Tony Karrer

MARCH 24, 2010

Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs. subQuark , June 14, 2009 Twitter Collaboration Stories eLearning Technology.

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Allison Rossett

JULY 17, 2012

Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs). A PLN is “a system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learning” (Trust, 2012). An Educator’s Professional Learning Network. Information Aggregation.

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Allison Rossett

JULY 17, 2012

Educators today are pursuing professional development by building their very own Professional (or Personal) Learning Networks (PLNs). A PLN is “a system of interpersonal connections and resources that support informal learning” (Trust, 2012). An Educator’s Professional Learning Network. Information Aggregation.

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Social Networks Network Ning Education 198

Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 30, 2011

What a great way for them to collaborate and discuss the informal learning that is taking place on the job. Another suggestion is to have an instructor, a supervisor, or other mentor create a blog with a daily or weekly question to be posed to them. --3-- 3-- Create an Alumni group. We hope you found this post helpful.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 6, 2011

There are people looking at applying the Kirkpatrick model, there are people measuring the use of social learning tools, and there are people talking about something similar to Brinkerhoff’s Success Case Method. In the spirit of my blog posts on Re-evaluating Evaluation and Revisiting Kirkpatrick , I decided to start with Don Clark ?Big

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easygenerator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

With so many changes underway, it is time to re-examine the direction of learning and more specifically of eLearning. Outlined below are the major shifts I identify in eLearning and the greater landscape of learning and technology. Over the next several months I will post blogs on each of these trends in greater detail.

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eLearning Cyclops

JANUARY 14, 2010

January's Big Question at the Learning Circuits blog asks for our 2010 predictions. So, here we go; m-Learning continues to grow. I think the growing popularity of social media apps on mobile devices will assist with a growth of social learning (I consider social/informal learning on mobile devices m-learning too).

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Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Laurie Buczek , in her Beyond the Cube blog, describes the Big Failure of Enterprise 2.0 Along comes an internal collaboration tool like Yammer, or the aforementioned Yakabod, and employees have to launch a whole new workflow to get engaged. However, there’s something more fundamental missing.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

social networks (yammer, chatter). formal learning elements (micro videos, webinars, workshops). work based learning mechanisms (action learning projects) and much, much more. Learning can only happen when a child is interested. Similarly, formal learning can help shape and direct informal learning.

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eLearning Cyclops

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Being able to create SCORM/AICC compliant courses that imports Flash SWF files and plays well with the LMS makes my ability to implement e-learning much easier. WordPress - I am using it right now to get my blog posts out. Writing my blog is a great way share, learn, and connect with others in the e-learning field.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 15, 2009

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 My Top Ten Tools for 2009 Cammys Top 10 Tools of 2009 These are my favorite tools in support of my own learning adventures. Google Reader Its how I stay informed on the latest blog posts and news. My blog is part of my external brain. Also really starting to get into Yammer. I agree, Dave.

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eLearning Cyclops

JUNE 3, 2010

June's Big Question over at the Learning Circuits blog is regarding tools one should ".learn learn today in order to be a valuable eLearning professional in 2015." So you know my perspective, since my start in e-learning I have always been both a designer and developer. Social/informal learning: Microblogging (e.g.

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KZO Innovations

JANUARY 28, 2016

More employees are taking advantage of learning and professional development opportunities outside the workplace, taking to social networks like LinkedIn, listening to podcasts and TED Talks, or even accessing free or low-cost online courses such as those available through Lynda, Coursera, Udacity, and Udemy.

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eLearning Cyclops

JUNE 20, 2011

Twitter Yammer Storify (create stories using social media) Video - Create your own video and post it, find relevant videos already out there, and/or get your learners to make and share their own video. Search This Blog. I am employed as an e-Learning Designer in Baltimore, MD. Blog Archive. Informal learning.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This flexibility and ease of use could encourage impromptu learning events and meetings that can be set up in a moments notice, increasing the informal learning opportunities within and outside an organization. Category: Blogs. Blogging to teach others is common in the public domain, but not so within an organization.

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Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

I blogged about Getting Started with Working Out Loud. In the online world, this ease can be created by a community space or platform that is easy to access, like Twitter or Yammer. In this post, I want to focus on the support and environment needed to get people started. What matters is the participation and the contribution.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Front-running companies are installing social networks such as Chatter, Jive, Connections, Socialcast, Yammer, Socialtext, SharePoint, Ideo and HootSuite like there’s no tomorrow. Bookmarks: To facilitate searching for links to information, discovering what sources other people are following and tracking down experts.

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 7, 2011

RT @ alc47 : Collaboration and social learning – even trees do it [link] <Another powerful post by Nic #. RT @ charlesjennings : @ JaneBozarth Informal Learning strategy – slide 15 here shows the essential tool, Jane. pgsimoes, @ Yammer & @ themaria thnx for bringing me my top news! 30 pm BST #.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Twitter, Yammer), wikis, blogs, discussion groups, etc. open up exciting opportunities for people to access relevant information where and when they require it. Success metrics for learning will be based on content access, views, involvement and downloads. Learning leaders will be more focused on relevancy of information.

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Mindflash

APRIL 25, 2011

Perhaps learning and development professionals do think about informal learning but do not really know what it is or how to implement it. Here are some practical approaches to informal learning. The new salesperson will learn more quickly with high-touch contact with a experienced sales person.

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Mindflash

MARCH 17, 2014

The online training industry is flooded with articles and blog posts about future trends that focus on far fetched fantasies attainable only to those with discretionary budgets and/or niche needs. Informal learning. These trends generally include topics like gamification, the xAPI, and wearables to name a few. Let’s face it.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JANUARY 5, 2010

Top 20 E-Learning Blogs for 2009 + Some Reflections on 2009 - The E-Learning Curve , December 14, 2009. and Change Present Challenges to Many Learning Executives - Informal Learning , December 13, 2009. Top Learning Resources of 2009 - Learn and Lead , December 23, 2009. Microcourses?

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ATD Learning Technologies

MARCH 22, 2016

Read an article or blog. We need to set the example for our learners and show that learning is an essential and integral part of everyone’s job—including ours—rather than a diversion in our contemporary workplaces. This could be LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Yammer, Slack, or any ATD online community of Practice.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

While the Learning Department needs all four to properly deliver and evaluate the learning process. Note that this post uses as actual problem that is based on informal and social learning for the solution. Note that Tim Wiering has a recent blog post on this method in the Green Chameleon blog.

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OpenSesame

DECEMBER 10, 2012

tomkuhlmann ) – Tom is the author of the “Rapid eLearning Blog” and shares practical suggestions for building eLearning courses. His blog is invaluable and his tweets are witty. Dan Pontefract (@dpontefract) – Author and learning executive who is doing great work creating information architectures at Telus.

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Jane Hart

JULY 1, 2012

Here’s my round-up of my favourite articles/blog posts of the month under 5 key themes. 1 – Informal Learning. Informal Learning continued to be a dominant theme through June. Clark Quinn, (6 June) started us off with a post: Getting pragmatic about informal. Put on your crap detectors.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

MAY 23, 2011

Task Two: Quickly find product information. elearning : Explains the company's database and how to find product and service information. eLearning Branching Scenarios : This course will take the learners through a number of scenarios for finding information that a customer requests. Can the employees now perform as expected?

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eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The E-Learning Curve , September 15, 2009. The Best EDU Blogs on the Planet! Podcasting for E-Learning: Recording Audio - The E-Learning Curve , September 14, 2009. The Free e-Learning Page Hits 100 - MinuteBio , September 13, 2009. What does a real life e-learning strategy look like? - Other Sources.

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eLearning Weekly

AUGUST 1, 2009

Yes, it sounds a little soft and fluffy, but the main idea is to encourage employees to exchange ideas, learn from each other, and become more independent learners. This is very much in line with the theory of informal learning and social learning. are blogs (ex. MediaWiki ), micro-blogging platforms (ex.

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eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Principles for Effectively Designing a 3D Learning Environment. Questions I’m no Longer Asking - elearnspace , November 2, 2010I strive to strike a reasonable balance between reading blogs, books, and peer-reviewed articles. Post from: The eLearning Coach The Art Of Timelines For Learning. academic blogs faculty blogs.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

If you’ve followed this blog long enough, you’ll know that I am big on presentation skills. Here Are More Than 200 Free Rapid E-Learning Tutorials - Rapid eLearning Blog , April 20, 2010 A few weeks ago I offered some advice on how to become an elearning pro without spending a dime. My side comments in italics.

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Mindflash

MARCH 30, 2012

However, Linda Honold describes excellent strategies for developing employees who love to learn. Companies need to embrace other, additional forms of informal learning, and most importantly, develop employees who take responsibility for their own development. How can these industries restore that credibility?

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

How we connect — in person, through blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or through other methods of online collaboration — says more about us than we may realize. Informal learning from peers, mentors and supervisors can be just as impactful, if not more so.

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Jay Cross

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Feature | Block yuuhey RT @jackiegerstein : mLearnopedia – [link] – blogs, activities, research, resources for mobile learning – #learntrends -4:15 PM Nov 18th, 2009. voicethread, thinkingworlds, inxpo, odijoo, caspian learning, 5 moments of need – #learntrends -3:21 PM Nov 18th, 2009. link] Pass it on!

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Mindflash

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Normally I try to avoid such clichés, but in support of other much-maligned but secretly cherished holiday traditions like office parties and staff potlucks, here’s my contribution to the annual countdown list genre: The Year’s Most Thought-Provoking Training Blog Posts. In the excellent post, Learning Styles: Worth Our Time?

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eLearning Learning Posts

JUNE 9, 2010

A Defense of the LMS (and a case for the future of Social Learning) - Social Enterprise Blog , May 12, 2010 For some time now, I’ve seen a growing negativity toward LMS solutions by a pretty wide group folks in our space. I see it in blog posts, comments, posts, LrnChat discussions, and all sorts of places. Not even close.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 27, 2016

Blogs — Often these look more like threaded discussion than WordPress. “Friending” and “following” – users must become “friends” to share deeper information. And that means the long-awaited benefits of more continuous, holistic formal and informal learning are beginning to be realized.

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