Category Archives: social learning

From learning 2.0 to social learning at the Social Learning Conference

I’m delighted to have been asked to run an unconference session at the forthcoming Social Learning Conference on 8 March in London. The event is actually a mix of conference and unconference and features a range of great speakers and … Continue reading

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Learning Technologies 2012: thinking for yourself, moving things on

I was lucky to attend the Learning Technologies 2012 conference in London’s Olympia 2 this week. I was covering the event for Personnel Today (see my day one and day two reviews) and spent the majority of my time in … Continue reading

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10 learning points from a Twitter chat

Last week, TrainingZone (where I am interim web editor) ran its first Twitter chat which I helped organise with host Jane Hart (@C4LPT). Jane runs a lot of Twitter chats and is experienced at doing them and she did most … Continue reading

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Robot culture and social learning

One of my fellow speakers at Ignite Bristol 5, Alan Winfield, delivered a fascinating talk on how his team are trying to create a culture for a group of robots. This culture is being created through a process of learning … Continue reading

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Video: Jeff Jarvis talks learning (and other stuff)

Some really interesting points here . . . well worth a watch.

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Facebook usage in the workplace – the case for social learning?

According to recent research, Facebook is by far the most visited website by employees. The implications for learning within the corporate firewall seem clear: Increasingly employees are used to visiting and engaging with social media sites (whether in or outside … Continue reading

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Using social networks to spread positive behaviours

How about applying this research to the workplace? A lot to be gained from using internal networks not only to share/co-create but to spread positive behaviours . . . especially useful in the learning and development space . . .

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Video: personal learning environments in primary schools

Interested in how this kind of work crosses over into workplace learning . . .

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