Comments on: How I use social media to learn http://gminks.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/how-i-use-social-media-to-learn/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Helena Starc http://gminks.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/how-i-use-social-media-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Helena Starc Thu, 28 May 2009 18:39:19 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=196#comment-365 Responding to using Social Media to learn, we (of the EMC Community Network team @ EMC, aka ECN) are finding much to learn from customers, partners, & employees who post questions, share answers & best practices, collaborate on new product ideas, and network across the ECN (http://community.emc.com). Thus far, this foray into "social media" has resulted in initially great reception, albeit with some pleasant surprise at the open and candid conversations are now available. Very interested to hear if others learn better from the recognized leaders/instructors, or their peers, in their areas of study, as I found at least as much value in the latter during grad school and professionally... Responding to using Social Media to learn, we (of the EMC Community Network team @ EMC, aka ECN) are finding much to learn from customers, partners, & employees who post questions, share answers & best practices, collaborate on new product ideas, and network across the ECN (http://community.emc.com). Thus far, this foray into “social media” has resulted in initially great reception, albeit with some pleasant surprise at the open and candid conversations are now available.

Very interested to hear if others learn better from the recognized leaders/instructors, or their peers, in their areas of study, as I found at least as much value in the latter during grad school and professionally…

]]> By: links for 2009-05-27 | eLearning 3.0 http://gminks.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/how-i-use-social-media-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-363 links for 2009-05-27 | eLearning 3.0 Thu, 28 May 2009 04:08:13 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=196#comment-363 [...] How I use social media to learn | Adventures in Corporate Education "Social media plays a huge role in how I learn these days. I’ve been comparing the way I use social media for learning to fishing. Let me explain what I mean." (tags: Twitter EMC|ONE PLE Personal Learning Environment Education Blog RSS) [...] [...] How I use social media to learn | Adventures in Corporate Education "Social media plays a huge role in how I learn these days. I’ve been comparing the way I use social media for learning to fishing. Let me explain what I mean." (tags: Twitter EMC|ONE PLE Personal Learning Environment Education Blog RSS) [...]

]]> By: Wendy http://gminks.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/how-i-use-social-media-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Wendy Mon, 18 May 2009 13:29:41 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=196#comment-360 I definitely use my network to learn. I wonder if the issue here is that organizations want something they can "control" / make people use in a pre-determined way. Sounds like your use of social media (and mine too) is very self-directed. We scan and look for particular things. I don't know about you, but I don't have my management telling me I have to do this or what to look for. Maybe the key here is to find ways to encourage people to learn on their own. No matter what that looks like. Love your blog BTW! I definitely use my network to learn.

I wonder if the issue here is that organizations want something they can “control” / make people use in a pre-determined way.

Sounds like your use of social media (and mine too) is very self-directed. We scan and look for particular things. I don’t know about you, but I don’t have my management telling me I have to do this or what to look for.

Maybe the key here is to find ways to encourage people to learn on their own. No matter what that looks like.

Love your blog BTW!

]]> By: Paul Zonfrillo http://gminks.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/how-i-use-social-media-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Paul Zonfrillo Mon, 18 May 2009 03:35:44 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=196#comment-359 I am a hands on learner. I have started to use social networks to expand my circle of friends that have a common interest. Then I will tend to contact them one on one. It doesn't scale the way your method does. I have done this more for my non professional pursits, but that is changing. I use facebook and some emc one. Twitter is next. I am a hands on learner. I have started to use social networks to expand my circle of friends that have a common interest. Then I will tend to contact them one on one. It doesn’t scale the way your method does. I have done this more for my non professional pursits, but that is changing. I use facebook and some emc one. Twitter is next.

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