Workplace-Based Learning

Washington State's working group on digital workplace-based learning

Workplace-Based Learning is a social network

Getting Started

Here's how you can get started in this network.

1. Sign up and create your profile. If you can, upload a photo--we'd love to put a face with the name.

About the birthday question: Unfortunately we can't eliminate this question, as it's hard coded in Ning. However, we will not display this information. You can use a false birthday should that be your preference.

2. Introduce yourself to the rest of the network.

3. Join in the Forum discussions or create one of your own. Want to post an article, link or thought of your own? try making a blog post.

5. Customize your profile page by click on the "My Page" tab at the top.

Members

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Forum

The Cost of eLearning 2.0

Started by Jeffrey A. Roth Jul 21, 2009.

Using Social Networking in your internal training program?

Started by Jeffrey A. Roth Jul 6, 2009.

Member Introductions 8 Replies

Started by Carolyn McKinnon. Last reply by Nicole R. Brown Jan 9, 2009.

Notes from Kickoff Event (Dec. 2, 2008) 1 Reply

Started by Carolyn McKinnon. Last reply by Carolyn McKinnon Dec 29, 2008.

Blog Posts

Progress on the Workplace-Based Learning Initiative

I apologize for not using this resource as we originally intended. This ning was launched under different staff and we've had some transitions lately. However, the workplace initiative proceeds. If you're not on the e-mail list of interested parties, please e-mail me directly and I will make sure you get the latest information about meetings. Also, our web page on this topic stays reasonably current:… Continue

Posted by Tim Sweeney on May 18, 2010 at 9:00am

E-Learning Report available online

The second half of the Workplace-Based Digital Learning report was completed last month and delivered to the Legislature.

Posted by Tim Sweeney on February 2, 2010 at 11:11am

E-Learning in WA

Please see the SBCTC wiki:
http://6295.wikispaces.com/

Posted by Madeleine Thompson on October 1, 2009 at 9:04pm

I'm looking forward to developing this initiative on Monday Oct 5 at Renton Technical College. Please see below for ideas we've gathered so far on developing a model program:

Design a Model Program that:

Industry:

• Achieves employer buy-in at the top to be successful

• Encourages small and large employers

• Includes multiple employer sites

• Uses business, professional associations, unions to identify needs

• Uses digital learning to allow multiple… Continue

Posted by Madeleine Thompson on October 1, 2009 at 9:03pm

Building E-Learning Applications

My company has offices all over the world. We are in the process of building a series of eLearning software applications to get employees up to speed on HR policies. We are building a self-serve educational portal that will cover mundane topics like company Medical insurance and Travel health insurance , completing expense reports, filling out time sheets, and a… Continue

Posted by Lincoln Builds on September 8, 2009 at 6:12pm

Privacy and Visibility in this Social Network

Viewing the Network
On Ning, there are a number of privacy settings we (the administrators) and you (members) can choose. Because this is a public initiative initiated by the Washington State Legislature, the network is viewable to the world at large. This means that anyone who visits this site can see all Forum discussions, members, member profile pages, videos, etc. This also means that anything you write on another members' wall is visible.

However, to ADD to any discussion, video, etc., you must sign up as a member to this site. So while a non-member can visit various pages, he/she cannot add to the discussion unless he/she signs up for membership.

Membership
Membership is open to anyone who chooses to join. Members of the Executive Advisory Team are strongly encouraged to join and participate, as this is the primary forum in which we will exchange ideas between December 2008 and mid-spring 2009.

Communicating with Members
To communicate with individual members, you can "write on their wall," which is a communication that is visible to anyone visiting that member's page.

If you'd like to send a person-to-person private communication, you can do so by visiting the member's profile page and clicking on "send a message." This is like sending an email to the person through the network. Only you and the person you send the message to can see it. Not even the network creators will be able to view it.

Blogs Posts and "Friending"
In general, being "friends" with someone on Ning only matters for posting blog entries. If you decide to post to your Ning blog (available through your profile page), then you can select one of three options:

**Everyone--this means anyone can see your post.

**Just my friends--this means that only people that you have accepted as your friend can see the post. If someone invites you to be friends and you do not accept it, then they cannot see the post. You must have accepted them as a friend first.

**Only me--Pretty obvious--this is how you can write blog posts to yourself, very similar to keeping a private journal. When you select this option, not even the network creators can see what you've written.