As a professional are you using Social Media to learn from others?
- Do you have a problem that needs solving?
- Is there something in your professional life you feel you could do better?
Don’t worry, there is someone out there who can help you!
Across the whole spectrum of social media platforms, users are regularly posting tips, blogs and advice on best practice or even examples of how they have succeeded in their profession whether it be in teaching, sales or even solving a DIY problem.
As an example, let’s take one profession, teaching, just to illustrate what’s out there….
On Google+ there are communities similar to your Facebook groups but with groups of people in similar professions to you. Within theses groups you can easily chat about topics of mutual interest. Under education or teaching alone, there are a number of different Google+ communities. One such example is "Google Apps for Education" and discusses new, popular and recommended apps specifically geared towards education and which make learning more fun and relevant to pupils.