Social media’s top elearning accounts

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Social Media presence has never been more important. When you apply for a job, when you look for an expert, when you check an opinion about something. In all of these situations Social Media presence determines people’s (or an organization’s) trustworthiness. Afterall it’s extremely important to follow the advice of the right people!

eLearning on Twitter

In order to help you to understand who to follow in the elearning market on Twitter, we created a list of top accounts according to Twitter following:

  1. @elearninindustry: Elearning Industry blog is the most read blog on the topic and will provide you with tons of great articles and insights.
  2. @elearning (David Anderson): David is the Community Manager at Articulate, the leader Authoring Tool
  3. @eLearningGuild: eLearning Guild is an iconic community for elearning and training experts. By following this account you will get fresh news and updates on trending topics and interesting discussions on the L&D sector.
  4. @TheElSite (The Elearning Site): this website (and its associated Twitter account) provides some great independent insights on the elearning industry, and it’s a great read for those who are approaching the market for the first time.
  5. @2Elearning (Elearning Magazine): creators of the Best of Elearning! award, of the Enterprise Learning! Conference and leveraging a great community of trainers and L&D Specialists, Elearning Magazine is probably the go-to place for the elearning professionals looking for updates on the market and events.

If you want to take a look at the entire list of top eLearning accounts on Twitter you can check this page.

eLearning on Facebook

If, instead, you prefer using Facebook here you can find 5 top elearning pages (source: Elearning Industry)

  1. Instructional Design and E-Learning Professionals’ GroupThe Instructional Design and eLearning Professionals’ Group connects professionals in the field of Instructional Design and eLearning.
  2. Elearning! Magazine: this is the official fan page of the Elearning! Magazine.
  3. The eLearning Guild: this is the official fan page for The eLearning Guild, a community of practice for eLearning professionals.
  4. eLearning Africa Meeting the networking needs of the pan-African eLearning and distance education sector, the annual eLearning Africa conference is the key networking venue for practitioners and professionals from Africa and all over the world.
  5. Association for Talent Development (ATD, formerly ASTD, American Society for Training & Development) is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and development professionals