Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning? Our conversation centered on whether or not companies should limit their employees’ use of the internet and social media while at work.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Personal Personalization 140

Mindflash

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

There are six considerations that learning designers should keep in mind when designing a MOOC in their organization. Certainly one challenge is whether to send your trainers to each site over and over to teach classes, fly all managers to the same location for training, or do the entire program on-line. Design Considerations.

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Yammer Companies Social Networks Design 67

Origin Learning

MAY 22, 2018

Earlier blog posts have stressed on how workplace learning has evolved over the years and L&D managers are re-inventing the wheel to meet the demands of the ‘millennial audience’. In this blog post, we examine ‘informal learning’ and see how it can play a major role in modern workplace learning. 20% of learning is social.

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Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Instant Messaging 197

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. If we separate the human aspect of social networking from the technology, we can learn a lot more about the power of networks – not just from today’s pundits, but from many years of sociological research on the topic. More about me here.

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Social Networks Social Network Network Social 180

easygenerator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

With so many changes underway, it is time to re-examine the direction of learning and more specifically of eLearning. Outlined below are the major shifts I identify in eLearning and the greater landscape of learning and technology. I believe this will lead to an end of the corporate Learning Management System (LMS) within 5 years.

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LMS Learning Management System Trends System 74

Learnnovators

MAY 16, 2014

THE QUOTE: “ I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. ”- Winston Churchill. THE JOURNEY: We, at Learnnovators, have been fascinated about micro learning or bite-sized learning. Below are the questions we had in mind when we embarked on our journey: What is micro learning?

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Micro-Learning Blended Learning Resources Case Study 169

Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

What is the Kineo 2014 Learning Insights Report ? The learning team has to consult with the business on how to improve performance because it is “no longer about the learning team delivering improvements through training”. The Learning Campaign campaign has taken off! People respond much quicker on Yammer.

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Report Yammer Stock Analysis 176

Learning Pool

DECEMBER 7, 2020

We’re very proud at Learning Pool to have been named as having the Best Marketing Team in the 2020 International Brilliance Awards, triumphing in a tough category, over an impressive global shortlist. Learning Pool’s Head of Marketing, Rob Carter commented: . “I This success is the latest in a string of accolades for the company.

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Market Teams Brandon Hall Oracle 94

eLearning Architect

JULY 5, 2016

Whilst much of the content I have written harps on about using an LMS to deliver content, there seems to be an interesting surge in businesses using tools like Slack to encourage communication (and ultimately learning). But what if content of that email is useful to us, but we don't need to be notified (i.e. distracted) as the email arrives?

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Scanning Tools Jive Yammer 187

Mindflash

APRIL 30, 2013

There are six considerations that learning designers should keep in mind when designing a MOOC in their organization. Certainly one challenge is whether to send your trainers to each site over and over to teach classes, fly all managers to the same location for training, or do the entire program on-line. Design Considerations.

Yammer 94

Yammer Companies Social Networks Design 94

E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 3, 2020

While many of us had been offering online courses and other alternatives to in-person training for years, suddenly nothing could be run in a traditional classroom setting; and so as a collective we’ve been forced to shift learning and development online. Or maybe I’m being too quick to judge.

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Blended Learning Remote Learning Jive Classes 363

Jane Hart

OCTOBER 8, 2012

On 1 October I released the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2012 list , and in my introductory analysis I said. If your organization doesn’t like the idea of using Twitter for company conversations, then the next best thing is to set up some sort of corporate company (Twitter-like) network. 1 - Twitter. .: 1 - Twitter.

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Authoring Tools Social Networks Google Docs Tools 211

Jane Hart

JUNE 19, 2016

Many believe that traditional classroom training as well as “click-next” e-learning courses are both ineffective and unappealing. Learning Campaigns and Learning Challenges are two new approaches to training that take place over an extended period of time and involve a mix of resources and/or real-world activities.

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Design Yammer Asynchronous Learning 100

Mindflash

AUGUST 8, 2011

There is a lot of talk about using social media in training or about social learning in the workplace, but frankly there is not a lot of action. Learning experience designers need to break free from the gravitational pull of “we have always done it this way&# and try something new. Why not put that lecture in Yammer.

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Social Media Social Networks Yammer Media 103

Learnnovators

MAY 17, 2014

THE QUOTE: “ I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. ”- Winston Churchill THE JOURNEY: We, at Learnnovators, have been fascinated about micro learning or bite-sized learning. Below are the questions we had in mind when we embarked on our journey: What is micro learning?

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Micro-Learning Blended Learning Resources Case Study 100

Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 30, 2011

However, how many of us have considered using these types of tools for collaboration in a training environment ? As a learning professional, I have been pondering this question a lot. For the sake of this post, I want to focus on an end goal of collaboration among learners experiencing a learning event together.

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Social Media Social Media Social Learning 213

Mindflash

MARCH 18, 2013

As you begin to learn about the different ways to bring e-learning into your organization, you will invariably come across the question, “ Which is a better option: self-paced e-learning or live, on-line training? At What Pace Do People Learn. On Their Own Time.

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Blended Learning Virtual Classroom Yammer Compliance Training 101

Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 5, 2012

I really enjoy following the learning frontier, reading about and analyzing the latest developments in learning tools and methodologies. Augmented reality has a potential to revolutionize learning because of its ability to overlay helpful information not normally seen by the naked eye onto the objects we view.

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Social Learning Enterprise Augmented Reality Social 192

Mindflash

APRIL 14, 2014

Online training is growing in popularity for a variety of reasons. First, as organizations become more dispersed, classroom training becomes a larger challenge as employees work in offices (and at home) all over the world. This shift begs the question, “Should I be replacing classroom training with online training?”

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Blended Learning Classroom Online Social Networks 89

ATD Learning Technologies

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Conduit Learning Systems and Ultimate Software, two of ATD’s Excellence in Practice Award winners for 2017, focused on how to use tech and other resources to expand their learning ecosystems. Conduent Learning Services. The learning and development team used the split as an opportunity to engage employees.

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Yammer LMS Learning Leadership 54

ATD Learning Technologies

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Conduent Learning Systems and Ultimate Software, two of ATD’s Excellence in Practice Award winners for 2017, focused on how to use tech and other resources to expand their learning ecosystems. Conduent Learning Services. The learning and development team used the split as an opportunity to engage employees.

Yammer 47

Yammer LMS Learning Leadership 47

eLearningMind

AUGUST 29, 2017

If you were to compare a Learning Management System (LMS) to home entertainment, then a traditional LMS would be a DVD and a modern LMS would be streaming HD media (Netflix or Hulu.) By improving the user experience, emerging LMS platforms are disrupting the learning experience. Learning should be easy, fun and part of daily work life.

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Emergent LMS Platform Compliance Training 61

Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Social learning is not a new concept or a new term; we’ve always learned socially – from our parents, siblings, friends and from our colleagues at work. But a new definition of social learning has emerged in recent years; one that implies the use of social technology for learning. ” Workshop fee. £99

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Social Learning Performance Support Social Support 100

Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Social learning is not a new concept or a new term; we’ve always learned socially – from our parents, siblings, friends and from our colleagues at work. But a new definition of social learning has emerged in recent years; one that implies the use of social technology for learning. ” Workshop fee. £99

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Social Learning Performance Support Social Support 100

MobileTrain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Recently, people asked me to give a keynote speech on social learning and a debate afterwards. When can we use social learning? Is our company’s culture ready for social learning? Acquisition of knowledge The first and second Moments of Need align with the more traditional approaches to learning and training.

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Social Learning Culture Social Social Networks 52

InsiderHub

MARCH 30, 2015

In the world of online learning, some organizations are choosing to incorporate a “social” aspect to their platforms and programs, also sometimes described as “collaborative” learning. This is great for team training within departments of a company, for example. That is the main idea behind Yammer. Mobile learning.

Social Learning 50

Social Learning Social LMS Solution 50

Challenge to Learn

APRIL 7, 2014

Is e-Learning a formal course or is everything you learn digitally eLearning? Wikipedia says: “E-learning is the use of electronic media and information and communication technologies.” In order to do this we need a better understanding of the context and the type of learning you want to apply. General indications.

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Yammer Guide eLearning Consultant eLearning Strategy 192

Challenge to Learn

MARCH 24, 2016

Over the past few weeks I have spoken to dozens of training managers all over the world. I found some reasons for companies to consider this option or to reject it. I started this process by talking to three companies (Nielsen, Akzo Nobel and Kaplan) who have already implemented crowd sourcing. Here are my findings. Use cases.

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Knowledge Corporate eLearning Compliance Training Kaplan 100

CLO Magazine

APRIL 10, 2014

Coaching initiatives tend to have shorter timelines than mentoring programs, with more finite and tangible learning objectives and goals. Mentoring can help improve career development, simplify increased responsibilities, build confidence, and help individuals learn and grow within an organization.

Mentoring 62

Mentoring Coaching Companies Jive 62

From the Coleface

MARCH 13, 2012

Last week I attended #SLCONF , a conference on social learning. Social learning is a zeitgeisty term which is very much in the early stages of the Gartner hype cycle for most organisations. I participated to find out more about what social learning is and what L&D practitioners should be doing about it/ with it.

Social Learning 100

Social Learning Social Social Media Yammer 100

Learning Rebels

JANUARY 30, 2015

Last week I wrote about the “6 Stupid Classroom Rules Learning Professionals Still Use” Apparently I hit a nerve, but what’s important is we had some good debate. To shed a light on a few practices we use in the classroom, based mostly on tradition that hinder the learning process. One people want to join.

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Classroom Diigo Yammer PPT 100

E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Some of the ideas specifically relate to e-learning, while others may fall more comfortably into other portfolios. By “external&# , I mean your company playing in the real world, beyond its office walls. By “external&# , I mean your company playing in the real world, beyond its office walls. Active tweeting.

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Twitter Scanning Social Networks Business 198

Mindflash

MAY 16, 2012

When I registered for the ASTD International Conference & Expo 2012 over a month ago, I planned to write a recap post for two reasons: First, it’s a chance to share what I learned so people who couldn’t attend might learn something from my experience. Insights from Yammer. Energy to practice what was preached.

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ASTD Yammer Evernote Conference 84

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 26, 2009

We wrapped up our free elearning webinar on Models for Learning in a New World. 1) Two issues that come up, at least in the world of training in a government environment, is that of a) security of information, and b) control of the information given to the learner to make sure it is accurate. Twitter/Yammer is something new.

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Wiki Social Networks Blended Learning Yammer 100

Mindflash

AUGUST 4, 2014

Similarly, for online training, you want trainees—whether employees, partners, or customers—to buy (or buy into) your eLearning content. eLearning and eCommerce have much in common, if you think of learning as a commodity. If a learner does not see the need for your training, why should they bother to learn?

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Learner Online Yammer Training 84

CommLab India

JULY 5, 2016

Microsoft’s purchase of LinkedIn could lead to the integration of LinkedIn, SharePoint, Yammer, and Excel, resulting in the emergence of a comprehensive talent management platform. A recruitment executive in a pharmaceutical company is tasked with hiring chemical engineers. Lynda.com could help Microsoft dominate the e-learning market.

Social Networks 69

Social Networks LinkedIn Off-shore Yammer 69

Jay Cross

MAY 15, 2011

An analyst reports that her company’s research finds that only 30% of U.S. companies spent money on informal learning tools or services last year. Of those, big companies spent $16,000 on average; little ones spent $5600. Most informal learning takes place despite training departments, not because of them.

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Informal Learning Research Informal Jive 68