Tom Kuhlmann writes about the value of an online network and provides some tips on filtering noise. He also shares the way he uses social media – as a way to mine for practical applications vs. participating in conversations.
“Even if you build traditional elearning courses, social media has value. It’ll strengthen your network of peers. And if you include it as part of your course design, you can leverage many of the online tools and help your learners build their own network of peers to support them long after they’ve complete the course.”
I don’t really like Tom’s method for using social media. I think participating in conversations is key. Imagine being in a household (or workplace) where people don’t talk or listen to you until you say something they want to hear. However, that’s just me. The post is full of valuable information for making social media manageable for you. (JC)
(more about types of Twitter users here, from Inc.com)
How to Navigate Social Media (and Avoid Information Overload) | The Rapid eLearning Blog | Tom Kuhlmann | 26 Jan 2010
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I agree that if you’re really going to get value out of the community it has to be a two way street. I discussed that a bit in an earlier post on community.
I didn’t stress it as much in this post (although I talk about sharing in the community and assumed that conversation is part of the network) because it’s more a response to those people who tell me that they feel overwhelmed by all of the information.
It’s kind of hard to tell someone who’s tuning out because of information overload, to engage in even more conversation. For them, it’s more a matter of learning to manage the information.
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