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IWU Social Learning A Call to Action for Learning Professionals Article Discussion

Business & Finance, Indiana Wesleyan University

IWU Social Learning A Call to Action for Learning Professionals Article Discussion

Question Description

  1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
  2. Read the article “Social Learning: A Call to Action for Learning Professionals” (Allen & Naughton, 2011).
  3. Also, locate one article (in addition to the article by Allen & Naughton, 2011) that is related to social media and/or social learning (e.g., social media trends, research on particular types of social media, organizational use of social media, social learning, and so forth) that will support the research effort of this assignment.
  4. Read both of the research articles; then, compile a paper that is 500-800 words in length using the headings below (in APA format) to address the following:
    1. Social Media as Social Learning: Provide a brief summary of the Allen and Naughton (2011) article (no more than two to three paragraphs).
    2. What Will It Mean?: In your opinion, what will the rise of social learning mean for professionals in the field of human resource management (HRM) and human resource development (HRD)? Be specific.
    3. What’s In Use? What type of social media is your present organization using for learning, if any? How so? If not, why not and where would be a good place to begin using social media for learning in the organization?
    4. Competencies: What competencies will HRM and HRD professionals need to succeed in this new paradigm? Why? How can these competencies be obtained?
    5. Techniques for Overcoming Organizational Challenges: From the article section, Techniques for Overcoming Organizational Challenges, select one of the three organizational challenges listed below to explain in detail how that social media challenge might be specifically addressed in the context of your own organization.
      1. Types of barriers and obstacles (to social learning and social media use) within organizations
      2. Influencing others (e.g., demonstrating business value, ROI) of the use of social media
      3. Approaches for user adoption of social media (Allen & Naughton, 2011, p. 54)
    6. Social Learning Technologies Self-Assessment: Determine which topics you need to know (and to what level of depth) based on relevance to your current job and to your career. Refer to the list, Social Learning Technologies – Types of Applications and Their Limitations, on page 54 of the article written by Allen and Naughton (2011) article. Focus only on the top three to five highest priority areas based on expected benefits to your organization and to you individually. In one-two paragraphs, identify the highest priority areas and explain why becoming competent in these technologies would be of benefit to your current job and/or career.
    7. One-Page Action Plan:
      1. The written portion of the paper is to include one-two paragraphs that provide supporting information about your action plan and how it will be used.
      2. The actual 200-300 word action plan is to be placed in the appendix of the paper. For the one-page action plan, you are to create a learning and development plan in graphic form (i.e., chart(s), table(s), picture(s), or other form(s) of graphics) to close the gap. The plan is to be detailed and follow the guidelines of SMART goals (i.e., Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely). Its purpose is to be a visual model or table that will help you stay on target for achieving your identified goals within the timeframe identified. A number of images of one-page action plans can be found on the Internet.
  5. The paper should adhere to all APA requirements. Thoroughly edit the paper for mechanics (i.e., sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and spelling) prior to submitting the paper.
  6. For questions on APA Style, go to OCLS APA Writing Styles Guides.
  7. The 200-300 word graphic action plan is in addition to the written paper. There should be a minimum of one paragraph with a proper heading for each question in your written paper and a paper length of 500-800 words. The graphic action plan is in addition to the written paper. Do not include the questions in the paper.
  8. When you have completed your assignment submit a copy by the end of the workshop.

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