Learning has been and always will be social. However, in a world of increasing use of eLearning and mobile-learning courses, we run the risk of coming full circle back to stale, unengaging “click-here”-based learning. People naturally collect in communities of practice outside of work (Facebook, Google+, reddit, Tumblr, etc.) to share and collaborate. How do we create an ecosystem of learning that engages learners both within and outside our eLearning content?

In this session you will learn how to develop communities of practice through an online-learning ecosystem. You will explore best practices for how to engage learners and keep them engaged. You will discuss ways to facilitate large-scale communities of practice (15,000+) down to smaller, more intimate, communities (50+). You will gain tips and tricks on how to use curation for user-submitted content, communication portals (blogs, forums, etc.), and direct discussion linked to specific learning modules.

In this session, you will learn:

• Why social learning is vital for training
• Ways to implement social learning ranging from small to enterprise
• Best practices for engagement with learning through social tools
• How other companies are utilizing social learning

Audience:
Novice and intermediate designers, developers, project managers, and managers.

Technology discussed in this session:
Wisetail LE, Adobe Captivate plugins, JavaScript, and LMSs.