Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2009

As Moore’s Law fuels ever-faster computing and communication, the one-size-fits-all inefficiencies of a universal tool like a Swiss Army Knife become trivial. People are working on this and I expect their efforts to bear fruit in the coming year. Don’t buy that new LMS quite yet.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

The primary function of learning professionals within this new work model is connecting and communicating, based on three core processes: * Facilitating collaborative work and learning amongst workers, especially as peers. The main objective of the new training department is to enable knowledge to flow in the organization.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

MARCH 31, 2010

This experience gave her valuable insights into how adults learn and some of the ways of facilitating online communication. Sahana Chattopadhyay began her career as a high school English teacher and went on to become an online facilitator of EFL to adult Japanese learners.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 22, 2008

Social competence comprises the ability to communicate and interact with people in different contexts through, for instance, language, artistic expression, movement, mathematics, or technical tools. Personal competence, whose core consists of self-knowledge, forms the basis for the development of social competence.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 22, 2008

Social competence comprises the ability to communicate and interact with people in different contexts through, for instance, language, artistic expression, movement, mathematics, or technical tools. Personal competence, whose core consists of self-knowledge, forms the basis for the development of social competence.

Performance Support 36

Performance Support Policies Education Performance 36

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Rewards constants communication. Introspection along the dimensions of commonly accepted metrics. Ability to look back at what we’re capable of. The day’s code is not entered in if it doesn’t work. Daylight overcomes rigid specifications. Aesthetics, not practices. Teams sharing one terminal learn from one another.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JANUARY 13, 2009

We asked Frank to give us a building that fostered communication, and he delivered.”. “It is a joy to work in this building,” said Rodney Brooks, a professor of robotics, “and I know that many of its occupants feel the same as I do about it.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Communication about events and locations so I understand what is happening and where I need to be. Response 18 Great treatment of speakers, great guides for speakers, great control of commercialism, free wifi, good receptions, great location (city you’d want to visit anyway), good lineup, good keynotes.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JANUARY 10, 2009

The public rapidly gained access to new and dramatically faster communication technologies. economy, just as today’s Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are drawing on computer and communications infrastructure to transform the world’s economy.” [5]. Software agents will continuously crawl the net, feeding. The Punchline. ”As

Authoring Tools 57

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JULY 1, 2009

Along with these, another set of attributes such as: ‘empathy, ’ listening’, ‘tolerance for ambiguity’, ‘basic communication ability’ were identified as essential by participants. a good grasp of technology – across-the-board – but especially emerging technologies, and how they can fit into learning solutions.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Learnscapes are the platforms where knowledge workers collaborate, solve problems, converse, share ideas, brainstorm, learn, explain, communicate, conceptualise, tell stories, help one another, teach, serve customers, keep up to date, forge partnerships, build communities, and distribute information.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JULY 17, 2010

Improvements in communications technology (e.g., the invention of language, writing, printing, mass communication, computer networks) encourage connections. They communicated the firm’s goals to the training department, which in turn translated those goals into workshops, learning management systems and so forth.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

APRIL 30, 2009

SmartSynch’s Universal Communications Model (UCM) makes that struggle a little easier by putting all the elements of smart grid communications–wireless networks, fiber optic cables, and power line carriers–in a box.

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