Learning Communities Definition for Oracle Learning

Learning communities can be formal and organize learning catalog content into categories and topics that make browsing and discovery more intuitive for learners. For example, they group content around areas of interest, such as finance or technology.

They can also be informal collaborative communities that people at your company create and share. Here are some examples of how people can use learning communities:

• A learning administrator creates a Health and Safety community and assigns it to people who work with dangerous chemicals or equipment.
• A manager creates a community for everyone on the team to help people gain important knowledge and skills to successfully complete organizational objectives.
• A finance domain expert at your company creates a community as a central method to distribute the most recent financial learning items. Members also participate in discussions related to finance, such as the latest regulations and their effects on policies and supporting technology.
• A team leader for user experience design creates a community where members can publish their design insights. They can also share interesting design-related articles, videos, and tutorials.