Communities
Community platforms have become a global phenomenon, with communities such as MySpace, Facebook and Bebo reporting hundreds of millions users. Within these networks, people are actively collaborating, with the ability to publish content, share interests and concerns. It is easy to see why this has become a popular practice to encourage learning and development in the workplace and classroom.
Creating your own community allows you to create a secure online environment for knowledge development and sharing. The benefits include:
- Encourage development and sharing of new ideas and strategies
- Endless access to expertise; debates; questions; opinions
- Develop new capabilities
- Problem solving
- Prompt response times
- Leveraging best practices
- 24/7 availability
eCom Scotland provide the following environments:
Communites of Practice (CoP)
People are the best conduits of information. Studies show that workers spend a third of their time looking for information and are five times more likely to turn to a coworker rather than an explicit source of information (book, manual, or database). Time is saved by conferring with members of a CoP, the process of social learning and shared practices that emerge and evolve when people interact with others who have common goals. As people connect with each other they are able to share their expertise and learn from other members.
The type of information that is shared and learned in a CoP is unlimited.
eMentoring
Mentoring online establishes a relationship between Mentors and Mentee’s developing skills, knowledge, confidence and cultural understanding.
Our eMentoring creates a safe and secure online environment allowing Mentors and Mentees to converse under the supervision of moderators, complimenting and extending traditional mentoring methods.
Public Forums
Public forum or messaging sites are an opportunity to share information on chosen subjects in a more open fashion. The tendency is for the information to be freely available, with a login to contribute to any discussions.
Individuals participating within a public forum can cultivate social bonds and interest groups on a topic which may open discussions. Uses of a public forum can include:
- supporting and liberating vulnerable groups
- supporting special interest groups; such as anti bully networks
All these environments can be run independently or linked with the eNet Enterprise Suite of products to assist your eLearning strategy. For more information click: here
