Social Learning: an explanation using Twitter

What is Social Learning? An explanation using Twitter Jane Hart, Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies

What is Learning? Formal Informal Formal Structured Personal Group Directed Intra-Organisational Accidental & Learning Directed Learning Learning Serendipitous Learning Learning © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 2

What are Social Media? © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 3

Using Twitter for Social Learning easy-to-use yet powerful tool for social learning © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 4

Social Learning is about … networks and communities Personal Learning Networks, Learning Communities, Communities of Practice, etc © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 5

1 Please introduce yourself to the group. #tzljh © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 6

Social Learning is about … making connections with colleagues, friends, other “like‐minded” people, experts, gurus, etc © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 7

Make a connection with someone on Twitter by following them © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 8

Social Learning is about … keeping up to date with industry news what your colleagues and network is doing © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 9

2 Who would you recommend to follow to keep up to date with L&D industry news? #tzljh © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 10

Finding people on Twitter © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 11

Social Learning is about … communication to build relationships, for one‐to‐one communication for broadcast communication © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 12

Your tweet will go to everyone who follows you @username – to address someone or refer to someone RT username – to retweet someone’s tweet d username – to send a private message to someone who follows you; you can only receive DM from someone who you follow © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 13

Social Learning is about … asking questions and problem solving asking and answering questions of your network or community © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 14

3 What is your top tool for learning? #tzljh © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 15

Top 10 Tools for Learning 2009 © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 17

Social Learning is about … sharing thoughts, experiences, ideas and more © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 18

Social Learning is about … sharing links useful and interesting web links © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 19

URL shorteners You can even customise the link, e.g. http://bit.ly/asteroid2010 © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 20

Social Learning is about … sharing resources pictures, videos, music, documents © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 21

5 Here’s an old fav of mine http://blip.fm/~kwhor. Do you like it? © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 22

Social Learning is about … engagement with presenters, tutors and trainers (in‐event, pre‐ and post‐event) © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 23

Incorporating the backchannel into a f2f event © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 24

Ask questions to engage your audience, e.g. 6 Which social network has so many members that if it were a country it would be the 3rd largest? #tzljh © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 25

Social Learning is about … synchronous learning with others remotely dispersed at a scheduled time © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 30

Answer to Q6 with over 500 million members, if it were a country it would be the world’s 3rd largest ahead of the United States and only behind China and India © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 32

Social Learning is about … collaboration e.g. working together collaborative writing, being a member of a book club © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 33

The SMARTER Approach to Workplace Learning S = social and collaboration approaches M = mindset/culture change A = autonomous learners R = reduction in training T = technology- E = enabled approach R > responsive organisation www.C4LPT.co.uk/SMARTER.html © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 40

For the presentation and links to all the resources incl the free How to use Twitter for Social Learning guide www.C4LPT.co.uk/articles/tzjh.html Jane Hart Email: jane.hart@c4lpt.co.uk Twitter: @c4lpt Facebook: www.facebook.com/c4lpt Website: www.C4LPT.co.uk © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 41

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