Matrix

AUGUST 5, 2021

Blended learning has proved it’s not an L&D fad but an organic development in the business world. The most obvious benefit of blended learning is that it allows learners to actively engage with content in various ways. The same goes for promoting blended learning in the organization – to executives and employees as well.

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Blended Learning Blended Communities of Practice Community 97

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 15, 2019

My issue is with the locus of the curation of those objects; should it be the organization, an AI, or the community? ” Curation of resources for quality and relevance is a good thing, but is the organization is the best arbiter? .” I think it’s worth exploring. ” Count me skeptical.

Community 154

Community Communities of Practice Learning Objects Trust 154

Jay Cross

JUNE 13, 2012

Next month I’ll be offering an experiential workshop on Informal Learning through Jane Hart’s Social Learning Center. Take a look, then tell me how much you think I should charge, whether anyone in your organization might want to sign up, and what else you’d like to see. with Jay Cross.

Informal Learning 66

Informal Learning Informal Communities of Practice Learning 66

Clark Quinn

MAY 12, 2020

If we ever get better about developing self-learning skills in school or university (ideally the former), could we eliminate the need for organizational courses? The notion is that once folks are better at self-learning, the reason for organized courses could fade. E.g. will we still need L&D?

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Communities of Practice Community Roles Alternatives 222

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

These are behaviors ingrained in the routines and rituals of organizations that are continually learning and learning how to learn. Leaders in these organizations do the following: Send the message - Leaders communicate the importance of learning to the organization.

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Culture Coaching Trust Performance Support 229

Instancy

MARCH 9, 2023

This integration makes it easier for learners to access all their learning materials and resources in one place without switching between multiple platforms. Encouraging and Rewarding Participation and Contribution Social learning is all about crowdsourcing knowledge creation within a learning organization.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. In fact, we typically learn more from informal learning than from formal learning experiences. Build a Learning Culture.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Key performance indicators for social and informal learning identify knowledge hubs and lead to better results. Just as social learning and technology have modernized the way learning occurs in companies today, they also have made a mark on the key performance indicators learning leaders should capture and measure.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 7, 2009

Published in Chief Learning Officer, August 2009. Informal Learning 2.0. Until the shift from industrial to network dominance, corporations could compensate for crummy learning by hiring experienced people and managing ingenious command-and-control structures. Organizations that don’t learn can’t keep up.

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Learning 2.0 Informal Learning Informal Cognitive 75

ID Reflections

AUGUST 13, 2011

An instructional designer by profession who started her career anlayzing learner needs, creating micro-design documents, writing story-boards and discussing the nitty-gritty of course navigation with visual designers, I have long been interested in the power of social, collaborative and informal learning. Powered by enterprise2.0

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ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Or will work itself subsume learning enabled by a transformed L&D / facilitators / coaches / mentors and the "right" organizational culture? How do we help organizations see that social and informal learning is not a new and fancy way to learn but an essential requirement in a complex, rapidly changing, and uber connected world?

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Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces.

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Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 167

Jay Cross

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Informal Learning begins with these words: “THIS IS A BOOK about knowledge workers, twenty-first-century business, and informal learning. The workhorse of the knowledge economy has been, and continues to be, informal learning. Most teaming about how to do a job is informal. “Training&# ?

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Informal Learning Informal Knowledge Worker Communities of Practice 47

Matrix

MARCH 22, 2018

We often say that people are the most important resource a company can have and that the success of any organization is directly connected to its people. But it must also support all the informal learning that happens organically in the workplace. What is a CoP and what it isn’t. A CoP is not a team.

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Companies Strategy Communities of Practice Community 49

Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2011

These are my live blogged notes from today’s eLearning Guild Webinars with members of the Internet Time Alliance (ITA): Harold Jarche, Charles Jennings, Clark Quinn, Jane Hart, Jay Cross Exploring Social Learning and Smarter Working The questions for the session were sourced from the crowd. There are no such things as learning metrics.

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eLearning Guild Social Learning Social Metrics 208

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces.

Blended Learning 113

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 113

Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

community of practice. Changing contexts mean organizations need to be more able to change. A company that is more aware of its own information flow and network is more able to change. We are at a similar point with networks & information. Posted in Informal Learning, Learning Communities.

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Network LearnTrends Metrics Movie 170

Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices. The MOOC format is primarily learner-driven and learner-directed.

Diversity Training 154

Diversity Training Blended Learning Skills Learner 154

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 22, 2013

I decided to take this on, thinking about an org that was already in operation, with it’s goals, processes, and practices, and what I might do if I were to come in and get it going (with the support of the executive team to do what I thought was right). Another emphasis would be on developing individual capability for self-learning.

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Cognitive Performance Support Screencast Compliance Training 180

Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

But when it comes to the workplace, high-speed internet and sophisticated, social technologies have opened up new avenues for delivering learning and engaging learners across the enterprise. So how can smart organizations seize this potential to reach employees and stakeholders with effective learning?

Learning Technologies 40

Learning Technologies Technology Learner Communities of Practice 40

Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

Compare to other alternatives (formal/informal learning). Examples (from The Social Enterprise Blog ): Caterpillar 3000 communities of practice = $75 million saved as of 5 years ago. Look for areas of the business that have a critical need, preferably a need distributed across the organization. It is opaque.

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Social Networks Social Network ROI Network 193

Jane Hart

JUNE 4, 2012

Although, modern office spaces do provide open meeting areas which support informal gatherings, remember too that we also learn with others virtually – even when we are sitting on our own – so we also need to provide similar virtual informal (learning) spaces.

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Performance Support Social Support eLearning Guild 210

ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

Shaffer in How Computer Games Help Children Learn (quoted by Harold Jarche in T+D) Creativity is a conversation--a tension--between individuals working on individual problems, and the professional communities they belong to. In a flattened learning system, there are fewer experts and more fellow learners on paths that may cross.

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Learning 2.0 Blended Learning Social Networks Gartner 132

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

Most organizations adopted new technologies, processes and new ways of doing things. These dynamics made many organizations press their employees to learn faster. As a result, some new training and learning solutions came into play. Speed continues to be an unmatchable competitive weapon. Moving fast became critical.

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Metrics Lesson Performance Support Unison 89

Jay Cross

JULY 7, 2013

We’re seeing a more interactive model of learning. Think about how you learn a new software program. Communities of practice , a term coined by Institute for Research on Learning staff. Learning is a condition of continuing membership in that community. It’s always informal. Barn raising.

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Communities of Practice Community Learning Research 85

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 20, 2012

This model came from a look at how people act in the world and I was reminded of it during a conversation on informal learning. However, there may be times when we can’t rely on that well-practiced approach (say, for instance, if our usual route home is blocked for some reason). Are you ready?

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Performance Support Performance Communities of Practice Picture 187

Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices. Hence, these require learners to “pull” their own learning.

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training Blended Learning Skills Learner 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2010

Image via Wikipedia "Collaboration is a process through which people who see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and search for the solution that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible." ~ Anecdote And informal learning is hinged on collaboration.

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Instructional Design Pattern Wikipedia Collaboration 137

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

After my last blog post , a commenter asked a pertinent question: Many organizations/companies have multiple intranets, wiki sites, and so forth, often making it difficult for employees to know where to go when they want an answer or more information. Bad usability. However, do it in conjunction with the experts and users.

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Portal Wiki Communities of Practice Site 150

The Learning Circuits

MAY 2, 2006

I'm currently preparing a project for European funding aiming at the development of communities of practice as a structured way of fostering and deepening transfer and sharing of skills, knowledge and competency. Communities of practice are part of the response to the need to encourage informal learning and perpetuate its results.

Informal Learning 40

Informal Learning Culture Informal Simulations 40

Mindflash

AUGUST 30, 2016

After all, a high-performing sales force is the lifeblood of most organizations including non-profits. According to Bersin & Associates , 73% of companies believe their most valuable learning approaches are informal, yet only 30% of resources are focused there. Here are some practical approaches to informal learning.

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Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 12, 2010

In preparation for an event, he makes a blog post to organize his thoughts. Even without that, however, there are big offerings on the table for informal learning, via access to resources and networks. Social Formal Learning. My Internet Time Alliance colleague Harold Jarche is a clever guy.

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Brain Performance Support Calendar Mobile 174

Learnnovators

MAY 11, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. The catch is that “social learning” cannot just be implemented or enforced. Organizations like Kodak, Borders and Blockbuster faded into irrelevance.

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Social Learning Social Integrate Blended Learning 176

Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Hard to learn: Probably not. Organizations that don’t use these technologies will lose out on opportunities. What is e-learning 2.0? “The idea of learning through digital connections and peer collaboration enhanced by technologies driving Web 2.0. Asynchronous e-learning is high. Blogs increased 20.7%.

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Learning 2.0 Research Wiki Simulations 170

Web Courseworks

MARCH 22, 2010

When it comes to eLearning, the Guild is a trusted source of information, networking and a true community of practice. This is topped only by the way they organize events to promote the professional development of those of us in eLearning.

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Blended Learning Conference Expert eLearning Guild 100

ID Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

But we--the speakers and the organizers--are meeting today. What I have learned in the last 3 years have been completely via social media. Social, informal learning. I am a part of a huge global network of educators and learned, a virtual community of practice. It's officially starting from tomorrow.

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Social Media Conference Courseware Virtual World 124

Jane Hart

AUGUST 27, 2012

A Social Business is one that embraces and cultivates a spirit of collaboration and community throughout its organization—both internally and externally.”. Recognises that formal learning accounts for small % of how people learn in the organisation. Informal learning. Social learning.

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Blended Learning Social Business Performance Support 198