Category: "Networks"
Jul
13
With more organisations beginning to adopt social media as part of their daily work practices, it's important to pick up on some of the lessons learned from social media use out in the "real world"...
Have a human face
When you're working in a vir… more »
Jun
09
Getting the message across
Knowledge Management, Networks, Social Networks, Learning Ecosystem 1 feedback » 1637 viewsUntil fairly recently, organisations have relied on a hierarchical approach to communication. The message cascades down through the layers until it hits the bottom. We know that this message usually gets diluted, so we come up with strategies to help, li… more »
May
16
As you might have gathered, I've been playing with Yammer and other similar tools (like SocialCast) over the past few weeks and months. In the years I've been working with communications systems, like newsgroups, forums, blogs, wikis etc, I've never seen… more »
Apr
29
You walk into a conference room. It's your first time at this particular conference and there's no welcome pack. You can see quite a few people standing around drinking coffee and eating small pastries. But no-one's talking to each other.You have thr… more »
Mar
17
Social media and the transformation process
Connectivism, Change Management, Networks, Consultancies, Yammer Send feedback » 4155 views#yam"Transformation", when you talk about organisations, is much more than making individual tweaks or changes to specific systems or parts of the organisation. According to Oakleigh Consulting, the keys to organisational transformation are (NB.… more »
Mar
15
Using Yammer
Connected Learning Environment, Change Management, Networks, Yammer 14 feedbacks » 11346 viewsYammer is a "real-time communication platform for companies, groups and organizations."It's a bit like having Twitter, but only for your company. But only a bit. In fact it's far better than Twitter in a lot of ways. Here are some of the key features… more »
Nov
19
Getting started with social software for learning
Connectivism, Networks, Learning to learn 2 feedbacks » 6832 viewsThe world of social software is large, diverse and complex. There are a multitude of applications that sit within this space. Some of these are single purpose applications, such as Twitter, Wordpress, Google Docs, Google Reader etc. Some are multi-purpos… more »
Feb
23
Ten tips for choosing & using social software
Technology, Connected Learning Environment, Change Management, Networks 4 feedbacks » 10538 viewsMy role often tends to be that of interpreter - helping IT people understand HR/Learning specialists and vice versa. This often means I'm involved in discussions about choosing and using software, particularly social software, often known as web 2.0.… more »
Jul
26
Twitter explorations
Connected Learning Environment, Networks, Social Networks, Dissertation 1 feedback » 2680 viewsTwitter is another one of those viral phenomena in the internet-world. My colleague, Karyn, has been encouraging me to try it out. So here are my initial reactions (and they're not favourable):
What is Twitter?
When you get a Twitter account you're… more »
Jul
21
Dissertation Survey: your input needed
Connected Learning Environment, Networks, Dissertation 2 feedbacks » 2629 viewsPeople that have been reading this blog for a while will know that I'm, very slowly, working through a Masters Degree in elearning.
In this final year I'm focusing on my Dissertation, in which I'm doing some research to find out "the salient character… more »
