Social Learning Effective Learning for the 21st Century Workplace 62% Flexibility being able to train at times that suits me 59% having training tailored to your specific needs Personalisation 52% Being able to bring in outside expertise Expertise Find out what your staff look for in training Where do you start? But with so many types of training there is a lot of confusion around terminology and buzzwords. G A M I F I C A T I O N - B L E N D E D L E A R N I N G - M I C R O - D E G R E E - M O O C S - S P O C S - A D A P T I V E D E L I V E R Y - S O C I A L L E A R N I N G - 7 0 : 20 : 1 0 How can you effectively deliver training? What do we mean by social learning? It’s about helping people learn from one another as they work together, in a more digitally connected world. What do the experts say about it? ’This is an essential and defining point about social media; it has turned the concept of “learning” on its head. It’s no longer about waiting to be taught or trained, but about individuals having the power in their own hands to deal with their own learning problems much more quickly and efficiently than before. The Social Learning Handbook Jane Hart At its most basic level, new social learning can result in people becoming more informed, gaining a wider perspective, and being able to make better decisions by engaging with others. It acknowledges that learning happens with and through other people, as a matter of participating in a community, not just by acquiring knowledge. The New Social Learning Marcia Conner and Tony Bingham 74% What's the fuss about? How could you use social learning in the workplace? How can social learning benefit you in the workplace? • Improves knowledge retention • Provokes conversation • Improves employee retention • Increases knowledge sharing • Creates new connections • Allows for cross cultural • learning experiences • New ways of thinking • Continuous learning • Peer to peer feedback • Learn from your customers • Everyday continuous learning Have a variety of content including video, quizzes, tests, articles linked to comments and discussions Use technology as a platform to deliver social learning at scale L&D trend in 2016 Social Learning #1 Why is training seen as essential by staff? Better productivity Improved development They enjoy learning new things Competitive edge Staying on top of their skillset 1 2 3 More effective at their jobs Create and link conversations with specific pieces of learning content 1 2 Enable users to review each other’s assignments - peer reviews 3 4 49% of people haven’t heard about any type of online learning Openness and willingness to change Creating a collaborative internal culture both at an individual and organisational level Culture Knowledge Resource Mindset What are the key implentation challenges? 96% of L&D professionals see supporting learners online as important, but just 36% have the capabilities to offer these services Lack of experience and skills to deliver social learning futurelearn.com/workplace-learning/whitepaper Assess the skill levels of your L&D team to determine if social learning is feasible Design learning approaches around blended learning to foster discussion both on/offline Tips for implementing social learning Help employees become self-directed and autonomous learners through curation Social learning is not something you make others do of people think training at work is essential to their development. ? Social Learning A more engaged learner Sources: • L&D Global Sentiment Survey, 2016 • Why your Enterprise Social Network is your Most Valuable Social Learning Platform, C4LPT, 2016 • FutureLearn Survey, 2016 (1,000 British adults working for corporate employers) • CIPD Learning and Development Survey, 2015 •The New Social Learning, 2015 Social learning works for organisations that embrace it throughout their culture Start small and lead from the top with a digitally connected cohort and trial a course Discover more about social learning by downloading our new whitepaper on The Transformative Power of Social Learning A lack of understanding about what social learning is and what it means for your learning function 1 2 3 4 5