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Why and how to create successful Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) in the Workplace

TalentLMS

By leveraging your personal learning network to get the information you need, you can become instantly productive. What is a Personal Learning Network (PLN)? The idea behind a Personal Learning Network has its roots in a learning theory, called the Theory of Connectivism, advanced by George Siemens back in 2005.

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Outrageous alternatives

Learning with e's

What is the most outrageous alternative education scenario you could imagine? Children not attending school, but instead learning from home? Are we running out of alternatives? What if children could learn from each other in this way using social networks and massively online role playing games? Got the t-shirt.

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Closing the Learning-Acquisition Gap with Informal Learning

Learnkit

They were actually steps away from trying to put these pigeons in the front of missiles to guide as an early alternative to radio guided missiles. Wacky but completely true (there is a great article here if you are curious to learn more) – it also highlights well the connection between training and rewards.

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Personal Learning Environment 2010

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

George writes: Announcing: Open Course – Personal Learning Environments, Networks, and Knowledge. This should be fun… Stephen Downes , Dave Cormier , and I will be offering an open course on Personal Learning Environments, Networks, and Knowledge , starting September 13. If you’re interested, you can sign up here.

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xAPI vs. SCORM: Choosing the Right Standard

Paradiso Solutions

While SCORM has been widely adopted and established in the industry, xAPI presents a more advanced and future-proof alternative for tracking learning experiences. xAPI offers enhanced tracking capabilities compared to SCORM, making it the better alternative for organizations seeking comprehensive and granular data insights.

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Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning

Coursy

They won't, however, be positioning themselves well for informal learning, performance support, or knowledge management. When content is viewed as the most valuable contribution to learning, an LMS will suffice. Ultimately, careful analysis of the learning task and tools available should drive the method selected.

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Elmore’s 4 learning modes

KnowledgeOne

All the choices here are therefore personal to the individual, who is considered to be a learner “by nature” – his or her initiative being based at least on his or her personal learning skills. In this quadrant, learning relies on self-organized networks of individuals who share common interests.