What is a "Chirp?"

Start Chirping!

What do we mean by ChirpLearning, or more specifically a “chirp?” A chirp is a quick burst of sound or information. Think of a bird outside that chirps. What happens? Another bird chirps back and then another. Maybe a bird fly’s off. These chirps set off a series of actions telling the animals that they need to respond in some way. They are communicating and learning. Quickly.
Traditional learning within an organization involves finding some free time from your busy day to log into a cumbersome LMS, find the material you need to review, complete the course, take a test, sign off that you completed it to earn credit and then, somehow, take that 40 minutes of information and turn it into something useful in your everyday job. Is this how we should be learning? Is this the most efficient use of our time? What is the return to your organization and your employees? If you are in charge of learning at your firm, what is the rate of utilization? I bet it is not very high.
Think about the last time you learned something useful for your job. Was it from a test or were you in the hall talking to a colleague or in a meeting where someone came up with a new and creative solution to a problem? This is how we learn and apply.
So this is the mission of ChirpLearning. Utilize the most popular (and free) social media platforms, places that your people are already using, to provide a place they can informally interact with others from across the world to learn and share new ideas and get their problems solved immediately. So start chirping.