Social Media for Trainers: Techniques for Enhancing and Extending Learning

by Jane Bozarth

A how-to resource for incorporating social media into training

Whether you work in a traditional or virtual classroom, social media can broaden your reach and increase the impact of training. In Social Media for Trainers, e-learning and new media expert Jane Bozarth provides an overview of popular tools, including blogs, wikis, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, SlideShare, Flickr, and others. You'll learn to leverage each medium's unique features and applications to deliver training, facilitate discussions, and extend learning beyond the confines of a training event. This key resource offers a new set of powerful tools for augmenting and enhancing the value of your training. PRAISE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR TRAINERS "Clear explanations and practical examples of the use of social media for learning, make this book essential reading for all workplace trainers."
—Jane Hart, founder, Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies, and founding member of the Internet Time Alliance "... a practical, intelligent book teaching trainers how to effectively utilize technology for real learning outcomes."
—Karl Kapp, professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University and author of Learning in 3D and Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning "Trainers who want to succeed in the new social learning world should read this book. Jane has made social media easy, practical, and simple to use."
—Ray Jimenez, PhD, Chief Learning Architect, VignettesLearning.com

Genres: Social Media, Education

192 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2010

About the author

Jane Bozarth, M.Ed., is North Carolina's self-appointed "E-Learning Goddess". While her specialty is in finding ways to cut the high costs of e-learning, Jane is also a popular classroom instructor and motivational speaker. Recent work travels have taken her to Ireland, Canada, and Australia. She enjoys business writing; her book reviews appear monthly in Training Magazine. She has additionally published feature articles in Training, Journal of Educational Technology and Society, Law Enforcement Trainer Magazine, and Creative Training Techniques Newsletter.

Jane's first book, E-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring, was published by Pfeiffer in 2005, and has been followed with Better than Bullet Points: Creating Engaging E-Learning with PowerPoint and From Analysis to Evaluation: Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Trainers. She has also contributed to the 2008 Pfeiffer Annual on Consulting, The ASTD Handbook for Workplace Learning Professionals, The E-Learning Handbook, and The Trainers' Portable Mentor.

Jane and her husband live in Durham, NC, USA with Donald the Answer Dog.

Reviews

[Tab · Rating 3 out of 5]

This text provided useful information about using social media for learning. However, it is over 12 years old and would be improved with a new edition that updates the material on each social media tool featured. The images and instructions provided would be especially helpful for educators and trainers who do not regularly use social media and are unfamiliar with the different tools available.

[Stan Skrabut · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many trainers and educators are now examining or using social media tools to support their work in the classroom. When starting to learn about new tools, there is often a steep learning curve; you must not only learn how to use the features of the tool, but you must also figure out how to use it in an educational setting. Jane Bozarth's book, Social Media for Trainers: Techniques for Enhancing and Extending Learning*, will help you get a jump start on the second problem... how to use the tools in an educational setting. Read more

[Ron Felder · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book provides a good foundation for understanding how social media techniques and technologies can be applied in the training world. I think the book is a bit outdated so it doesn't have some of the latest apps, but it provides enough of a base to help you create a strategy. I especially like that for each technology or technique, the book provides some suggestions for application in the classroom.

[Jeannette · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book for two reasons: 1. I am credited (thanks Jane!), and 2. It is totally awesome. Want to be a better workplace learning practitioner? Read this (my full review is published on www.bn.com). Go get your copy today!

[Christiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great how-to book for novices and intermediate SoMe users.

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Practical guide for working with social media. Easy to read.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is practical and very, very basic. It's perfect for anyone who is timid about using social networks for professional purposes.

[Gene Shwalb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slightly dated, but that can't be helped. Some interesting suggestions for how to use social media and Web 2.0 as tools in between and after your training "events". A quick read and recommended.