Social Media for Learning: A Balancing Act

presented by: Alfredo Leone, Managing Director,

QuickLessons November 3, 2011

On tap today:

• We’ll address the potential pitfalls and perils of social media...

• As well as perks and pleasures.• How to minimize the former

...and enjoy the latter. • And we will talk a bit about

all things in moderation. Let’s discover some resources!

About this presentation• Feel free to tweet with Twitter hashtag:

#QL_DVLN and / or #devlearn.

• Presentation will be available online afterwards.

• If you have any questions during the presentation, there will be a Q&A at the end.

Daily social media addiction

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Source: Steven van Belleghem on Slideshare, http://www.slideshare.net/stevenvanbelleghem/social-media-around-the-world-2011

The phenomenonof social media

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The numbers are staggering:

Source: Steven van Belleghem on Slideshare, http://www.slideshare.net/stevenvanbelleghem/social-media-around-the-world-2011

Makes training more efficient

Social media allows:

• Shorter formal training

• Content available on-demand when needed

• More content created by more contributors

• More feedback about what works

Let’s jump right in... (Examples follow!)

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Social Media Tools for Learning & Collaborating

LinkedIn

• Now 120+ million users: a new user every second

• LinkedIn has strong business-orientation and is suited for external training, e.g., partners, vendors

• Encourage learners to develop a PLN (personal learning network) and join LinkedIn groups

• Use Q&A, Polls, Events features

FacebookMatching quiz:

•750 million

•1 out of 8

•Over 30 billion

•40%

• pieces of content shared each month• minutes on line spent on

Facebook• Users who are 35+ years old• number of platform users

Google+

• Google+ is the newcomer; recently opened to all.• Now has a base of 43 million users. • Sparring with rival Facebook, Google+ has

become Number 8 among most-visited social networking sites.

Twitter• Over 100 million users.• Natural companion to other social media, for real-

time updates: offers immediacy, linkage, and reach.• Use hashtags ( # ) for topics and “at” signs ( @ ) for

people.• Posting, sharing, indexing and retweeting of note-

taking before, during and after live events (lectures, conferences, seminars).

• Sharing photos now easy through Twitter.

An applied Twitter Example#Lrnchat (founded by Jane Hart)• Followers can track of all the #lrnchat tweets even if

they cannot participate at times scheduled.• A powerful sharing community has developed that

continuously collaborates usefully.• Integrated with blog by same name.

Blogs

Image credit : Cox & Forkum i(John Cox and Allen Forkum )

Some easy to follow take-aways ...

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Getting People to Use your tools

Remembering “What’s in it for

me?”

Source: Steven van Belleghem on Slideshare,

Questions and Answers

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Followed by More Case Studies and Resources!

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How to reach us—Please stay in touch

• Website: www.quicklessons.com• Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/quicklessons• Blog: www.quicklessons/blog

Alfredo Leone:• Email:

alfredo.leone@quicklessons.comTwitter Hashtag : #BHsocialmedia