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Has Social Learning Grown Up?

By Stacey Harris on April 27, 2012 /
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Over 64% of organizations are leveraging social learning in some fashion, based on Brandon Hall Group’s recent relationship-centered learning survey. This finding has dramatically increased from several years ago, when the use of social learning was in single digits. Social learning has come into its own and is now a common form of learning used by many organizations.

 

Even though the number of organizations using social learning has increased dramatically in the last two years, we often still get the question: “What is Social Learning?” Exact definitions vary, but as social learning becomes a larger part of the learning landscape, a definition is helpful to pinpoint the role this invaluable learning method can provide.

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What is Social Learning? Interviews From The 2011 Enterprise 2.0 Conference

By Tony Yang on February 16, 2012 /
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Last November, the Knoodle team attended the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara. The overarching theme of the conference was about "Building Social Business", so we thought we'd interview some of the attendees at the event and ask what they think "social learning" is.

Keep in mind that most of the attendees are not the "professional trainer" types (i.e., people with instructional design, HR, organizational development, learning or training in their titles) who may be more familiar with the term "social learning". Check out our video interviews below.

 

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Enterprise 2.0 = Learning 2.0

By Frederic Domon on December 15, 2011 /
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(Original article republished with permission from the author. See original post here.)

Learning is social by nature

Without going all the way back to the theories of Vygotsky or Albert Bandura, the simplest way to explain social learning is perhaps to look at the work of Richard J. Legers (Harvard Graduate School of Education), who has shown that one of the most important factors for success in higher education is a student’s ability to form and/or participate in small study groups. In comparison to those who had worked alone, those students who had studied in a group, even only once a week, were more involved and better prepared. The students from these groups were able to ask questions to resolve uncertainties and improve their own understanding of the subject by hearing the answers to other students’ questions. The most powerful element was the ability to play the role of teacher to other students, as it has been shown that the best way to learn is to teach.

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Social Learning, E-Learning, & Training Content Weekly Roundup: November 7-11

By Tony Yang on November 11, 2011 /
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This week, we’ve found a medley of articles to satisfy your cravings – whether it’s tips on how to successfully create company videos to how to foster continual training and growth in your organization. As always, we would love to get to know your thoughts, so share your comments with us!

Looking for more good content? Check out last week’s digest.

 

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Enterprise 2.0 Is Right Around The Corner...And Knoodle Will Be There!

By Tony Yang on November 10, 2011 /
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The upcoming Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Santa Clara, CA begins next week, and it looks like it's going to be a spectacular event. With keynotes from well-known tech influencers and top level execs such as Robert Scoble (Rackspace, Scobleizer), Oliver Marks (Sovos Group, ZDNet), Sandy Carter (IBM), and Don Tapscott (Moxie Insight), as well as over 50 sessions and 40 top vendors in the expo hall, there is bound to be some great presentations and discussions around the topic of "Building Social Business".

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