It is becoming apparent that we are at the beginning of a fundamental shift in the way that both learning and working is happening in organisations. The revolution that is social media means that now everyone can have access to the Social Web and a range of services and applications to support their own as well as their team’s learning, performance and productivity. This should not be seen as a threat to Workplace Learning Professionals, but as an opportunity to take on the new challenges it offers. The first step will be to understand the changes that are taking place, and then become immersed in the new social media tools that are underpinning this change in order to help others in the organization work and learn smarter. Life in the Social Workplace is not something you just talk or read about; it’s something you do!
The Social Learning Handbook in paperback format is available to purchase on Lulu.
Part One
- An introduction to workplace learning
- Social media and its impact on workplace learning
- Examples of use of social media for learning
- Social media tools and systems for social learning
- Social learning strategies
- The SMARTER approach to workplace learning
Part Two : A Smart Worker’s Guide to Social Media
Social Learning resources
- 100+ examples of the use of social media in learning (2009)
- Examples of use of technology by type of learning (2009)
- Workplace social learning examples (2009)
- Workplace Learning Professionals who blog and are on Twitter
- 10 reasons NOT to ban social media in organisations
- How to use Twitter for social learning
- How to use Facebook for social learning
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ive with many useful links” Roger Stack “Just purchased and started to consume your ‘Social Learning Handbook’. Only 30 or so pages in and I’m already hooked.”
“Really enjoying reading Jane Hart’s ‘Social Media Handbook’. Love the plenteous resources included & the web site.” Jeff Ross
“I’ve just read and loved the Handbook (which I’ve bought along with Jay Cross’s latest Working Smarter iteration, which I’m also ploughing through)” Al Bird
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“I appreciate how your book is so much more than just a tutorial on Social Media. After reading it, I really feel like you did a wonderful job of addressing the future possibilities concerning organizational learning. As educators, staying up to date on new media is important, but equally as important is knowing what kind of role it could play in education. Thank you for addressing this, and for not just writing another infomercial/tutorial about SocMe tools and resources.” William Lamp
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“You’ve inspired me to start tweeting.”
“I received your handbook on Friday when I got back from LT11 and I haven’t been able to put it down.”
