Jay Cross's Informal Learning

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Picky, picky

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

George Siemens echoes my feelings exactly in his post today on elearnspace titled Modernizing corporate training. However, this post on modernizing corporate training is worth a read, even if only for the irony. The first time I recall hearing talk about blended learning was in 2000 or 2001. Josh should know; he wrote the book.

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The Case for Communities of Practice

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

In his 2001 book Kitchen Confidential , Anthony Bourdain describes how he became a professional chef and how he continues to support the community of professional chefs. Anthony Bourdain decided he needed to accelerate his development, so he attended the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) for formal training. Published August 2010.

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Rethinking conferences

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Note : The vintage photos in this post are from training conferences circa 2000. Response 31 …but we would have never met Jay Cross and gotten our name in Internet Times in 2001 if we hadn’t attended a trade show… Response 32. There’s lots of room for improvement. As the Recession Waxes, Business Meetings Wane.