Learning @ Your Fingertips
Social media and online learning resources are essential to onboard the new generation of employees, because it is with these tools that they better communicate, interact and learn.Powerful tools are becoming available, which make it easier to stimulate and spark interest in learning.These are some of the most used ones:
- Instant messaging, which is the easiest way to ask a question.
- Virtual meetings, which make it possible to bring together geographically disperse groups.
- Forums / blogs, which allow to collaboration, exchange of thoughts and opinions, and networking with those who share the same objectives.
- Smart Phones, which mix communication through voice with other interactive technology.
The real potential of these tools and resources lies in the autonomy they lend to learners, facilitating the way they experience and share the learning process with each other. However, the use of these tools in the organization, rely heavily on the company's culture. Many companies are still late in the use of these tools, and must urgently catch up for better adjusting themselves to their new generation of employees.
Ronaldo Costa Pinto
TRANSLATION:
Mídia Social e treinamento na web são essenciais para a integração na empresa da nova geração de empregados, porque é assim que eles melhor se comunicam, interagem e aprendem.
Poderosas ferramentas estão sendo disponibilizadas, e tornam mais fácil estimular e despertar interesse no aprendizado. Estas são as ferramentas mais usadas:
Mensagem instantânea, que é maneira mais fácil de perguntar..
Reuniões virtuais, que tornam possível reunir grupos geograficamente dispersos.
Forums/blogs, que permitem a colaboração, troca de idéias e opiniões, e o "networking" com aqueles que compartilham os mesmos objetivos..
Telefones Inteligentes, Combinam comunicão por voz com outras tecnologias interativas.
O verdadeiro potencial destas ferramentas e recursos, está na autonomia dada aos aprendizes, facilitando a forma como eles experimentam e compartilham o processo de aprendizado. No entanto, o uso destas ferramentas nas organizações , depende fortemente da cultura organizacional da empresa. Muitas empresas ainda estão atrazadas no uso destas ferramentas, e devem urgentemente iniciar o seu uso, para se adaptarem melhor à sua nova geração de profissionais.
Ronaldo Costa Pinto
Comments
I totally agree with you Ronaldo. Lots of organizations -- even here in the U.S., where social media is very disseminated -- are still behind when it comes to putting in place new media and/or using social media venues to attract and retain the next generation of business leaders and future decision-makers.
Please keep bringing up those issues and sharing your valuable and visionary articles with us.
Georgete Pereira
Social Media/Web Strategist
Chicago
The new generation of talents really expect more, such as better resources, flawless processes, modern tools, and better leadership in their organizations. And, what is very important as you said: "They will be the business leaders and future decision-makers in their companies".
I hope some of these articles inspire people in my network to think more about PEOPLE in their organizations.
Ronaldo