I have a confession to make -- I am more stupid than I usually seem and I usually learn the hard way. Yes, there'll always be the need to have team wikis and collaboration spaces. This is where it becomes important to clearly define the scope of team collaboration and organisational knowledge and create some clear (but porous) boundaries between the two. People should have a choice to collaborate privately, but have the support to easily make their private knowledge public. collaboration learning elearning knowledge management Sales has their own space. MORE >>

What will we do to be sure our collaborative learning spaces aren’t populated by those who think they know more than they do? Isn’t this the danger of collaborative learning? That those who don’t know — who are in fact, in the space because they need to learn something — won’t recognize misinformation? How do you propose we manage the collaborative learning environment to provide a place for opinion-sharing? What are we doing to ensure our collaborative learning spaces will be good ones? MORE >>

I’ve finally managed make a decent recording of my session at the Adobe Learning Summit. The session was titled ‘Collaborative learning using Captivate and Twitter’- and showcases a new idea around how we believe Captivate courses of the future can help bridge the gap between 'Classroom based training' and eLearning. captivate , twitter , collaborative learning , adobe learning summit , devlearn. Follow this link to view the demo (runs 18 mins). This makes use of a Captivate widget that we will be sharing with you in the near future. MORE >>

What does Agile have to do with Informal Learning and Instructional Design? It’s about collaboration. Thus, designing training or facilitating learning in today's business environment means accepting that formal training cannot be the ONLY solution. It means creating opportunities for self learning, exploration and collaboration. How I Learned to Program Manage an Agile Team after 6 years of Waterfall (Sue Ford) 3. Social Learning in the Workplace = New Toolset + New Mindset + New Skillset (Jane Hart) 5. Networking = Learning? Aaarghhh! MORE >>

think we've all heard the buzz about social and collaborative learning. Based on their research, Bersin & Associates suggests that "modern" corporate training organizations are transitioning to collaborative, talent-driven learning. technologies can enhance workplace learning. If this is the case, consider how some of the low-tech collaborative learning options below might work for your organization. Consider directing learners to post "ah ha" learnings, plans for applying what they've just learned, and/or unanswered questions from training. MORE >>