ID Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2015

This is the first week and I am absolutely looking forward to exploring the topics, learning from the other participants and participating in exciting conversations. I have recently joined the open section of #MSLOC 430 - a graduate course in the Master''s Program in Learning and Organizational Change at Northwestern University.

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ID Reflections

APRIL 30, 2010

casual conversations, on social networking sites, during water cooler gossips, in one-on-one conversations with friends.We de-contextualize snippets of conversations, texts, dialogues heard, reassemble the various bits and pieces, add our thoughts and pass on the new "mash-up" till it has lost all resemblance to the source.

Social Networks 105

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ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Be conversant in today''s technological and demographic landscape Today, L&D is faced with the challenge and the opportunity to empower a workforce spanning five generations and working in a ubiquitously connected environment. Learning will happen through conversations and participation.

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2014

Pinterest with its rich repository of images and infographic is another example of how micro-learning exists in various forms without being recognized as such. Or a 10 minute conversation at the water-cooler. We often forget the power of a quick 5 minute input as a form of learning.

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ID Reflections

JANUARY 25, 2015

Dialogue is an important aspect of learning and the MOOCs support conversation. A factor affecting personal learning, mentioned in MOOCs for example, is coping with the abundance of information. Moreover, providing MOOCs on mobile devices further augments interaction and networking thus increasing the participation level.

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ID Reflections

JULY 9, 2015

It may require a facilitator to add cohesion and keep the live conversation on track. Because of it's byte sized updates, Twitter encourages live conversations and exchanges -- a hugely advantageous aspect of #wol. Try Sketchnotes is a great example of the latter. When is it most useful to use Twitter?

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ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

However, the enthusiasm of the even the early adopters will rapidly wane if the platform doesn’t offer engaging content and meaningful conversations. The natural adoption curve will set with some being early adopters and others trailing behind. This of course is easier said than done and requires well thought out change management plans.

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ID Reflections

MARCH 31, 2015

T weet chats, telephone conversations, IMs, coffee time discussions – any and all of these can be micro-learning Micro-learning can be formally designed and built into learning programs in various forms or it can occur as informal exchanges of knowledge and information either online or face-to-face. A comment from a peer on one’s work.

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ID Reflections

JANUARY 15, 2015

Collaboration over documentation Going back to my roots in traditional organizations where documentations supersede communication, conversations and listening, I can appreciate the value of collaboration. I am using the Minutes of Meetings (MOMs) as an example to make my case.

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2015

"Digital mindset" seems to have become another buzzword--rather buzz-phrase to be grammatically precise--whenever the conversation (online or offline) veers toward social business, social learning, collaboration, and other 21st Century phenomenon in general. Technology is thus an amplifier.

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ID Reflections

JUNE 12, 2015

An individual worker can be efficient; but innovation calls for collaboration , conversation , and cognitive diversity. She cites examples from diverse fields to show how those with a fixed mindset eventually brought about not only their own downfall but also that of the organization they were leading or the team they were a part of.

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ID Reflections

APRIL 27, 2015

To give an example, organizations where authority trumps expertise and capability are not yet ready for social learning where everyone gets an equal hearing. And the converse is often true -- because those lower down the hierarchy are the ones in the forefront, they often have more cogent ideas for improvement and innovation.

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