Building a Social Learning Network? Learn best practices in making learning social and fun.

1. Building a Social Learning Network –
Best Practices in making Learning
Social & Fun
Shivanu Shukla,
Co-Founder & CEO
@heyshiv #LearnX
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3. Changing Landscape
Social Mobile
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4. Changing Workplace
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More Work-Life
“Blending”
More Mobility
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More Gen Y
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5. Shifts in the Learning Landscape
Free, Open & User
Generated Content
Video, iTunes
U, Multimedia
Less Gurus, More Peers
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6. New Learning Paradigm
Social
Traditional Learning Social Learning
Classroom based Anytime Anywhere
New
Curriculum based Experience Based Content Age Mobile
Personalized & User Learning
Syndicated Content
Generated Content
Teacher/Trainer Student/Learner
Centric Centric
Cloud
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7. #1 Build Learning Communities
A social community for ongoing anytime anywhere
learning discussions
 Community topic should be
relevant & issue-based
 Keep it informal & simple
 Blend with physical, formal
training
 Extend beyond organizational
silos
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8. #2 Create “Social” Content
Create personalized user-generated multimedia content
that is being shared & collaborated on by the community
 More Share = More Community
Engagement
 Co-create Content
 Video > Infographics > Ppt > Text
 Leverage the power of the
content library of the web
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9. #3 Share & Build Experiences
People value learning from each other more than they
value formal education & training methods
 Experience => Share =>
Learning => Experience
 Peer Experiences > Formal
Training
 Create avenues for new
experiences during classroom
training sessions Source: Jane Hart
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10. #4 Reward & Encourage
Games are not just for kids; Reward participation in the
community through points, badges or “formal” means
 Community Participation >
One-off Assessment
 Content Creation > Sharing >
Participation > Consumption
 Drive engagement & value
through
points, levels, badges, skills Source: http://www.greenbookblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gamificationboard.jpg
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11. #5 Don’t Teach, Facilitate
Collaborative Learning thrives as much on user
engagement & participation as on trainer facilitation
 Don’t answer all questions, but help
other learners in answering the
question
 A successful community
discovers, explores and finds answers
on their own
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12. #0 Get a Social Learning Platform
The ability to deliver a social learning experience requires
specific tools that can drive engagement & learning
 Social – Community & Engagement
 Collaboration – Share & Co-create
 Learning – Content & Assessments
 Gamification – Reward & Encourage
 Analytics – Drive Performance
 Manage – Blend Classroom Trainings
 Cloud – Anytime, Anywhere
 Mobile – Any device www.theteamie.com
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13. Summary
• The battlefield is changing – User
expectations, Learning environment & content
• There is a need for Collaborative & Social Learning to
drive forward the learning process in the organization
• Key things to remember:
– Community > Classroom
– User-generated Content > Formal Syndicated Content
– Experience > Curriculum
– Engagement > Assessment
– Facilitate > Teach
• Technology is an enabler to deliver a social learning
experience
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14. Shivanu Shukla
Thank You! shivanu@theteamie.com
@heyshiv
Every morning in Africa, when the sun rises, a
gazelle wakes up and says to himself – “If I don’t
run faster than the cheetah, I will die”
Every morning in Africa, when the sun rises, a
cheetah wakes up and says to himself – “If I
don’t run faster than the gazelle, I will starve”
It really doesn’t matter if you think you are a cheetah
or a gazelle, but every morning, when the sun rises,
you better be running!
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