Learning+In+Public



The content of this Peer Exchange is focused on measurement of social media and networked approaches. It is also an experiment in designing effective networked peer learning or "[|Learning in Public]."

Wikis can be terrific platforms for supporting professional learning in real time, but it requires a level of comfort learning in public. Learning in private is what most of us did in school. You wrote your essay, studied your spelling words, took tests (without looking at anyone else’s answers!). Learning was an individual, often solitary activity. For many of us of a certain age, that style has carried over to our work culture where we are rewarded for our expertise and to keep quiet what we don’t know (or screw up). Social media has unleashed a fabulous opportunity for [|professional learning about practice in public]. And that can be fun too! Certainly less exhausting than having to know everything.

Creating an environment for learning in public means that it is okay to say “I don’t know” about an issue or problem and to ask others what they think. When professionals acknowledge not knowing and reach out to a colleague, it not only opens us to learning, but it signals to others. Using social media and networked approaches successfully requires a culture shift away from learning in private to learning public or what [|Nancy White] has called “[|Over the Shoulder Learning].” How do you do this? How do create an environment where it is okay to learn in public? This environment can be a training workshop or it can be in an organization. One answer comes from [|Eugene Eric Kim] in [|a presentation] he did about networks, “Be the Change You Want To See” – it’s about modeling.

We are modeling ways to learn in public and share what we are learning in real time through this wiki and our social media channels.

4 **Scoop.It:** [| Curated Links] 5. Google + - We can start circle once it is up and running - I'll be cross posting there.
 * 1. Twitter Hashtag:** Tweeting what you learn is encouraged! Use the hashtag #measurenp
 * 2. Wiki Journals:** Everyone will have a wiki journal where they can jot down lessons learned from the calls and working their action learning experiments. We're also encouraging everyone to reach other's people journals and comment.
 * 3. Facebook Group**: This is for just in time help from others in the group. Request to join the group [|here]

What are some other ways we can learn in public about social media measurement?