One of the core principles of social networking systems that is so appealing is the level of personalization they enable. Both off-the-shelf and internally developed social networking systems offer multiple ways to personalize the user experience, from simple automatic ... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Advanced Level Content , E-Learning , Engagement , Managing the Learning Function , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Humans have conveyed short messages, long with meaning, for as long as 40,000 years. Smoke signals have traversed the airways. Expressive quips filled the Seinfeld show. At all stages and ages, we move forward in small bursts of communication. Some people just dont noti... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Beginner Level Content , Delivering Training , Engagement , Informal Learning , Innovation , Mobile Learning , Trends

To understand social learning, we must first understand social media. Social media is a set of Internet-based technologies designed to be used by three or more people. Its rarer than it sounds. Most interaction supported by technology is narrowcast (one-to-one), often w... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Engagement , Informal Learning , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Workplace learning professionals should focus on how social learningand its associated toolscan help achieve business goals. The transfer of knowledge has always been a social activity. Many years ago, workers learned skills through apprenticeship. More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends

A closer look at the process for creating and launching a social learning website for surgical residency programs. In January 2009, I attended ASTD TechKnowledge, which emphasizes developing and managing e-learning. During the conference, I was introduced to a vast arra... More »

Learning Technologies

Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends