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The Evolving Face of Embedded Performance Support

Learnnovators

THE QUOTE: “ Design and develop performance support solutions with a focus on context, not content.” – Jeremy Smith. “ Learning is largely informal (on-the-job), a little social (peer), and least formal (training programs and courses). You can’t teach people everything they need to know.

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THE EVOLVING FACE OF EMBEDDED PERFORMANCE SUPPORT

Learnnovators

THE QUOTE: “ Design and develop performance support solutions with a focus on context, not content.” – Jeremy Smith “ You can’t teach people everything they need to know. Learning is largely informal (on-the-job), a little social (peer), and least formal (training programs and courses).

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Why People Hate Training, and How to Overcome It

Mindflash

“It’s not that people don’t like what you do; it’s just that nobody likes training. You do an excellent job, but still… people hate training.” It represents one of the biggest hurdles that learning and performance professionals must deal with. ” (CBT stands for computer-based training.)

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Formal Training Vs. Informal Learning: Which Makes More Sense?

Mindflash

Today, just about any training magazine, website, or conference probably devotes significant time to talking about informal learning. I’ve read many posts that talk about informal learning as “the better way” for employees to learn, rather than through formal training programs. However, it’s all beside the point.

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Talking eLearning ROI

Web Courseworks

If you’ve identified an eLearning opportunity and developed a grand vision to capitalize on it, you’re probably thinking about how to approach your executive director or board of directors to get the funding you need. Perform a SWOT Analysis. Perform a Market Analysis. A sample SWOT diagram.

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Should We Change The Language of Training?

Mindflash

When I speak with my peers in the field of organizational learning and performance, either in person or virtually, I’m always amazed at the amount of time we spend discussing, debating, and examining the language of our profession. The same idea applies to organizational learning and performance; don’t focus too much on the labels.

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Five Reasons I’m Sending My Entire Team to Our Industry’s Biggest Conference

Mindflash

But this year, the stars aligned, and we were fortunate enough to be able to send our entire learning and development team to Denver for the ASTD International Conference and Expo. Our training manager had an idea to try flash mob learning sessions out on the floor, huddled around desks, instead of in a classroom.