How can Web 2.0 tools be successfully integrated in adult learning environments?
I have already explored how these tools can help me in my professional career. Now I would like to know how I could apply them in a real world setting beyond Professional Learning Networks (PLNs). How can I incorporate these type of platforms in an adult learning atmosphere?
I think most of us face that question as instructional designers. Our goal is to leverage learning technologies in order to foster learning experiences and dialogue. Currently I am interning in a large global corporation. They use a platform called Yammer. From what I can tell, this tool is essentially a social network that's entirely focused on the corporation. In order to join the Yammer network, an applicant must have a working email address from the company's domain.
However, should I and how do I include Yammer as part of my training? Should I create a learning group for a particular department? Should I host a chat with my learners as an addition to the training? Would they even participate?
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