ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Here's an excerpt from the book to give you a feel: Sentence Stems One way to help learners manage the 140 - character limit is to provide them with sentence stems — they need only to complete the thought. Related articles: Look Inside "Social Media for Trainers" (simbeckhampson.posterous.com).

Social Media 166

Social Media Media Wiki Blogging 166

ID Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Duke University made headlines when it provided all incoming freshmen with their own 20 -gigabyte iPods. Related articles: 8 reasons to focus on informal and social learning (janeknight.typepad.com). Surge in social media adoption and participation 4. Growth in cloud computing 5. Five Mobile Learning Implementation Tips.

Mobile Learning 166

Mobile Learning Mobile iPod Wiki 166

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 27, 2011

This in the context of a social business platform like Jive requires--among other things--consistent tagging, proper aggregation, enabling quick search options, providing guided navigations for frequently accessed pieces, and grouping of similar groups and content in an appropriate manner.

Community 194

Community Enterprise Roles Content 194

ID Reflections

JULY 30, 2014

Recognizing those with a fixed mindset and providing them with the necessary support and coaching could lead to better performance. Related articles Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives' They are usually the ones to volunteer information, ask questions and try out new ways of doing things.

Performance Support 167

Performance Support Performance Knowing Doing Gap Coaching 167

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A very mundane event that HR usually organizes in all organizations in a bid to demonstrate their attempt at engaging employees, “providing” for fun at the workplace and other such piffling stuff that no one really takes seriously. This reminded me of an event that took place a few weeks ago. Bay decoration!

Innovation 110

Innovation Expertise Knowledge Management Ideas 110

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

In an insightful article from HBR called From the Knowledge Economy to the Human Economy , there is this telling para that reflects the organizations and workers of the future: In the human economy, the most valuable workers will be hired hearts.

Network 100

Network Emergent Collaboration Virtual World 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

With organizations thinking of MOOCs as a scalable and cheaper way of providing training and professional development opportunities to the workers, it is important to keep in mind a few considerations before launching a MOOC.

Cognitive 100

Cognitive Diversity Training Forum Network 100

ID Reflections

JULY 16, 2009

The list of posts I have read so far are: # Mohamed Amine Chatti - New Skills for Learning Professionals # Harold Jarche - 2008 article on Skills 2.0 # Clive Shepherd # Jay Cross - Informal Learning blog. # E-Learning Curve Blog: Learning Professionals’ Skills 2.0 # Natalie - What Should Learning Professionals Know Today?

Skills 100

Skills Social Networks Big Question Theory 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 25, 2015

The technological affordances of social and mobile add to the ability to provide an ecosystem of continuous and pervasive learning. Moreover, providing MOOCs on mobile devices further augments interaction and networking thus increasing the participation level. MOOCs also provide opportunities for peer-feedback and group projects.

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training Design Micro-Learning Theory 100

ID Reflections

JULY 31, 2014

HR might take the “number of hours of training provided to employees” attitude in the interest of employee engagement and Gallup polls. Related articles Do Not Split HR - At Least Not Ram Charan''s Way. I wrote about this in my post here. In summary, not all problems can be solved with training. There are challenges beyond skill gaps.

Performance Support 163

Performance Support Performance Business ROI 163

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Millennials will soon rule the world: But how will they lead is an incisive article by @Josh_Bersin on the way Gen Y views the world of work, leadership, career progression and learning. MOOC-providers like Coursera have also started Specialization tracks where a targeted sequence of courses lead to certifications.

Roles 100

Roles Blended Learning Diversity Training SAP 100

ID Reflections

JULY 16, 2014

As I revisited my posts in the light of the article mentioned above, I realized I had neglected to mention quite a few significant aspects of L&D’s role in the 21C workplace. And the most critical question for us to ask is: How will L&D enable individuals and organizations acquire and hone these skills?

Skills 145

Skills Cognitive Performance Support Culture 145

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

I have also referencedsome of the posts and articles that shaped my understanding and thoughts around curation. There's asmattering of their own stuff, a more substantial article mixed in here and there.But it's largely about curating the need-to-know info in the world of, well,life and tech hacks. But I digress.

PKM 218

PKM Mashups Pattern Community 218

ID Reflections

MAY 17, 2010

Preamble Yesterday, I received a note from Harvard Business Publishing with a request to review their article, Our Take on Social Learning Tools. I have quoted from the article to illustrate the stance they are adopting. Being a topic right up my area of interest, I agreed with alacrity.

Enterprise 2.0 104

Enterprise 2.0 Cognitive Collaboration Enterprise 104

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

This article appeared in Inside Learning Technologies & Skills Magazine, January 2015 Our professional, personal, and private lives are being heavily impacted by a world that has become Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (a.k.a. This is directly tied to the skills of community management and facilitation of virtual collaboration.

PKM 100

PKM Diversity Training Community Communities of Practice 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2014

Whether it’s tweets from the Twitter feed, blog posts and articles, or the latest You Tube video and TED Talk, these essentially comprise nuggets and bytes of content in various forms that we pull from the environment and then string together to make sense and build a cohesive picture. That information is provided based on their requests.

Micro-Learning 222

Micro-Learning Informal Roles Wikipedia 222

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

Providing generic, platform related information is not too useful. As people begin to access the platform, they expect to see meaningful content – these could be short capsules of learning, curated articles, links to interesting resources, discussions on the forum, blogs and micro-content from other users, and so on.

Community 172

Community Roles Management Screencast 172

ID Reflections

JULY 3, 2014

This is what we need to strive for – the future of L&D lies in providing each individual with the personalized support they need to develop professionally and personally. Provide different ways to acquire the skills – short courses, job aids, reference resources, links to external content, connect with experts, and so on.

Compliance Training 132

Compliance Training Slideshare Conversation Twitter 132

ID Reflections

JANUARY 21, 2011

I am a bit worried that I am lagging behind in my reading but not too worried since many of the articles and posts that are linked are stuff I have already read. This course provides focus and a “guided” yet flexible path that will help me to do concentrated reading. I am really excited to see what it holds. I tend to stray on the web.

Scanning 132

Scanning Pedagogy Network Theory 132

ID Reflections

MARCH 31, 2015

This telling article from HBR – When Learning at Work Becomes Overwhelming - talks about the unrealistic levels of learning requirements from workers today. These kinds of conversations will not only enable the employee to keep on track but also provide them with a tool to reflect upon and extract their learning. How can I help you?

Micro-Learning 100

Micro-Learning Learning Strategy Strategy Learning 100

ID Reflections

JUNE 12, 2015

I just finished reading an HBR article by Thomas Davenport and Julia Kirby called Beyond Automation , which is the trigger for this post. However, this HBR article takes a different view of automation and digitization of work, going beyond the gloom and doom mindset. What are the fundamental support required to enable this?

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training PKM Social Networks Community 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 19, 2015

This will provide the employees with an opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge in their areas of interest beyond the purview of their current roles thus equipping them with new skills, a critical aspect of professional development. can be put together to design a “program”. However, this will require good content curation skills.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Compliance Training Synchronous Forum 100