101 Ways to Make Learning Active Beyond the Classroom

Social Learning

The advent of Web 2.0 technologies has ignited explosive growth in the use of social media tools and social networking activities. From a learning perspective, social media provides information to the people who need it, when they need it. Learners have found that the most efficient way to learn is to ask their colleagues or tap into other networking resources. Social networking allows trainers to extend learning between formal training events. Using blogs, wikis, community spaces, Google Wave, Skype, YouTube, Twitter, and other social media tools for learning will maximize an organization's investment in learning.

39 Social Learning Gone Wild Participating in a LinkedIn Group

Overview

Fosters social learning and increases ...