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Totara Recipe 4: How to implement social learning

Social learning is becoming an increasingly popular element of organisations’ learning strategies, as it supports the 20% of the 70:20:10 model focused on learning through relationships with others. However, many businesses aren’t making the most of this valuable approach to learning. Our easy recipe will help you focus your efforts in the right way to ensure your social learning initiative is a success.

Ingredients

Enterprise social network
Internal marketing campaign
Engaged learner community
Leaders to demonstrate best practice
Social learning ambassadors
Integration with other systems
Stakeholder buy-in

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Preparation

Research how your learners already use social media
Create materials to promote the social platform internally
Ensure the platform fully integrates with all other relevant systems (including your learning management system and HR systems)

Method

Set up accounts for everyone on the new social platform
Ensure everyone has the information and training they need to use it effectively
Create groups and set up custom streams for more targeted, personalised learning experiences
Reward active users with badges, a special status on the platform (e.g. ‘top contributor’) and recognition from managers

Serve and enjoy!

Motivated and engaged learners
At-a-glance details of course progressions with a learner dashboard
Engagement + motivation = more course completions
Timely and detailed metrics satisfying the SFA reporting requirements
Maximised payments with a limitless classroom. A scalable e-learning platform can connect with far more learners than traditional teaching

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