Social Learning Blog

Don’t over-pay for corporate learning management solutions. Getting the results you need within your budgetary constraints is not an easy task. From live training to learning management systems to learning path certification to so much more, there are a lot of moving parts that need to come together for a successful training program. So, how do you get the learning management features you need, without wasting time and money?  Here is what to look for: Save money with online training: Live, in-person training is expensive, time consuming and usually left in the room when an employee walks out the door.  There are many great resources now available to maximize online learning to be more collaborative, available on-demand, and still support … Continue Reading »

Some ideas must be embraced at the top before gaining company-wide acceptance.  Social networking is one of those ideas.  But, how can the C-level get the information they need to move forward? There is a lot of buzz and many powerful tools supporting the social networking revolution.  And, a revolution is exactly what it is.  People are choosing to connect and communicate and collaborate like never before.  What does this mean for businesses? There are a number of articles written to help demonstrate the value of social learning for businesses, how to assess technological and collaborative learning trends and even, how Facebook can change corporate training. These are good resources to get started.  The demand for change in the traditional … Continue Reading »

We would like to congratulate futurethink, for being recognized on the TrainingIndustry.com 2012  Leadership Companies to Watch List. futurethink is a leading online training company focusing on innovation and foresight. Their experiential training programs enables companies to build innovation capabilities and drive meaningful engagement around innovation. futurethink‘s unique blended learning curriculum, supported by their library of client-tested tools and research, helps you apply science to the art of innovation and achieve measurable results from your efforts. futurethink has chosen the award-winning social learning management system, TOPYX, as their eLearning platform for the last 3 years.  The TOPYX social LMS provides eCommerce capabilities as well as a full suite of learning management resources for a flat fee subscription allowing for unlimited users, … Continue Reading »

Collaborative Learning. eLearning Software. Social Learning. There are a lot of choices and resources now available for companies to apply to their training programs to help get the results they are looking for.  How do you choose what is right approach for your company? Have you read the CLO magazine article on Four Ways to Assess Learning Trends? Technology is changing very quickly and many of us are always looking at what’s new and what’s coming; so how do you wade through all of it and make decisions on what’s worth your time following up on for your organization? Ed Francis and Brian Donovan have written a short article to assist us.  See some highlights from their article below: “Trends come and go … Continue Reading »

Do you find that your employer is resistant to incorporating social learning tools to enhance the business?  Maybe, we just need to communicate the value better. First of all, let’s get on the same page with what ‘social learning’ even means. Wikipedia defines social learning as:  learning that takes place at a wider scale than individual or group learning, up to a societal scale, through social interaction between peers. To be considered social learning, a process must: Demonstrate that a change in understanding has taken place in the individuals involved Demonstrate that this change goes beyond the individual and becomes situated within wider social units or communities of practice Occur through social interactions and processes between actors within a social network That’s all … Continue Reading »

Can social learning management system (LMS) software help shape more successful corporate training programs by modeling Facebook? Facebook had 845 million monthly active users at the end of December 2011.  Facebook has established itself across the world as a part of our everyday lives. How can we learn from this to enhance corporate training programs and workplace interaction? A blog recently posted (Workplace Social Media Use Surges in 2011)reviewing an article from Media Post’s Eric Sass states that social media use on workplace computers increased a remarkable 300% between mid-2010 and mid- 2011. So, we can reasonably assume that employees in offices around the world are acclimated to interacts and involvement associated with social networking. Why are we not using training and … Continue Reading »

Interactyx Limited, a leader in providing social learning management system (LMS) software, won the Brandon Hall bronze award for excellence in the social learning technology category for TOPYX®. TOPYX is the easy-to-use, fully hosted eLearning software solution that has infused social learning tools into the traditional LMS to create an engaging and collaborative environment for learners.  Due to the award-winning features, unlimited users, unlimited bandwidth/storage, multi-language capabilities, and free implementation, TOPYX is regarded as an ideal solution for businesses, associations, academic departments and eCommerce needs of any size. Interactyx Limited offers a free, personal demonstration of TOPYX by completing the form at http://interactyx.com/request-a-demo/ or contacting information@interactyx.com directly. Said Mike Cooke, CEO of Brandon Hall Group, “2011 provided us with a … Continue Reading »

Social Learning and Social Media have the potential to revolutionize workplace learning. People have always learned best from one another— “social” enables this to happen un-restricted by physical location and in all kinds of extraordinarily creative ways. Social technologies—everything from 140-character “micro-sharing” messages to media-rich online communities to complete virtual environments and more—enable people to connect, collaborate, and innovate on levels never before dreamed of. They make learning dramatically more dynamic, stimulating, enjoyable, and effective.  Whether you work in a traditional or virtual classroom, social media can broaden your reach and increase the impact of training. If you are looking for “how-to” resources for incorporating “social” into training and your organization I would like to recommend two books – The … Continue Reading »