ID Reflections

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MOOCs in Performance Support

ID Reflections

A holistic MOOC ecosystem enables learners to access the core knowledge required via the formal course components while facilitating access to emerging knowledge, enabling discussions around complex and ambiguous situations and helping learners see the emerging patterns from various disciplines.

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Who are Instructional Designers? The existential dilemma.

ID Reflections

An ID must be a generalist to be able to see the big picture, spot the larger patterns. Be analytical--when going through content, needs analysis, organization's goals and business needs. Yes; because “facilitating learning” is a general function that impacts all areas of an organization.

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In response to: "Motivation is not what you think" by Jay Cross

ID Reflections

Some of these, according to me, are: Ability to listen with an open mind Probe and question and never cease till a satisfactory answer is found Constantly seek answers and not take incidents/events at face value Have the power of empathy (means being able to step into the other person's shoes and put on different lenses) Be comfortable with laying (..)

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Role of L&D in the 21C Workplace

ID Reflections

Most of the work in today’s organizations require some or all of the following key skills: Problem solving Critical and analytical thinking Pattern sensing and meaning making (connecting the dots) N etworking and collaborating Exception handling Ability to learn rapidly is perhaps the mega-skill that makes the rest possible.

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SMART Goals in a SMAC World

ID Reflections

Like it was for the past fifty years till the advent of the World Wide Web, ubiquitous connectivity, and SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud). But in a complex and changing world, enjoying the process, developing skills like pattern sensing and a learner's approach is of greater value. Goals definitely have their values.

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L&D's Role in the VUCA World: Part 1

ID Reflections

Josh Bersin''s presentation on 21st Century Talent Management: Imperatives for 2014 and 2015 highlights some of the following as the key areas where the biggest capability gaps exist: Leadership , Re-skilling HR, Talent Acquisition and Access , T alent and HR Analytics , Reinventing L&D , and so on.

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Lurking is Not a Static State

ID Reflections

The analytics told me that over 40% of the users are Active Users (a term Jive uses to describe all users who log in to consume content without necessarily interacting with the content in any manner). They often try to use their listening engagement to distill many opinions and seek the larger pattern.