarche puts together how collaboration and cooperation are needed to make organizations work ‘smarter’, integrating workgroups with the broader social network by using communities of practice as the intermediary.
Social Networks 189
189 PKM and Online Communities Workshops
Jane Hart
JANUARY 14, 2013
Here are the details of two upcoming workshops and one free webinar at the Social Learning Centre. This online workshop considers the general principles behind setting up and maintaining an online community - whether it be an online learning community or Community of Practice. Led by Harold Jarche.
PKM 174
174 12 features of supporting social collaboration in the workplace
Jane Hart
AUGUST 31, 2012
It means encouraging everyone to take responsibility for their own continuous learning and professional development. Want to find out more, then in October we are running the Social media for professional development workshop at the Social Learning Centre. Want to find out more Online Communities ?
Collaboration 208
208 
How To Boost Engagement With Social Learning
eLearning Industry
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Social learning is a great way for remote organizations to boost engagement, support development, encourage commitment and motivation, and ultimately increase long-term employee retention. The need for employee engagement is even more critical in remote companies. Here’s how to get it right.
Social Learning 102
102 The clusterfuck known as social learning
Janet Clarey
FEBRUARY 25, 2010
Anyway, here’s the quote: “learning through the use of social media is a set of implicit assumptions that if people are using something called “social media&# , then “social learning&# must be taking place. The “social learning&# hits that follow are primarily bloggers.
March 2011 in Review
Jane Hart
APRIL 2, 2011
What is the nature of that power and what levers must we wiggle to generate effective learning through online technologies? Social Learning Community. I launched the Social Learning Community on 7 March, and in the few weeks that it has been active, there are now over 550 members.
Community 191
191 
Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice”
Adobe Captivate
MARCH 28, 2019
Chapter 2: From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice by Sasha Barab and Thomas Duffy (2012). There are a range of opinions and positions within the constructivist and situativity communities regarding even the basic concepts laid out in this text. Here is this month’s chapter summary.
Taxonomy of Learning Theories
E-Learning Provocateur
JANUARY 12, 2010
Social Learning Theory is another theory that has its roots in behaviourism. It’s important to note that Social Learning Theory now extends beyond the behaviourist domain to encompass cognition, particularly through the work of Julian Rotter and Albert Bandura. .
Learning Theory 274
274 
Why your Enterprise Social Network is your most valuable social learning platform
Jane Hart
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
In the workplace, social learning comes through social collaboration. Social learning is a natural everyday phenomenon; simply put, we learn from our colleagues as we work with them. as these platforms are designed to foster collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing among employees.
Social Networks 100
100 
A Brief Introduction – Communities of Practice Manager
The Learning Circuits
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
As Ryann mentioned in a previous post, I’m the Community of Practice Manager for Learning Technologies at ASTD. In this role, I engage with the community and help build ASTD’s portfolio of content—from T+D articles to books to educational programs to conferences and beyond.
LearnTrends: Extending Learning to the Edges of Organizations
Experiencing eLearning
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
70% learn and develop thru experience. 20% learn & develop thru others. 10% learn & develop through structured courses & programs. 90% experiential learning & development. social learning — sharing experiences. workplace learning & perf support. Charles Jennings.
LearnTrends 226
226 
Supporting the Social Workplace Learning Continuum
Jane Hart
JUNE 4, 2012
We need to remember, that (social) learning doesn’t just take place in a training room, but anywhere where people congregate. The word ”activities” is better since it can be used to describe both the ORGANISATION of structured/formal learning and the SUPPORT of unstructured/informal learning.
Working Smarter Cracker Barrel
Clark Quinn
DECEMBER 12, 2010
Social Formal Learning. Social learning is one of the big opportunities we are talking about in ‘working smarter’ Most people tend to think of social learning in terms of the informal opportunities, which are potentially huge. Performance Ecosystem (Workscape) Strategy.
Brain 174
174 What Do You Mean By Social Learning?
CLO Magazine
MARCH 7, 2011
What types of images does the phrase “social learning&# conjure up for you? Or is it an online community of practice where everyone is free to ask any question? In a report published in 2010 in the journal Ecology and Society titled “What Is Social Learning?&#
Book review: Social media for trainers
Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Here, she defines learning and social learning and links social learning to personal learning networks and communities of practice. The opportunities to expand community conversations and personal learning networks are huge with social media.
Social Media 164
164 The Social Learning Revolution in eLearning
TalentLMS
MAY 16, 2016
The boom in social media and the round-the-clock need to connect in communities is doing wonders for the eLearning industry. Social learning is an age-old learning and teaching strategy, backed by many cognitive scientists. Leveraging social learning with the eLearning content is the new norm of eLearning courses.
The Changing Face of Work and Workplace Learning
ID Reflections
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
Mobile devices will be ubiquitous and play a critical role in professional development -- We still have the luxury of debating whether workers will access the learning program via a laptop or a tablet. future_of_work L&D social learning Workplace Learning' Very soon, that luxury will be gone.
Change 227
227 
My Twitter Weekly Links Digest for 2011-07-10
Jane Hart
JULY 10, 2011
RT @ alc47 : “I&# is for informal – but so many more meanings in our learning communities and communities of practice [link] #. How to use Twitter for social learning [link] # schoolnetsa11 #. RT @ alc47 : the role of community in performance support [link] #. and innovation&# #.
Social Networks 162
162 
Let's personalize your content