Tony Karrer

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Develop Work Skills

Tony Karrer

That said, I think there is a tendency to lean on the skills that we are good at and not use other approaches when they are called for. Find someone who is good at using outside expertise in the form of people and have that person help you build that skill. He asks if our work skills are keeping up. So we probably are alright.

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Skills Training

Tony Karrer

Skills Gap There's a great post by Catherine Lombardozzi - Learning 2.0 that discusses the skills that "many employees … well beyond school … could use help in developingskills are different." She goes on to list out the skills and I think it's quite a good list. Skills Training? eLearning Technology.

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Work Literacy Skills - New Workshop

Tony Karrer

Work Literacy Skills Workshop Was the last formal training you had on knowledge work skills the use of a card catalog and microfiche reader? While there has been incredible innovation in tools and methods that support personal work and learning over the past 10 years, most of us have had a hard time with our Work Skills Keeping Up.

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Flash Controversy Continues - Is It a Good Choice for Development?

Tony Karrer

Commercial - it costs money for Flash development and anytime you are dealing with something that's commercial and closed, there are clear risks. So - what do I use as a developer? But there are development cost tradeoffs to be made. Who is developing it? What skills do they have? Will I Choose Flash?

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ASTD Keynote - Talent Managment

Tony Karrer

My experience is that talent management is more focused on performance review, succession planning, recruitment, retention, and other HR processes - less on specific learning / development. Tony asked the audience - how many know the key strategies of your organization and then key metrics of your business.

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Does Deliberative Practice Lead to Quick Proficiency?

Tony Karrer

And the reality is that likely you've seen this with your kids – think improving soccer skills, study skills, etc. I believe that some of the methods described in the Tool Set series are actually part of a core set of work skills where concept workers should develop expert level. Good stuff.

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Innovation Awards 2009

Tony Karrer

Learnosity Learnosity provide a set of tools to help in the assessment, teaching and learning of spoken language skills. The use of the mobile phone allows students practice their spoken skills in and outside of the classroom, facilitating student-led learning. It publishes simulations that are both LMS and SCORM compliant.