Tony Karrer

AUGUST 6, 2009

I'm looking to find lots of examples of where informal or social learning has been used successfully in the workplace and where it was led by the L&D organization. If you would be more comfortable, feel free to send me information via an email: akarrer@techempower.com. Can you provide me pointers? eLearning Technology.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 21, 2008

Something I (probably too often) talk about is learning via a blog. In other words, I'm learning via blog comments and blog posts by other bloggers - likely much more than anyone reading the blog itself. In some cases, I've set out with a specific information need and asking for input: Where to Find Old Comic?

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 8, 2008

On the left side you will see the keywords sorted in order based on how often they blog about these terms as compared to the terms used by everyone (with a couple of other factors thrown in that give a better result). Again, I'll be curious to see if people find patterns in this information. I've listed a few of the terms that I saw.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

I saw a post by Dan Roddy - Do you have a blogging policy? As part of an interview for a new job, he got into a discussion with his potential new employer of their policy was around blogging. What if I'm using blogging as part of my Information Radar ? The part I find interesting is "don't do it on company time".

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs. Audio quality does matter 4 Simple Tips for Recording High-Quality Audio Microphone Review: Marshall MXL Studio 1 USB, USB.008, 008, and USB.009 And make sure you read about creating the mini-sound booth shown below. eLearning Technology.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Upside Learning Blog , April 29, 2010 The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

I was recently asked for a list of the top ten blogs that relate to corporate eLearning by someone who wanted to get a sense of content quality and value of reading blogs. I think a better list to use is in my Blog Roll in the right column of my blog. There you can find a lot of great blogs. Learning Matters!

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

is how much time I spend on blog reading and writing and how anyone can work that into their already too busy life. Blog reading and writing as part of scanning has been a replacement of other activities that I used to do - reading magazines and books. Of course, a lot of blog posts you skip very quickly.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 4, 2006

If you read my blog, you know that while I'm a big believer in the need to improve human performance outside of classic formal learning interventions, e.g., personal learning support , you also know that the term and a lot of the discussion around informal learning makes me worried. Informal learning faces the same paradox.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Great post by Tom Haskins says - among other things: If a blog post does not feed back into the blogosphere, that's not blogging. That's merely informative -- or it's the formal learning we did before blogging took hold. If a blog post goes nowhere, that's a web log: an online personal diary.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 4, 2006

What's been most enlightening for me is the "bad rap" that blogging gets from people who've probably only visited a few blogs and have been inundated with a general media bias against blogging. They subscribe to the blogs (and other sources) that interest them. A Blog often covers a wide range of topics.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 25, 2007

I just saw a post by David Wilson - Real metrics on Informal Learning that asks about a subject that we would all like to know. Is investing in informal learning effective? That was the discussion in: Numbers and Informal Learning as well as on The Learning Circuits Blog: The Numbers Behind Informal & Formal.,

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 21, 2006

I've had a brief blog conversation with Quintus Joubert - eLearning Blog: Blogs: Engaging the reader. It started when he questioned the blogs cited on Gabe's list of top 19 eLearning blogs as ( eLearning Blog: Top 19 eLearning blogs ). What I look to get from blogs is lots of perspectives.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Most teachers hand a sheet with all the information they plan to present (which is good because there are often lots of links and other helpful information). ePortfolios and Blogs My oldest daughter, a freshman in high school, has a fantastic teacher, Ms. Gerber has the class creating ePorfolios and Blogging as teaching tools!

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 20, 2007

I just saw that several of the Brandon Hall researchers have started blogs: Tom Werner - example post - Why Learning Professionals Shouldn't Just Focus on Learning Tim Sosbe - example post - Pop Quiz: What Do Learning Leaders Care About? How does blogging jive with paid research? Compare their blog rolls.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

My article in Training + Development Magazine was just published - Learning and Networking with a Blog. So here are two associated pieces of content that are the article's "deleted scenes": Getting Started with Blogging Probably the first step in blogging is learning about blogging for yourself before you try to use it for your organization.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 21, 2007

Great post by Ray Sims - What To Do On Behalf of Informal Learning? He provides a list of things he can do to help informal learning in his organization. Funding for information and research services, conference attendance, guest speakers at company events, etc. Both expertise location applications and other means.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2007

The more one you participate in blogs, discussions groups and other social networking tools, the more information there is about you in the world for anyone to access. Going to intelius hints at information that's readily available. I'm curious if anyone does believe that blogging, social networking, etc. If no, why not?

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 6, 2006

The Real Challenge around Informal Learning Over the last few days I've had a blog conversation with Stephen Downes around what is informal learning: The Form of Informal - 2 More on the Form of Informal The Form of Informal The Paradox of Informal Learning (Form of Informal?)

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 15, 2007

I've been working with Dave Lee on the Learning Circuits Blog (LCB) for about 8 months now. About two months into it, I finally began to understand that the LCB was different than an individual blog because it was designed to serve a community. Both blogs serve the needs of their community. Have I just been missing it?

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Tony Karrer

JULY 24, 2006

I've received quite a bit of input on my blog post Informal Learning - Let's Get Real. We want to figure out what the process and mechanisms should look like when we are going after Intentional Informal Learning. Informal Learning, Communities, Bottom-up vs. Top-Down. I feel like many of us are in the same boat.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 19, 2006

Brent and I have been having a nice blog discussion. And this exception relates closely to my earlier concern eLearning Technology: Informal Learning is Too Important to Leave to Chance. So, on to informal learning. Keywords: eLearning Trends, Informal Learning. And we finally seem to be agreeing with one exception.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 24, 2006

In response to my recent post Personal Publishing - Balance of Blog vs. PPT Audio - Help Needed , I've received some good input via comments (you'll have to visit the page to see the comments - and then maybe you'll leave a comment as well). I also found a post Joan Vinall-Cox :: Weblog :: What Medium for What Purpose (or Perceptual Mode)?

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Tony Karrer

JULY 19, 2006

Found via Joho Blog - Pew has a new report on a national survey of bloggers and blogging ( PDF Link Directly ). Interesting information: Eight percent of internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog. 99% Blogs - 2.5% CLO Magazine or a blog? The 39% seems very high to me. An hour a week?

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Tony Karrer

JULY 18, 2006

Great post by Harold Jarche - Informal Learning and Performance Technology responding to my post - Informal Learning - Let's Get Real. What is curious though is that much of the discussion around Informal Learning seems to center on Communities of Practice. key to informal learning solutions.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 9, 2007

I've previously asked How People Interact with Blogs? about basic interaction with blogs and received some interesting responses. However, as I've been using CoComment more, I'm beginning to believe that most blog readers come to a blog and see the comments that exist at the time they get there. Do you read comments?

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

But what really caught my eye was the statement: For information-seekers using their favorite search engine, quality is simple to define. The comment I received on how it was decided was that my posts were in a blog not in a peer-reviewed publication. Okay, I admit it, I'm a bit sore because links to my posts were deleted.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Strategizing informal learning Five Steps to Mobile Learning Success by Brian Taliesin If you feel I’m missing good articles, please let me know. Strategizing informal learning Five Steps to Mobile Learning Success by Brian Taliesin If you feel I’m missing good articles, please let me know. eLearning Technology. eLearning Technology.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

It’s not easy for our industry professionals to stay current on all of the important analysis, information and how-to pieces available. Our members need this kind of information to stay at the top of their game, and eLearningLearning.com is the best place for them to do just that. There's Karl's post. eLearning Technology.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 18, 2015

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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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Tony Karrer

MARCH 1, 2010

I’ve been facilitating the Big Question on ASTD’s Learning Circuit’s blog since sometime in 2006. Last month’s big question was Instruction in a Information Snacking Culture? We seem to be snacking on information, not consuming it in big chunks. But it does (and I am). Maybe we need to look at other ways of doing this?

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 31, 2009

I initially said - "Look at my blog," but when I looked, I realized it might be a bit harder than I thought to pull out the central themes. So, here's a bit of a compilation of some of the things I've been talking about in my blog which points to some of the major trends in learning. This will be a slow evolution.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Over the past few years, I spend part of December going back through my blog to recap a bit of what some of the key things I’ve learned over the course of the year. Learning Coach Model Very Powerful In 2010, I had a great experience where Dr. Joel Harband wrote a series of articles for my blog on Text-to-Speech in eLearning.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 6, 2011

Subscribe to the Best of eLearning Learning for updates from this blog and other eLearning blogs. Making Change Agile, Lego and Training: The common factors. - If Agile turns into rapid elearning , then we are back to Rapid eLearning Tools Debate. eLearning Technology.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 13, 2010

Experiencing eLearning , July 27, 2009 Wikis at Work - eLearning Technology , February 25, 2007 Control and Community: A Case Study of Enterprise Wiki Usage , May 4, 2009 Blog or Wiki? trainingwreck , January 23, 2010 Social Learning Strategies Checklist - Social Enterprise Blog , January 11, 2010 Extending elearning? How about math?

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 30, 2010

One of the questions that always comes up is: How do I find more information to help me get started? The answer is that this information is a bit hard to come by. There’s a lot out there, but it’s often hard to find information that helps you get start. Last week I had a presentation around using Social Media and Web 2.0

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