Session overview

Thursday 28th January 2010

14:00 - 15:00 Track 4 Session 5

Tools and technologies: sharing session

What we know together surpasses what any of us can know individually. That's the point of this session. Here we come together to share experiences, hot tips and concerns with our colleagues in the room and - thanks to the Learning and Skills Group online community - with many more outside it. How are people using the vast range of learning tools available to us? If you are an L&D practitioner with something to say, come and say it. Everyone will have the right to take the floor for a minute to share a thought or solicit the audience's help. This is social learning in action.

P1: Collaboration tools

Jane Hart, Social Learning Consultant, Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies

Everyone's heard of Twitter, Facebook as well as blogging and wikis, but who's actually using these tools for learning in the workplace, and how? This is the place to learn more about what others are really doing now with collaborative tools. Doyenne of tools and collaboration Jane Hart will kick things off, and then it's over to you. Come prepared to share:

Great examples of collaborative tools in use
Tales of how to overcome managerial resistance
Useful resources that others can share

P2: Innovation with existing tools

Design & Development Consultant, RBS Insurance

Innovation doesn't have to mean working with the latest gadget. We all have tools in our kit bags that are under-used, and sometimes extra functionality can be found in the most unlikely places. Getting more from what you've already got makes plenty of sense, especially in a recession. Please come with:

Smart tricks that make normal office products shine
Extraordinary uses for ordinary e-learning software
Case studies and examples that we can access on the web

P3: Succeeding together

Clive Rawson, Curriculum Developer, MOD

This part of the session is open season! If you've got something good you want to share, or a problem you'd like answered, bring it along. The aim is to learn from - and help - each other, and anything goes. Whether you're looking for technical assistance or a second opinion come along. Questions (and answers) may include: