The world of social interaction, fuelled by the plethora of social media tools, has opened up new opportunities to learn and share. Classroom training is no longer an essential part of learning and development. We can now tap into the collective wisdom of peers and experts as and when we need. Skilling ourselves for a challenging and volatile environment is a personal responsibility - we can't rely on others, including the people/organisations we work for.
8. • 250 million tweets
• 66% of online adults use • 41% of Gen Y say social
sent via Twitter per
social media platforms media is important to
day
such as them in the workplace
• 30 billion pieces of
Twitter, Facebook, Myspace • 64% of Gen Y download
content shared on
or LinkedIn unauthorised
Facebook each
• Smartphone and tablet applications at least
month
shipments now outpace once per week to get
• Wikipedia hosts 17
PCs. their job done.
billion articles
Source: Pew Internet and American Life Source: Prescient Digital
Source: 20 stunning social media Project.
statistics by Jeff Bullas Source: IDC Predictions for 2012
15. Friends
Family Suppliers
Work
colleagues
Customers
Expert
Expert
16. Communities of Practice
“Communities of practice
are groups of people who
share a concern or a
passion for something they
do and learn how to do it
better as they interact
regularly.”
Source: Etienne Wenger
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Notas do Editor
There are some councilors, chief executives and heads of service who use the platform, but generally speaking the majority of users are at the Council Officer level – i.e. practitioners.
It’s overwhelming. With so much information, tools & people out there, how do we start?
Content curation is important because people want to know what’s important and they want to discover interesting and relevant content.A great curator:Optimises titles so it is relevant for that audienceEdits the content to add further relevance of the messageFormats the material so it is easy for the audience to read and apply to their situationAdds good images and other visual material that complements and reinforces the contentExcerpts selected text so the reader can quickly and easily grasp the most important elementsAdds his or her own voice in an intro to the piece, adding context and relevance for the readerTags all content with relevant words and phrases so it is easily found by that audienceSupplies links to expand the scope of the piece and give access to added resources about the subjectPersonalizes each piece for the relevant audience when posting to social sites, when appropriateEnsures all curated content is correct and from a reliable sourceAlways gives attribution and links to sourcesFilters content vigorously and does not publish anything and everythingHas a network of experts and curators in their sphere that they can tap into for personal insightsSuggests stories and items to other curatorsSearches for additional material that can add depth and value or context to an itemConstantly scouts for interesting new sourcesSets up searches, filters and feeds to get a constant flow of relevant informationMakes the focus of the curated content perfectly clear and easy to see right upfrontRecommends other newsmasters and curators with great contentCrowd sources tips and suggestions from readers and always acknowledges their contributions