Social Learning Platform

November 2, 2016

Top 20 Learning And Development Value Tweeters

Social media (SoMe) and social learning can be exceptionally overwhelming. Social media should provide opportunities to learn, grow, and share with others. A space to build professional value, not a space to follow people because of popularity. Check out the first top 20 Learning and Development Value Tweeters.

by Ajay Pangarkar, CTDP, CPA, CMA

September 27, 2016

The 3 Pillars Of Enterprise Collaboration

This article talks about the need for today's distributed organizations to collaborate and describes the foundations of what makes for an open and collaborative organization. So, what are the pillars of enterprise collaboration?

by Sahana Chattopadhyay

September 3, 2016

5 Tips To Enhance Your Professional Development Strategy Through Social Media

Who would’ve thought that social media can be a powerful tool to enhance your professional development? Back in the day, our mothers would complain about us spending too much time on the computer doing useless stuff.

by Erica Lasola-Caramol

August 13, 2016

4 Ways To Use Short Video In Corporate Learning

Social networks have gone all in on video, particularly short video. When should companies change the way they deploy training content to better align to the modern professionals who have gotten used to this type of content in their social feeds?

by John Eades

August 10, 2016

9 Ways To Use Social Networks In eLearning

In the fast changing world of technology we rarely acknowledge that eLearning is also present in the natural process of mastering new ways of communication via complex social platforms. This article explores the handy opportunities to optimize learning by using social networks in eLearning courses.

by Lily Wilson

July 25, 2016

7 Tips To Use LinkedIn Groups In Corporate eLearning

LinkedIn is well known for its marketing potential. But this social media powerhouse is also a flexible and robust eLearning tool. In this article, I’ll share 7 tips for using LinkedIn Groups in your corporate eLearning strategy.

by Christopher Pappas

July 22, 2016

Using SharePoint For Social Learning

Results from a recent survey show that companies are unhappy with their current Learning Management System and rank social learning as a top priority. Exploring new technologies is high on the list, but savvy Learning and Development managers will look no further than their current SharePoint deployment to spice up their training programs. So, why use SharePoint for social learning initiatives?

by Amber Johnson

June 24, 2016

5 Reasons To Use Facebook Live As An Interactive Video Platform

In this article, I’ll present Facebook’s new(ish) addition to its suite of services, Facebook Live, as a possible interactive video platform to use for eLearning.

by Adam Gavarkovs

June 5, 2016

15 Ways To Use Twitter In Education (For Students And Teachers Alike)

Twitter is a micro blogging portal that proves extremely useful across academic applications. Teachers, students, and parents can benefit greatly of the advantages offered by using Twitter in education. The short tweets can be used to inform students about any changes and to collaboratively work as a great team.

by Stephanie Norman

May 15, 2016

Social Media In The Classroom: How To Make Them Work

Instead of fighting against students’ digital habits, there are positive ways to incorporate social media in the classroom and into educational settings that both the teacher and students will love.

by Kelly Warfield

March 30, 2016

LMS Is Old News: Enter The Era Of The eLMS

LMS is quickly losing ground to eLMS. The latter is a hybrid of social media, communication platforms, and engagement features that foster higher collaboration and informal learning. This particularly stems to the lack of flexibility and technological capabilities traditional LMSs have. This post discusses what to look for in an eLMS and how its average features can be used to increase interaction and collaboration.

by Alexander Salas, CPLP

March 26, 2016

6 Tips On Making Your eLearning Blog Look Good As Well As Help Readers Learn: Let’s Blog For Success!

Blogs are a way to learn as well as market your content and invite the right kind of audience to see what you are all about. An interesting mix of content will keep your audiences entertained and engaged. And the way your eLearning blog looks and feels will make sure they think of you when they need your services.

by Heena Nanda