Sun.Feb 14, 2016

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Why your Enterprise Social Network is your most valuable social learning platform

Jane Hart

This is the article I wrote for the January edition of Inside Learning Technologies magazine. It is an extract from my recent book, Modern Workplace Learning: A resource guide for L&D. In the workplace, social learning comes through social collaboration. Social learning is a natural everyday phenomenon; simply put, we learn from our colleagues as we work with them.

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Why is learning transfer so hard?

The eLearning Coach

Learning transfer refers to the degree to which an individual applies previously learned knowledge and skills to new situations. It is the primary reason for formal learning interventions—like courses, as well as informal interventions—explaining how to perform a task at a meeting. Near and Far Transfer All types of transfer are not equal. Near transfer occurs […].

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#40years of educational technology: Networks

Learning with e's

In comparative terms, the transition from stand-alone to networked technologies was fairly rapid. The shift happened in the mid 1990s and it certainly took many by surprise. We had all become comfortable with the affordances of personal computers, especially content provisionality where editing content was easy and you could save your work to return to later.

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5 Things I Learned Using Games to Onboard Employees

Trajectory IQ

Three years ago, a long time partner came to us with a problem, and that problem had a name . . . The Green Binder. For this partner, The Green Binder represented everything that was wrong with their new employee onboarding and training process. For starters, it hadn’t been updated in years. Secondly, no one was reading the binder, and finally, those employees who had been with the company a year or more, still didn’t understand the company culture, history, values, benefits, etc.

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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Help Employees Get Outstanding Results: Go Beyond the Limits of Courses by David James

LearningGuild

How about this as a new mission statement for learning and development organizations? “Help people to do what they want to do, better.” Read that sentence carefully—there’s more there than meets the eye. People are already developing themselves professionally, without the involvement of L&D, because they want to do their jobs better. Here are five ways L&D can assist them—and should be doing so.

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Balancing Personal and Organizational Blogging

David Kelly

photo from Kristina B [link]. I’ve been blogging for a number of years now. I love writing, and enjoy the learning that takes place through the reflective practice. It’s also been a great way to add my voice to the conversations that help us contextualize the changes taking place in the learning and technology space I am so passionate about.