Social is the New Black: 7 Online Learning Models for Low-Cost Professional Development

Social is the New Black
7 Online Learning Models as
Low-Cost Professional Development
Rosetta Thurman
rosettathurman.com

Our Agenda
Introductions + Collective Wisdom
What is Social? Media? Networks?
7 Online Learning Models
Blogs
Webinars
Twitter
Facebook
BlogTalkRadio
CoveritLive
Slideshare
Share Takeaways

About Me + My Social Street Cred
Nonprofit leadership, career development, capacity building
Blogging since 2007, 10-20k views/month
12k Twitter followers, top 25 most influential nonprofit tweeters, top 25 online influencers in leadership
Online training exp.
Moodle, webinars, The Blogging School

40% of adults use social networking sites on a daily basis. *Pew Internet & American Life Project

Interaction – social contact enhances learning
Usability – needs to be simple and consistent
Relevance – online learning should be relevant to you right now
* Stephen Downes, National Research Council (Canada)
Social media as a platform for effective online learning

Blogs
Accessible entry point
Real-time information
Content specific by subsector + job function
Kivi’s Marketing Blog
Fundraising Detective
Nonprofit Law Blog
Learning communities through comments + forums

Webinars
Growing popularity with nonprofit associations, Chron. of Philanthropy
Professionals can learn at work, during day or evening
Real-time, relevant info, interaction through Q+A
GotoWebinar, ReadyTalk, Freebinar

Twitter
Twitter chats
Use hashtags to facilitate conversation among nonprofit professionals
A social learning event
#benchmark3 #nonprofit #philanthropy #socent
#ynpchat – young nps
#nptalk – nonprofit tech
#smNPchat – small nps
#npcons - consultants

Facebook
Facebook discussions
Facebook groups
Facebook pages
An “afterparty” for online learning events or conferences
An online community space for specific groups of nonprofit professionals or job functions

BlogTalkRadio
Live discussion “on air”
Podcast
Interaction through live Q+A and chat rooms
Bring a speaker or topic to the masses
Create professional community through recurring shows

CoveritLive
Live Chron. of Philanthropy discussions
Live chat function
Live blogging at conferences, symposiums
Useful for one speaker or topic
Seen as a social learning “event”

Slideshare + Zipcast
Upload Powerpoint presentations free
View and remix other presentations
Use Zipcast feature to deliver presentations with video
Live chat function embedded
Essentially a live webinar with video

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Questions?@rosettathurmanrosettathurman.com

Social is the New Black: 7 Online Learning Models for Low-Cost Professional Development

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