Category: "Social media"
Jul
19
One of the main reasons people give to avoid using online social networking tools at work is lack of time. This post gives four ways you can play a part in your organisation's learning network, without requiring much time to do so. In fact, some of them… more »
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 »
Apr
30
It took me a while to understand Twitter. I spent a long time taking the view that it was an addictive waste of time and pretty useless for in-depth conversations. (LINK)
I realise now that I hadn't grasped when Twitter should and shouldn't be used,… more »
Mar
22
In the first part of this article, I raised a number of questions around how, in general, we are not yet realising the benefits of online learning within our schools, universities and workplaces.
Outside of these structures, we can see new technologi… more »
Mar
14
Whenever something new is introduced into an organisation it raises questions about the old ways. Should they remain? Should they be changed to accommodate the new?
Online and informal learning is a case in point. For decades, learning (whether in… more »
Mar
13
Hans de Zwart, writing in his blog this week about Automattic (the company behind Wordpress) states "They would say that their productivity as a company is dependent on how well they communicate."
I have seen so many examples of organistations where… more »
Feb
13
With many corporate systems now coming with in-built social media tools, and bottom-up systems like Yammer & Socialcast gaining large numbers of users through exponential growth, who's job is it to prevent fragmentation of your internal social netwo… more »
Jan
17
Writing down what I am thinking about is one of the most valuable ways to crystallise my thoughts and reflect on my learning.
Writing it down on a public blog allows me to get feedback which then feeds into further thinking and reflection.
Personally,… more »
Jan
07
You've identified a learning need. Let's say you need people to know the best way to use a particular piece of equipment. In this case, there is only one way to use it, and the aim is to save people time rather than get them to understand the… more »
Jan
05
If you self-publish, whether on a blog, a Youtube channel, on Twitter or even books and ebooks, then who owns the brand that you're building? You, or the organisation you're associated with?
The BBC and Phonedog have recently had to address this, wit… more »
