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Community of Practice and the TorranceLearning Download

The Performance Improvement Blog

One of many methods of organizational learning is a “community of practice”. This is a term coined by Etienne Wenger to describe “…groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.” Did you learn it? Did you use it?

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Supporting the Social Workplace Learning Continuum

Jane Hart

We need to remember, that (social) learning doesn’t just take place in a training room, but anywhere where people congregate. 3 – Think “activities” not “courses” It’s also time to start using different terms to refer to the “learning-focused” work that L&D does in the organisation.

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50 Ways to Lever Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

Performance measurement – learning from measures of performance such as sales figures, production numbers, and customer service feedback. Department meetings – often a lost opportunity for learning, these gatherings can be designed so that participants learn about processes such as planning, project management, innovation, and evaluation.

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Blended Learning For Better Results

Actio Learning

Over time, new technologies and approaches have expanded the definition to include instruction (classroom, e-learning, etc.), and methods of collaboration (social, communities of practice , etc.). What metrics will you use to evaluate success? sources of information ( resource repositories , job aids, etc.),

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6 Steps To Creating Learning Ecosystems (And Why You Should Bother)

Learnnovators

Beyond engagement, we can support a growth mindset (as per Carol Dweck’s work ) via a range of techniques including ‘learn to learn’ tips or by incorporating a sense of possibility and progress into the reflection and coaching process. ACTION MAPPING TO FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE. “ CREATE REAL VALUE ON SOCIAL PLATFORMS.

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Deeper eLearning Design: Part 6 – Putting It All Together

Learnnovators

This shouldn’t be (just) how much they like it (though that is not a bad thing to evaluate), but how effective the outcome is. The question is: “What is an independent evaluation of the success of the learning experience?” We should also be addressing the overall learning experience, and looking for ways to make that engaging.

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What NOT to do in L&D

Litmos

In short, learning is about doing in practice what you’ll be doing in performance, with support. Don’t think smile sheets are evaluation. Too often, learning is evaluated by asking the learner whether they liked the experience, or thought it was valuable That’s what is referred to as a ‘smile sheet’.