Learning Uncut 150: Social Learning at Scale – Mehri Doyle
Jul 29, 2024
Mehri Doyle, Director at Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, specializes in social and digital learning. She dives into the success of Small Private Online Courses (SPOCs) that facilitate social learning through community interactions. Mehri shares how these initiatives enhanced diplomatic skills and boosted learning resource access tenfold. She discusses the role of experienced educators in creating engaging content and the importance of community-driven feedback for continual improvement in online learning.
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Conversational Social Learning Style
- The SPOC simulates conversations at a barbecue with a conversational tone to engage learners on serious topics.
- Learners complete bite-sized, 10-minute learning bursts flexibly, enhancing social learning online.
Scaling Learning With SPOCs
- Moving from a two-day in-person course to an online SPOC increased reach from 50 to over 2000 participants annually.
- Digital delivery enabled inclusion of globally dispersed staff who cannot travel to Canberra for training.
Social Learning Drives Flexibility
- Social learning in SPOCs enables fresh, flexible content responsive to global geopolitical changes.
- Engaging learners through storytelling and peer contributions increases inclusivity and relevance.