Jay Cross

AUGUST 7, 2009

Published in Chief Learning Officer, August 2009. Informal Learning 2.0. In the world of business, the era of networks is crowding out the Industrial Age. Networks reduce transfer costs to zero, enabling companies to focus on what they do best while outsourcing what others can do better.

Learning 2.0 75

Learning 2.0 Informal Learning Informal Cognitive 75

Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

Tools Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Try Before You Buy Tools Used Better Conferences - Response Needed Roles in CoP's The science of learning Learning 2.0 My Top 25 blogs for 2008 Blogging as Reflective Practice The Elearning Apprentice Part 2: A four-level framework for evaluating social network ROI.

Social Networks 139

Social Networks Blended Learning Authoring Tools PLE 139

ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

Work —complex knowledge work requires solitude as well as collaboration. Working from home offers me plenty of solitude but not the intellectual stimulation and those over-the-shoulder conversations so crucial to serendipity, ambient awareness, and informal learning.

Stock 124

Stock Skype Knowledge Worker Community 124

Jay Cross

APRIL 6, 2013

Post 1 People learn their jobs by doing their jobs. Knowledge work has evolved into keeping up and taking advantage of connections. We learn to do the job on the job. To stay ahead and create more value, you have to learn faster, better, smarter. An effective community of practice is like a beehive.

Social Networks 83

Social Networks Social Network Communities of Practice Lesson 83

Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

In chat: Moderator (Tony Karrer): In some ways – we are spending more time learning – if we aren’t learning, we should examine if it’s a good use of our Knowledge Work time. Microcontent is little bits of digital information in a permanent state of flux and circulation. Now, new tools.

LearnTrends 262

LearnTrends microlearning Learning Objects PLE 262

Jay Cross

JUNE 28, 2009

The July issue of Chief Learning Officer is now available online. It features an article in which Jon Husband and I delve into how to measure the impact of learning in the network era. Productivity in a Networked era: Not Your Father’s ROI. The network era now replacing the industrial age holds great promise.

ROI 66

ROI Social Networks Network Authoring Tools 66

Jay Cross

MARCH 14, 2010

The shift from training (we tell you what to learn) to learning (you decide what to learn) increases the scope of the director’s job from classes, workshops, and tests to the broad array of networks, communities, meta-learning, and learning culture. Explicitly teaching workers how to learn.

Business 52

Business Metrics Director Knowledge Worker 52