Formalizing Informal Learning Free Tools from Training Magazine Network

Formalizing Informal LearningTraining Magazine Network Free Tools to Enable

Informal Learning & Organizational Business Intelligence

Exchange & Capture

What is Training Magazine Network?

The concept of “formalizing” informal learning isn’t to remove informality or the value of the informal exchange of information.

Formalizing means bringing informal learning within a formal structure, where the information exchange and consequent learning can be captured for the review and application of others.

Formalizing Informal Learning is to...• Enable sharing of information with those who weren’t participants at the time

•Enable more members to “join the conversation” synchronously and asynchronously

•Capture the collective business intelligence of the organization

Training Magazine Network provides members with a free web-based and hosted application designed to:

• Capture formal and informal communication• Promote the application and sharing of learning• Track the measurable results of applying training and learning•Enable all members to contribute and exchange information and content through

• discussions, discussion groups• online content publishing tools• goal-setting, progress-tracking system• online coaching system• tools to enable sharing of learnings and results

There are few systems designed specifically for this purpose.

In most cases, organizations are struggling to patch together Facebook, Ning and other applications that weren’t designed to support learning to accomplish these outcomes.

In addition, organizations place themselves at legal risk when using applications not designed to protect employee privacy. As privacy policies change – as in the Facebook debacle – businesses may find themselves at risk where they were once safe from exposure to liability claims.

All members of TrainingMagNetwork.com receive a hosted social learning platform at no charge.

The platform is the exact same platform that powers Training Magazine Network . It has all the same abilities.

The difference is that your account has your logo, your branding, your content, your members.

The following slides show examples of the abilities as they appear in Training Magazine Network.

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• Create as many free accounts as you need

•Use to practice social learning facilitation skills, explore social learning applications or apply to foster and facilitate social learning in your organization.

• Consultants are welcome to create accounts for your clients. Some consultants provide as an added-value while other provide to clients for a single or monthly fee.

•Secure system – Does not have the legal liability or privacy issues of Facebook and other applications. Complies with federal and state laws governing employee privacy rights.

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Registration is free and privacy-protected. Subscription to Training magazine is not required.

Members -

System Preview

Powered by VFTNetworks.com

Note: This system has a wide variety of functions. Account holders can choose to use any or all functions, as needed.

Privacy-protected Profile

• Profile

• Message Center

• Favorite discussions

• Favorite discussions and discussion groups tracking

• Access to personal information is available only to those the member has approved.

Network with other members

Personal Network Builder

• Members invite others to join their personal networks

• Privacy protected – Contact info is only visible when a member has approved another member to view it

• Complies with Federal & state laws

Discussions

• Any member can create a discussion

• Check “Fav” to track favorite discussions

• Any member can create a discussion group

• Invite other community members & non-members

• Send messages to members

• Post almost any type of content in the group

• Private groups also available

Discussion Groups

Instant Learning Content Publishing

Customizable, Searchable Content & Structure• Any member can use Instant Publisher to contribute content

• Word, pdf, Excel,

• Flash, Podcasts

• Video, PowerPoint

• Create and publish to the web any type of learning content in 2-3 minutes

• Use to organize into hierarchy recorded webinars and other linked content

CoachLine System

Goal-setting, Action Planning, Coach Directory, Online Coaching system

• Learners create goals to apply key ideas from training

• Track measurable impacts of learning

• Progress tracking & reporting

• Share Learning, progress & experiences with peers & coaches

CoachLine System

What is CoachLine?

CoachLine is a simple, easy-to-use system that answers the questions:

1)What are the practical ideas learners got that they can apply in their work?

2)Are they able to apply them?

3)Are they applying them?

4)What are the results?

CoachLine Participants’ Process

Create Goal

Create Goal

Create Action Plan

Create Action Plan

Get a Coach

Get a Coach

Report Progress &

Track Results

Report Progress &

Track Results

Create a Goal to Apply Learning

Simple & easy to use tool

Click here for Goal Setting Demo: http://bit.ly/CoachLine-HowTo

Directory of Coaches Create Goal

Create Goal

Create Action Plan

Create Action Plan

Get a Coach

Get a Coach

Report Progress &

Track Results

Report Progress &

Track Results

• Searchable directory of your company’s coaches

• Execs, managers, top performers, trainers can be listed as coaches

• Members can search by coaching skills, name, department, etc.

CoachLine Dashboard Report

• Track measurable impacts of learning

• Progress tracking & reporting

• Share Learning, progress & experiences with peers & coaches

• Real-time reporting of group & individual measurable results of applying training

• Available anytime anywhere from any internet connection, smart phone, etc.

Learning Impacts / Shared Learning Publisher

• Promote sharing of experiences in applying learning, lessons learned, best practices

• Learners publish to the community the impacts of their learning

This social learning system...

• Is free to members of Training Magazine Network

• Is provided by Training magazine and VFTNetworks.com

• Is hosted at no charge by VFTNetworks.com

• Is web-based, accessible from anywhere

•Resides outside your company’s firewall

•Needs no help from I.T. department to implement

• Is easy to use

• Includes video tutorials for administrators and users

Click here to start your free account

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