NING social network for after workshops

1. OLIT593
Dr. Brady
Ali Green, OLIT593 Spring 2009

2. Imagine this situation, Intercontinental
Hotels Group is putting on a workshop at
a hotel across town. As a General
Manager, you are required to attend 3
workshops a year. The workshop content
is good and you have other questions
that arise on your drive home, there is no
outlet to continue discussing the new
learning….…..
Ali Green, OLIT593 Spring 2009

3. After Thoughts is to inspire and complement learning after a face to face
workshop. It is to connect the learners and have a forum to share their
thoughts….after the workshop ends.
Ali Green, OLIT593 Spring 2009

4. Problem
Statement Learning Continues after a face to
In a face to face workshop, the
face workshop by social network.
learning happens on site at a
Learning can be shared and
remote hotel. Then, after a day the
feedback given in a secure
participants typically have no
environment to collaborate.
contact with the instructor or other
participants.
Leave workshop
Current State Desired State
There is no support for after
Follow Up questions can be
workshop questions. Or, follow up
answered by instructors, fellow
on what the participants say they
participants. Gives a voice to those
will do once they get back to the
who feel more comfortable online.
hotel. Much of the workshop is
stand and deliver.

5. Audience Analysis
Learning Options Constraints
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6. Audience
Who is the audience?
Face to face workshop to be held regionally. All of the workshops for the example are
one day, off site and include a variety of learners. The hospitality industry has a very
diverse population of employees as well as the educational level, age, and
background.
There are several different workshops in which would benefit from a web 2.0
collaboration after the face to face workshop. For this example I will highlight the
following examples:
Strategic Management – For the Management Team
Skills Workshop – Leadership
Skills Workshop – Building High Performance Teams
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7. Learning
Learning by Doing

 Learning by Experience
 Learning by Example
 Learning by Storytelling
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8. Options
Different strokes for different
folks….different learners different styles
Allowing different techniques in the
workshop, then spark collaboration in the
web 2.0 environment.
Pique interest for further learning by
offering tools
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9. Environment
Learner
Constraints
No computer at work
Not motivated to learn 

area
 Only at the face to
No time for extra

face workshop for the
activities
“credit”
The work area is not

 Information is too hard
suitable for the social
or easy networking to occur
 Does not fit in with the Not allowed to sign up

peer group at the for a “social network”
face to face workshop at work
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10. Web 2.0 Tools Approach Interactive(ity) Design
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11. Web 2.0
Tools
Designing the “After Thoughts” for

motivation and learning continuance
 Assign as an “assignment” for follow up
within a week
 Select learners that will take the position
of “leadership” at their hotel and follow
up
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12. Approach
Online Social Network

 Supplemental Materials available
 Slide share
 Threads for discussion
 Case Studies
 Podcasting
 Digital Stories
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13. Interactive(ity)
Allow for ease into the Site

 Diverse age group – appeal to all
generations
 Collaboration in a trusting environment
 Constructivist base (continuous change)
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14. Social
Podcasting on
Networking –
topics
NING.com
RSS Feeds from
Slideshare for
appropriate
Presentations
blogs
Collaboration
through
forums
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15. NING is the choice for the web 2.0 tools
http://justonemorethought.ning.com/
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16. Set up one site for each workshop topic

 Invitation to the site after the workshop –
this is a feature of the site – invitation only
is an option to set up in the
administrative side of NING
 Facilitator to monitor the room and
maintain the current knowledge
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17. Natural timeframe for learners to be

attracted to the site – 1-2 weeks after the
workshop
 Allow for feedback through the
Intercontinental Hotels Group training
web-site
 Feedback then is directly to the
facilitator of the NING site and changes
are made as needed
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