Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Teaching and learning practices benefit from the collective knowledge that social technology provides. Social media practices can facilitate new forms of collaborative knowledge construction. It encourages civic engagement in broader communities of practice.

Social Networks 66

Social Networks Summary Emergent Classroom 66

Jane Hart

JUNE 4, 2012

We need to remember, that (social) learning doesn’t just take place in a training room, but anywhere where people congregate. The word ”activities” is better since it can be used to describe both the ORGANISATION of structured/formal learning and the SUPPORT of unstructured/informal learning.

Performance Support 210

Performance Support Social Support eLearning Guild 210

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Here are the most popular posts on the Informal Learning Blog in 2009. Business Impact of Social and Informal Learning. T o implement social/informal learning infrastructure projects, learning and development professionals need to shift their focus from learning to earning. Internet culture.

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Informal Learning Informal Instructional Design Blogging 38

E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The latest warm & fuzzy activity undertaken by its staff for the community. But you have to be very careful to provide value. These companies invite their customers (or prospective customers) to ask questions, submit complaints, provide compliments (Heaven forbid!), I share my knowledge, and I learn a lot more in return.

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Twitter Scanning Social Networks Business 199

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Let’s say you are the Director of a company’s Education/Training department and you want to move more toward information learning. You want to provide a platform for this knowledge to be shared, discussed, and build upon. Typically, each business unit is providing a portal of their information for others to use.

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Portal Wiki Communities of Practice Site 150

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

I told Keith that his question deserved a more protracted and considered response than I could provide within the constraints of a blog comment box. I said I would write a full blog post and I therefore present my response here: Just about everything we learn is situated within a social context.

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Social Theory Compliance Training Communities of Practice 88

The Learning Circuits

JULY 9, 2012

Social media and mobile technologies have turned the spotlight on social learning concepts, which in turn have made more of us think about the large, ill-charted dark matter of culture : informal learning. Their work here is done , because everyone in your care now understands the value of social and informal learning.

Network 83

Network Personal Learning Personal Personalization 83

Obsidian Learning

MARCH 31, 2015

Use animations, screen text, audio narration, and interactive elements such as branching and scenario-based examples to appeal to a range of learning preferences. Use real-world examples and scenario-based interactions to show learners how the course is relevant to their job and will help them do it better. References.

Learner 40

Learner Simulations Communities of Practice Summary 40

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Throughout my book The New Learning Architect I take time out to look at real-life examples of great learning architects in action. Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives.

Communities of Practice 75

Communities of Practice SharePoint SAP Mentoring 75

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Organizations should not mix beginners with more advanced learners, for example. Informal learning is becoming a common component of modern blended learning programs. This is where learners go to help bridge the gap between formal learning and the workplace. Developing a Blended Program That Fits the Organization.

Blended Learning 60

Blended Learning Virtual Classroom Blended Communities of Practice 60

Jay Cross

APRIL 6, 2013

People learn more in an environment that encourages conversation, so make sure you’re fostering an environment where people talk to each other. A Community of Practice (CoP) is a social network of people who identify with one another professionally (e.g. An effective community of practice is like a beehive.

Social Networks 83

Social Networks Social Network Communities of Practice Lesson 83

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Branon Learning Management System App Stores Bob Little Apps, Not Courses Inge de Waard Augmented reality moves towards augmented learning with easy tools: Wikitude , Layar , ARToolKit. Situated learning (learning within context in a community of practice) grows thanks to augmented mobile reality.

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Predictions Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools 198

Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

I spent the greater part of the weekend mulling over the practice of working out loud, what makes some folks adopt the habit with ease while others struggle, and what could be some of the possible enabling factors that support working out loud. A community grows through conversation, collaboration, and showcasing of work in progress.

eLearning Strategy 133

eLearning Strategy Strategy Blended Learning Community 133

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Social knowledge management consultant Harold Jarche suggests there are multiple layers, from collaborating in work teams, to collective learning in communities of practice, to cooperative learning with peers and friends in our networks (Figure 1). Learning leaders should facilitate this learning to optimize outcomes.

Performance Support 72

Performance Support Performance Mentoring Suite 72

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

He recently provided me some information about what learning delivery methods were being used and particularly if they were trending up or down. I actually believe that mobile delivery will become more important over the next few years, but the form of it will be web access, not specialized mobile learning applications.

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Methods Wiki Trends eLearningGuild 140

Jay Cross

DECEMBER 26, 2008

For all the talk about networks and knowledge sharing, it appears many organizations aren’t practicing it. In the middle of 2008, a notice appeared on the Informal Learning blog (informl.com) requesting participation in a survey of informal and Web 2.0 learning practices. Communities of Practice: Hot or Not?

Network 36

Network Communities of Practice Trends Wiki 36

Learning with e's

APRIL 5, 2010

Formal learning is not the only type of learning possible, you see. More often, we are learning informally, while playing a massively multi-player online role playing game for example, or listening to a podcast about a news item. we are informally learning something new. we are learning informally.

Social 75

Social Wiki Social Bookmarking Social Networks 75

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Providing environments, tools and processes that encourage informal learning, knowledge sharing of effective practices and stimulate innovation. Open space methods, creating forums and 'Ba' for trusted exchanges, blogging and informal wikis may help. Finding tacit knowledge sources and helping to put these to work.

Knowledge Management 100

Knowledge Management Issue Knowledge Wiki 100

Mindflash

MAY 23, 2012

In a series of blog posts, I plan to provide further detail on each of the five critical skills that co-author Mitchell Levy and I believe learning professionals can put to use right away. Learning pros should never wait for a class to be perfect. Social/Informal Learning. collaboration, and performance support.

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Enterprise 2.0 Authoring Tools Instructional Design Skills 91

Learning with e's

JANUARY 11, 2009

Formal learning is not the only type of learning possible, you see. More often, we are learning informally, while playing a massively multi-player online role playing game for example, or listening to a podcast about a news item. we are informally learning something new. we are learning informally.

Social Networks 62

Social Networks Wiki Social Social Bookmarking 62

Learning with e's

MAY 29, 2013

If you are immersed in technology mediated communication, there are no apparent barriers to membership of your community of practice. It is your virtual community. It is tribal because the global online community exhibits many of the characteristics of traditional, territorial tribal practice.

Global 91

Global Digital Social Networks Social Media 91

Jay Cross

JUNE 2, 2013

Two days of the trip were paid work: One day I keynoted the Learning Innovations and Quality Conference and participated in the launch of the International Council for Open Research and Education ( ICORE ) in Rome. On another day I led a masterclass in informal learning and 702010 for a high-tech company and its customers in Utrecht.

Communities of Practice 40

Communities of Practice Maslow Community Delicious 40

Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

The coronavirus may have robbed us of face-to-face interaction, but it can’t rob us of learning. There are tons of free webinars this month to keep you connected with your communities of practice. Forecasting ROI provides an indicator of the potential success of a program. We hope they help you keep calm and carry on.

Free 90

Free Brandon Hall Blended Learning Virtual Classroom 90

Clive on Learning

MARCH 24, 2011

Throughout my book The New Learning Architect I take time out to look at real-life examples of great learning architects in action. In this extract, we take a look at how learning is architected within Shell, one of the world’s largest and most successful multinational corporations.

Wiki 71

Wiki Blended Learning Diversity Training Compliance Training 71

Marcia Conner

JANUARY 26, 2012

Organizations provide the formal learning, but little changes. It involves memory, synapses, endorphins, and encoding, and, more often than not, those accidental and serendipitous moments we call informal learning. Most real learning—the kind that sticks to the walls of the brain—is informal.

Blended Learning 70

Blended Learning Instant Messaging Simulations Virtual Classroom 70

eLearning Learning Posts

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

This can give you the deep insights required to understand learners and to create worthwhile learning experiences. Here are Saffron’s top ten tips for making sure videos are adding value to your e-learning rather than just adding megabytes to your course. It’s also a great way to build a personal learning network. Hot Topics.

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Google Wave PKM SharePoint Podcasts 46

Jay Cross

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The social learning revolution has only just begun. Corporations that understand the value of knowledge sharing, teamwork, informal learning and joint problem solving are investing heavily in collaboration technology and are reaping the early rewards. Information is not captured for reuse or the building of peer-rated FAQs.

Social Networks 40

Social Networks Wiki IBM Metrics 40

CLO Magazine

MARCH 30, 2011

Whitmore mentioned that AlliedBarton security officers are always expected to lead by example, promote and embody the culture, values, and benefits of the company with passion, and assume ownership. He mentioned leaders should be expected to drive performance and deliver people and that a brand is a reputation created by behaviors.

Diversity Training 48

Diversity Training Metrics Leadership CLO 48

Janet Clarey

DECEMBER 5, 2008

A: Will Hipwell- GeoLearning’s GeoEngage module facilitates Communities of Practice (CoPs), enables social networking, and provides access to Web 2.0 These are all integrated with our LMS platform so that informal learning can still be tracked, managed and measured as easily as more formal training programs.

GeoLearning 36

GeoLearning Social Networks Wiki Cornerstone OnDemand 36

Living in Learning

AUGUST 23, 2009

The type of learning that is rapidly trending upward is informal learning. My choice of new tactics is applying the concept of a learning continuum that takes a holistic approach to the whole learning pie, and at the same time, embracing the potential of five different moments of learning need.

Performance Support 113

Performance Support Design Support Instructional Design 113

The Learning Circuits

MAY 26, 2006

I saw this discussion as an opportunity to review some of our classic pedagogic strategies and made the following reply, highlighting some points about formal and informal learning as well as CoPs: I see this exercise as a first phase of creative thinking, and this for three reasons.

Strategy 40

Strategy Social Networks Case Study Social Network 40

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Five Barriers to Effective Learning in Organisations - Performance Learning Productivity , April 7, 2010 Very few of us would argue with the proposition that a lot of organisational learning and development activity is sub-optimal to the extent that it provides little value to participants and their organisations.

Google Buzz 85

Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Conferences have traditionally provided foundation knowledge for instructional designers, trainers, CLOs, and others in the field. I’ve learned a whale of a lot from these events over the last twenty years. Give us a few examples. Provides an opportunity to interact with others and create collaborative work.

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Conference Authoring Tools Diversity Training Compliance Training 36

Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Not all of these things are required in every microlearning example– No formal teaching structure. Doesn’t always help you meet a specific learning objective. Pathway to community; you have to be embedded in the community to help. Complex communities of practice where individual identity is constructed.

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LearnTrends microlearning Learning Objects PLE 262

eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

- Bozarthzone , August 11, 2010 Discussion of objectives in training could be a topic for a book all by itself, but lately I’ve run across 2 excellent examples of problems with learning/performance objectives. They provide a good basis for looking at just a couple of common problems. Check out some examples of NOAH in action.

Augmented Reality 83

Augmented Reality Blended Learning Social Learning Social 83

Jay Cross

DECEMBER 26, 2010

The sixteenth-century guild halls that line Brussels’ Grand Place (AKA Grote Markt) are a reminder of the ancient communities of practice where craftsmen learned their trade through apprenticeship and curated their professional know-how. The World Innovation Summit on Learning. Reed Learning. Doha, Qatar.

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Internet Social Media Communities of Practice Cognitive 57

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

These same keywords are listed in the new widget in my sidebar provided by the site. For example: Ken Thompson is laser focused on virtual teams. Shawn Callahan of Anecdote covers collaboration and communities of practice. There’s also a page that shows the Best Content from Full Circle based on social signals.

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Network Community Social Networks Social Network Analysis 100