ID Reflections

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Who are Instructional Designers? The existential dilemma.

ID Reflections

The conversation is not new—it has been played out across various platforms and networks. Be analytical--when going through content, needs analysis, organization's goals and business needs. Note: For the purpose of this post, I have approached the ID function from the perspective of online training.

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The Changing Nature of Workplace Learning

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Many organizations are also beginning to believe this and are investing in Enterprise Social Network (ESN) platforms. Only to be disillusioned by the lack of engagement on these platforms, empty discussion forums and zero conversations. This is the model to follow, iterate and perfect. This often becomes the Catch 22 situation.

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MOOCs in Performance Support

ID Reflections

And today’s organizations need workers to be focused on problem-solving, analytical thinking & pattern sensing, and be adept at exception handling. However, a MOOC ecosystem eliminates this challenge by bringing learners in touch with experts on the same platform – a critical condition for a successful PS and capability building strategy.

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Lurking is Not a Static State

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I have recently taken on enterprise community facilitation and was curious to see how people are interacting on our enterprise collaboration platform. This is also proved by the fact that many of the groups on this platform have membership of ~300 but obviously not everyone is a Contributing User.

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Role of L&D in the 21C Workplace

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

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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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Context is King: Excerpts from posts and articles - Part I

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PKM: our part of the social learning contract Creating good content on a platform that lets users (teachers & learners) add context may be the the real killer application in education. an analytic viewpoint on learning, a way of understanding learning.

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