There’s no shortage of false dichotomies in L&D. Jay Cross names two that show up frequently - e-learning vs. face-to-face (blend is best), and informal vs. formal (all learning is part formal, part informal). We also still see it with the “digital natives” and “digital immigrants” (technology exposure is the real factor, not age).
Die false dichotomies, die!
On social media, rather than the “should we or shouldn’t we?” question, Jay Cross thinks we’re asking the wrong question entirely. We should be asking (about social media) “how much?”
Social media is not either/or. It’s “some.” It’s already happening. Your employees do have smart phones, don’t they? And most have computers at home? This is not peek-a-boo; when you close your eyes, social networking doesn’t go away. Your employees, customers, and competitors are already involved.
(JC)
Bipolar Decision-making | Internet Time Blog | Jay Cross | 14 December 2009
News
Subscribe by Email
Follow us on Twitter
Join us on Facebook
Join us on LinkedIn
{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
While attending the Online Learning Conference in New York this year, I remember Bryan Chapman shared some statistics that showed 41% of organizations have “rogue” or unofficial groups of social media users at work, while only 20% have official roll-outs of the technology to help their employees network. I always use those statistics when trying to explain to clients that: “yes, indeed, you have social networking going on right here in your office – you just may not know about it.”
Agree 100%.