ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Jive offers users the ability to customizetheir two activity streams--one stream reflects everything the user is Following on the platform and thisincludes people, places and content. Some deep diving and conversations exposed that users weremissing or feared missing out on information. And reflects how far we have come.

Streaming 136

Streaming Jive Activities Enterprise 136

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Will we still continue to speak about learning as an activity to be undertaken in order to be effective at work? How do we help organizations see that social and informal learning is not a new and fancy way to learn but an essential requirement in a complex, rapidly changing, and uber connected world?

Network 202

Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

ID Reflections

JUNE 25, 2014

None of this is new information or insight. Knowledge sharing is actively encouraged, facilitated, and rewarded. The organizational walls are porous such that the outside can flow in without too much of a challenge while sensitive information is protected. The OER movement was the trigger for the MOOCs then.

PKM 157

PKM OER Diversity Training Trust 157

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Before I plunge into the heart of my analysis and discussion, I want to share a couple of snippets on Networked Learning from Wikipedia. ( [link] Networked learning is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way so as to support one another''s learning.

Cognitive 100

Cognitive Diversity Training Forum Network 100

ID Reflections

JUNE 30, 2014

Given a MOOC’s requirement for active participation rather than passive content consumption, it fosters the skills of self-directed learning along with those mentioned above, an ability to articulate challenges, share thoughts and ideas, and draw on the network to enhance one’s learning.

Performance Support 227

Performance Support Support Performance Case Study 227

ID Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2014

Microlearning deals with relatively small learning units and short-term learning activities. Wikipedia With the rise of social and informal learning, and ubiquitous mobile devices (tablets, phablets, smartphones and everything in between), micro-learning as a concept and practice has taken off. In short, micro-learning is the need.

Micro-Learning 222

Micro-Learning Informal Roles Wikipedia 222

ID Reflections

MAY 25, 2015

Beyond information sharing - "Working out loud" is not about sharing information. It is about providing the context to the information, the exceptions to the processes, the failed attempts and successes. That can be better achieved via reports, datasheets, and meetings.

Strategy 100

Strategy Attitudes Community Conversation 100

ID Reflections

MAY 11, 2010

What costs could be avoided/lessened, and to what extent, if Informal Learning tools were embraced in work processes? Activity measures (results) without the Value measures (results) don't tell enough of the picture to make a decision on anything. That's part of the R. And then how many times might that be repeated a year?

ISPI 168

ISPI Skype Social Learning Social 168

ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

Technology —is great for exchange of information, updates and other transactional stuff. Working from home offers me plenty of solitude but not the intellectual stimulation and those over-the-shoulder conversations so crucial to serendipity, ambient awareness, and informal learning. But not so great for building bonds and trust.

Stock 124

Stock Skype Knowledge Worker Community 124

ID Reflections

JULY 5, 2015

While I cannot profess that L&D/OD specialists can change the nature of management, I can say that well-informed and skilled professionals from this field can enable an organization to empower its employees and management to acquire those skills that will get them to use the social technologies with greater efficacy.

Community 100

Community Social Technology Management 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

How will you test which marketing efforts are working--through iteration What is "selection pressure"--how will you create something that can withstand today's selection pressures Proverbs stick; to make Tweets stand out from the stream, is this a good standard to follow Spread of ideas by imitation; what kind of ideas are people likely to imitate (..)

Social Media 168

Social Media Media Market Social 168

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Setting the Context Here are two definitions from Wikipedia that captures the essence of Networked Learning: Networked learning is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way so as to support one another''s learning. The central term in this definition is connections.

Network 100

Network Emergent Collaboration Virtual World 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2011

Active Coaching : Typically, a coach must be very active during deliberate practice, monitoring performance, assessing adequacy, and controlling the structure of training. Work vs play : Characteristically, deliberate practice feels more like work and is more effortful than casual performance.

Cognitive 136

Cognitive Diversity Training Information Overload Behavior 136

ID Reflections

APRIL 27, 2010

inGenius will allow users of Books 24X7 to post comments on the books, add notes, start discussions, rate content and perform other similar activities that will enable the addition of CONTEXT to make the generic Books 24X7 content organization specific. Collaborative features/informal learning features and are essentially bottom up.

SkillSoft 100

SkillSoft Compliance Training SkillPort Enterprise 2.0 100

ID Reflections

JUNE 9, 2010

This is where instructional design, course development and training activities come into play. This also might include buying and implementing an off-the-shelf solution, setting up coaching activities or something as simple as creating a job aid. Gather and compile this information for reporting purposes. 4) Evaluate the plan.

Consulting 141

Consulting Social Networks LinkedIn Discussion 141

ID Reflections

JUNE 2, 2009

Thus, our natural urge to share, discuss, construct knowledge make us use applications like Twitter to share information thus building our own microcosm of similarly interested people. The tools are now helping to trim redundancy and "structure" this initial unstructured flow of information.

Ning 100

Ning Diversity Training Social Learning Communities of Practice 100

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Today in the face of rapid change and technological evolution, this same model is failing us; it’s becoming a roadblock to seamless collaboration and flow of information. Employee engagement is not a set of isolated and random activities. Managers schooled in the hierarchical system find it difficult to give up control.

Emergent 100

Emergent Organization Diversity Training Community 100

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Shorter and shorter production cycles, demanding and informed customers, and increasingly interconnected and complex work require workers who are agile and adept at picking up new skills, are willing to experiment, and can learn quickly from failures. It is no longer restricted to who is next to you or in the next cubicle.

Collaboration 163

Collaboration Organization Diversity Training Harbinger 163

ID Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2010

You are informed that you are now "aware of the values of the org and need to follow it." There were plenty of fun activities interspersed between the main sessions but the Wizards, Elves or Giants was my favorite. The session ends.thankfully. Follow what!!! Scratch head).Then, Without any bullet points! Move back!!!

Podium 104

Podium Simulations Diversity Training Slides 104

ID Reflections

MAY 18, 2010

Keep a day free for that activity or you'll have her parked outside your cabin door with a printout. Post this phase, the regular activities of gathering content, analyzing it, creating micro-design documents and writing storyboards started. We have to fill out the questions in each of those sheets. How will they be assessed?

Project 104

Project Change Storyboard ILT 104

ID Reflections

MAY 15, 2010

(While this seems like something that should be handled by the client, as effective consultants, the onus is on us to point out the importance of such interactions and also manage the communication in many cases.) This is by no means an exhaustive list. I look forward to additions to this list from all.

Storyboard 144

Storyboard Course Develop Skype 144

ID Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2015

Building one''s PLN in the online world requires skills like networking, participating in communities of practices, collaborating online, and curation and aggregation to process the information. While developing the skills do take some effort and persistence, the benefits are tremendous and provide the necessary motivation.

Network 100

Network Diversity Training Personal Learning Social Networks 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 25, 2015

@ignatia (Inge de Waard) describes MOOCs thus in her Master’s Thesis, which I have referred to: “MOOC is above all referring to a pedagogical model with independent learners, access to information, opportunity to create emerging, spontaneous, yet not directed learning communities, etcetera.

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training Design Micro-Learning Theory 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2011

Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age Know-how and know-what is being supplemented with know-where (the understanding of where to find knowledge needed) In today’s environment, action is often needed without personal learning – that is, we need to act by drawing information outside of our primary knowledge.

Cognitive 136

Cognitive Pattern Diversity Training Learning Theory 136

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Curation today takes on a new meaning in the context oftechnological affordance, information abundance, diminishing attention, hungerfor contextual and timely information, and constantly shifting, globally linkedlandscape. Curators are focused on information flows withoutthinking they’re leading or managing any community.

PKM 218

PKM Mashups Pattern Community 218

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

Organizations investing in enterprise social platforms ( IMHO, more and more organizations are doing it and will continue to do so ) require community managers who can facilitate activities on the platform. Providing generic, platform related information is not too useful. This requires anyone playing the role to wear multiple hats.

Community 172

Community Roles Management Screencast 172

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Regular social activities to build trust among team members. At the cost of sounding egoistic I have realized that like most experienced knowledge workers, I don’t appreciate being informed, I have to be involved. Most managers and management make the mistake of conflating information with involvement.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Knowledge Worker Network Leadership 100

ID Reflections

JULY 9, 2015

In this post, I want to break down the activities based on the tools/platforms we already have at our disposal, and often access on a daily basis. Sharing and #wol on Twitter is most useful when one is engaged in the activity -- it can be a project, a subject/skill/topic one is trying to master, a client challenge or any other activity.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Slideshare Tools Cognitive 100

ID Reflections

MARCH 31, 2015

In my earlier posts, I have written about the possible roles it can play in formal, informal and incidental learning. Wikipedia has a good definition of the concept: Micro-learning can also be understood as a process of subsequent, "short" learning activities, i.e. learning through interaction with micro-content objects in small timeframes.

Micro-Learning 100

Micro-Learning Learning Strategy Strategy Learning 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2016

It’s time to acknowledge that the learners are active participants in the system, and not just consumers of courses. However, curation requires an even greater effort at creativity and an ability to connect the dots, make sense of disparate information, and pull these together to form a cohesive whole.

Organizational Learning 100

Organizational Learning Course Scanning Community 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Most organizations today recognize the needs of a distributed workforce and are investing in enterprise collaboration platforms to support their formal learning endeavors with more informal and collaborative sharing. However, this requires community managers who can facilitate activities on the platform.

PKM 100

PKM Diversity Training Community Communities of Practice 100

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 6, 2014

If yes, think of including some offline activities like Lunch & Learns , Hangout Sessions , and so on to strengthen informal & peer-to-peer learning. Nor are they one-time activities. An instructional designer must think of all modalities of learning when design thinking. Is expertise distributed?

Instructional Design 229

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 229

ID Reflections

JANUARY 17, 2016

Senior leaders and C-suite members feel they are too time constrained to dabble in activities like communities when issues of graver import like shareholder profit, top line and bottom line figures, M&A's are awaiting their attention.

Community 100

Community Organization Diversity Training Collaboration 100

ID Reflections

MARCH 6, 2015

".learning is ubiquitous in ongoing activity, though often unrecognised as such - Jean Lave (1993)" Recently, I read a series of posts and articles related to digital literacy, 21st Century Skills and the behaviours and practices required for working and learning in a connected world.

Cognitive 100

Cognitive Network Skills PKM 100

ID Reflections

MARCH 1, 2012

Rather, the learning in thecourse results from the activities you undertake, and will be different foreach person.” And the overarching themes are: Informal Learning, Communities of Practice,Connectivism Personal Learning Environments, Open Distributed Learning, Net Pedagogy, Learning “Design” in a2.0

Education 161

Education OER Communities of Practice Conference 161