AICC MEETING - SAN JOSE Informal Learning On-the-Spot with: January 30, 2008 Janhavi Padture Your Social Interaction Pod.

AICC MEETING - SAN JOSE

Informal Learning On-the-Spot with:

January 30, 2008

Janhavi Padture

Your Social Interaction Pod

Globally, eLearning occupies an increasing portion of total learning delivered

Concerns about learner disengagement and non-completion continue. Root causes attributed to:

• Lack of interactivity

• Learner isolation

• Content obsolescence

70% Learning is Informal ! *

Gaining acceptance yet, Confusion abound due to Web2.0

Backdrop for eLearning 2.0

* Reference: Study by CapitalWorks

What’s there & What’s missing?

E-Learning Technology Market today:

LMS/ LCMS / Authoring Tools

Live Collaboration: Virtual classrooms

Web 2.0 tools: wikis, blogs, podcast, social networks

Bottom line:

Existing technology addresses only some concerns

No Informal Learning Technology

All about User Generated Content

Out of Site, Out of Mind!

Extend formal learning with informal approaches!

LMS LCMS

Authoring Simulation

Wikis Blogs Social

Bookmarking

Virtual Classroom

Live Conference

Chat

Web 2.0 Social

Software

Self-Paced Learning

Synchronous Collaboration

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FlockPod: Informal Learning, On-the-spot!

FlockPod is the world’s first social interaction pod

Useful for Informal Learning On-the-Spot.

Objectives – Social Learning & Content Augmentation!

Contextual. Structured. Relevant.

Administration & Other features

Pod Flocker 1

Pod Flocker 2

Pod Flocker 3

Admin

Admin Role hierarchy

Admin as aPod Manager Pod Manager

(Pod 1)

Pod Managerwith Pod Creation Rights

(Pod 2)

Pod Flocker 1 Pod Flocker 2

Pod Flocker 2

SaaS model advantages

Embedding is as simple 1..2..3

No special system requirements

Organizations can setup & manage FlockPod subscriptions.

Online Admin tool

Single sign-on across FlockPods.

Public vs. Private(by invitation)

Its On-the-Spot!

What’s in it for Learning Managers & Content Owners

Help learners break out of self-study silosAdd FlockPod to your LMS for Informal LearningConduct on-the spot user surveysPrototyping: Throw together a working prototype of course material to solicit feedbackMaintain already deployed courses . Encourage peer learning and keep information updated. Gain valuable insights about the content from contributions

What’s in it for Trainers & Teachers

Group assignmentsEmbed surveys in a course. Generate FAQs for the courseHost FlockPod on portal or blogs and invite debate, discussions, and other social interactionsUsers can raise questions and respond in real-time (synchronously) or slow-time (asynchronously).Become facilitators in the learning process.

Interact: break out of learner isolationBenefit from Collective Wisdom ContributeVoice opinionsRank informationHarness user generated knowledge!

What’s in it for Learners

Lets Flock to the Pod!

What’s Different?

Outbound links On-the-Spot

Free text entry Structured interaction

Pre-indexed Socially ranked

Broadcast Participatory

Individual Collective knowledge

Platform-bound Harnessable content

Insecure Moderated

FlockPod in the Review

The cool thing about FlockPod is that it can be embedded inside other training applications, so that informal learning runs parallel with structured learning.

…it could definitely benefit site owners in particular by allowing them to tap into the

minds of their users.

Interact with your readers. Install a FlockPod on your site and encourage

debate.

Its role in extending the relevance of stand-alone e-learning could be valuable.

What is particularly appealing about Flock Pod is that it fosters knowledge

construction through collaborative tools.

Thank You

Sound interesting?

Try a full featured FlockPod absolutely FREE!

Visit us at: www.flockpod.com

You can also write to us at:

[email protected]

To reach me:

[email protected]

Pricing

Your Plan Users $ per month

Pods PUPM*

Free Pod 5 FREE 1 FREE

Pro 15 15 18.00 3 1.20Pro 50 50 50.00 10 1Pro 100 100 75.00 20 0.75Pro 500 500 250.00 100 0.50Pro 1000 1000 300.00 200 0.30Pro 5000 5000 1000.00 1000 0.20Pro 10000 10000 1600.00 2000 0.16

* Per User Per Month