Chapter Meeting: Social & Collaborative Learning

Much like any new tool used for training, social media is often either over-hyped or over-criticized by the learning community. Without much hard science on the topic, practical experience is our strongest barometer for where this exciting technology best fits into our educational approaches.

This session will help separate fact from fiction and myth from method. We’ll discuss where social media does (and doesn’t!) work in the training landscape, review social media platforms and best practices for integrating them, and present a fully gamified example of the use of social media in a training session. 

What's in it for you?

• Understand the strengths and weaknesses of social media as a learning tool
• Understand the applications of social media to training in the before, during, and after phases of a learning event
• Understand the value of social media in building a learning community within your organization
• Learn methods of building a culture of learning in a social media community
• Be exposed to real-world examples of social media successfully executed in a learning org

ATD Competencies:  Performance Improvement, Knowledge Management, Learning Technologies and Training Delivery

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