From Training to Twitter - how Webanywhere is linking the LMS to Social Media
Social media, smartphones and tablets, the emergence of content curators - these are some of the hot topics that HR and Training Managers need to consider when evaluating the opportunities for social learning within their organisation. But how can web based learning platforms meet these challenges?
Webanywhere has produced a free whitepaper which uses real life case studies to demonstrate how 'traditional' learning platforms can link effectively with social websites to create a 'pull/push' training model - accelerating learning on the fly, and generating serious revenues.
The concept of social content curation has become a hot topic for HR and workplace learning professionals in 2012. With web based content increasingly becoming a commodity, Webanywhere has released a new whitepaper that discusses the benefits of harnessing formal 'push' e-learning with content that's pulled from social channels such as blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn and internal corporate social networks.
Having a 'curation destination' - a paid-for website or web page that is the recipient of curated content - is often the essential first step to drive social engagement. The real challenge for many organisations is how to link social websites with their existing training programs - often delivered via an LMS - to maximise subject matter knowledge and achieve centralised training objectives.
Conor Gilligan, Head of Webanywhere's Workplace Learning Division (EMEA/ NAM) said: “We are building solutions for a number of clients that create an integrated pull/push learning portal. This offers companies, and their customers, a completely automated means of publishing, sharing and accelerating subject-specific learning.”
Topics covered in the whitepaper - which includes real life case study examples of the approach - include advice for companies looking to evolve their e-learning proposition including:-
- The social learning ecosystem and content aggregation.
- The emergence of content curation.
- Creating a curation destination.
- Linking social channels to the LMS.
- Evolving the learning platform.
- Challenges and incentives for social learning within business organisations.
The paper is available for download: From Training to Twitter - the Social Evolution of e-learning