Comments on: Social Media Tools in Social Learning http://learningputty.com/2009/10/12/social-media-tools-in-social-learning/ How do you fill learning gaps? With Learning Putty! Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:58:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Maureen Barlow http://learningputty.com/2009/10/12/social-media-tools-in-social-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Maureen Barlow Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:55:38 +0000 http://learningputty.com/?p=16#comment-442 So glad I found your site, Renee! I am currently researching ways social media technology can be used at my organization. I like your assessment that instructor-led training essentially uses "old tools" for social learning, but social learning nonetheless, and that the next frontier is basically new tools for this "old" function. I plan on doing a lot of research first, and your article above has been helpful in formulating questions that need to be asked, such as: * "What do our employees really need from learning opportunities?" * "What do they think they need to learn?" * "What do we think they need to learn?" Still a lot of work to be done! So glad I found your site, Renee! I am currently researching ways social media technology can be used at my organization. I like your assessment that instructor-led training essentially uses “old tools” for social learning, but social learning nonetheless, and that the next frontier is basically new tools for this “old” function.

I plan on doing a lot of research first, and your article above has been helpful in formulating questions that need to be asked, such as:
* “What do our employees really need from learning opportunities?”
* “What do they think they need to learn?”
* “What do we think they need to learn?”

Still a lot of work to be done!

]]> By: Patty Adams http://learningputty.com/2009/10/12/social-media-tools-in-social-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Patty Adams Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:35:51 +0000 http://learningputty.com/?p=16#comment-2 As a learning and development professional in corporate America, I couldn't be happier to finally find information and a dedicated site to the potential for social learning. Renee is tapping into the human condition - we learn from each other, we learn informally and now especially, we want to learn on our own terms. I would like to understand how social media is impacting learning strategy and design in other organizations - these are great examples - but how do you start moving the needle on this issue? It's a huge paradigm shift for some generations to make. Considering the speed of business, globalization and access to technology, social media as a learning modality is not just here to stay, but will quickly evolve to a critical tool in capturing institutional knowledge. Thanks, Renee! Keep the posts coming. As a learning and development professional in corporate America, I couldn’t be happier to finally find information and a dedicated site to the potential for social learning. Renee is tapping into the human condition – we learn from each other, we learn informally and now especially, we want to learn on our own terms. I would like to understand how social media is impacting learning strategy and design in other organizations – these are great examples – but how do you start moving the needle on this issue? It’s a huge paradigm shift for some generations to make.

Considering the speed of business, globalization and access to technology, social media as a learning modality is not just here to stay, but will quickly evolve to a critical tool in capturing institutional knowledge.

Thanks, Renee! Keep the posts coming.

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