How Is Social Media Helping in Social Learning?

Edna B. Shearer

Class organizers and teachers should pay increasing importance to social media and include it in the everyday learning schedule. Why should educational institutions encourage the using of social networking sites in the classroom? According to industry experts, social media results in social learning where students have access to a common […]

Is a Low-Cost Franchise Right For Me?

Edna B. Shearer

If you’ve always wanted to own a franchise, you may have mistakenly thought that franchises cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. You’ll be happy to know that there are plenty of low-cost franchises that will allow you to start your own franchise business without breaking the bank. Low-cost franchise businesses […]

Top 10 Small Business Ideas for 2012

Edna B. Shearer

Starting a small business takes a lot of planning and the ability to execute your business plans. Though it doesn’t require a big capital for a small business however you cannot lose your capital as this will cause a serious trouble on the financial front at the same time your […]

Workplace Learning – How to Improve Workplace Learning Effectiveness for Better HR Management

Edna B. Shearer

Practice #1 – Strategy-driven Workplace learning should be linked to the organisations or business unit’s goals and drivers. There should be explicit alignment between program objectives and business objectives. The goal is relevance. Learning should also be linked to the enterprise’s workforce development plans to ensure that there are suitably […]