Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 4, 2006

Stephen Downes has a great post entitled The Form of Informal which - well exactly what it says it discusses - the form of informal learning. In his post, he questions a couple of things I've said in The Paradox of Informal Learning (Form of Informal?) and Informal Learning is Too Important to Leave to Chance.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 21, 2007

Great post by Ray Sims - What To Do On Behalf of Informal Learning? He provides a list of things he can do to help informal learning in his organization. Funding for information and research services, conference attendance, guest speakers at company events, etc. Both expertise location applications and other means.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 24, 2006

I've received quite a bit of input on my blog post Informal Learning - Let's Get Real. We want to figure out what the process and mechanisms should look like when we are going after Intentional Informal Learning. For example, changes how store managers work with front-line employees in order to improve customer satisfaction scores.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

tools as part of information sharing: AARF has built interfaces to the bookmarking site del.icio.us , the photo sharing site Flickr , and Digg , a site where members vote on the importance of news stories. Andrew McAfee has posted about Avenue A Razorfish's (AARF) Intranet that uses Web 2.0 All three use tags, or something close.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 25, 2006

In a previous post Shift in eLearning from Pure Courseware towards Reference Hybrids , I talked about the shift from Courseware towards other kinds of Blended Learning solutions with a greater emphasis in information sources.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 17, 2009

Top Posts and other Items The ‘Least Assistance’ Principle eLearning is not the answer Multi-Generational Learning in the Workplace Here’s How I Built That PowerPoint E-Learning Template Informal learning - what is it? What Goes in the LMS? Browse eLearning Content

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Looking at Capital City Bank from the outside, I wouldn’t have expected to find a great example of social learning inside. These fees vary depending on the county and there wasn’t an obvious place to find the information. So, various people contributed links and attached PDFs with the information that was needed.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 30, 2006

But what really caught my eye was the statement: For information-seekers using their favorite search engine, quality is simple to define. Of course this is a self-serving example, because looking at the list you'll see that I'm listed second and Stephen comes up again third. which comes up first in the Google search of eLearning 2.0.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 26, 2007

Knowledge Work - the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information as part of work processes that captures personal value, builds network, and collects appropriate feedback Would it be fair to say that we have a responsibility to build these skills in ourselves?

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 23, 2009

Patterns Defined While Klein uses the term "pattern", there is another definition of Patterns (or Design Patterns ) which is a great example of the kind of information that we can produce which is valuable and maybe is not a "best practice" but is close. But the goal of these definitions is similar.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I went back and looked at what I had written before on eLearning Strategy and saw that I had said at the time: I've spent several hours this morning trying to find good resources on eLearning Strategy development and particularly looking for examples to use in this post. I've really been striking out. I'm hoping that people will help out.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 25, 2007

Again - I would really welcome: Links to good templates or example RFPs. His dissertation contains some interesting information. Included in John's dissertation are sample outline elements from different RFPs. Many of the examples show requirements that are written that are hopelessly generic.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

I’ve been doing this the past few years, for example: Learned about Learning in 2009. Text-to-Speech Examples Text-to-Speech Costs – Licensing and Pricing But what I learned from this was that it was a fantastic way to learn about a topic where I was interested but didn’t have the time to spend researching it.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Here’s a very quick summary of some of the responses regarding the added learning value of a voice-over as opposed to plain screen text: Audio provides an additional channel of information which the brain can process in parallel with the visual information [Kapp]. For example: He reads well. Some examples: 1.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 5, 2010

Most other educational institutions have similar pages, albeit not always with the same degree of examples as MIT. Example: A commercial education or training business may not offer courses based on OCW materials if students pay a fee for those courses and the business intends to profit as a result. That’s what I mean by failure.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

open up exciting opportunities for people to access relevant information where and when they require it. Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0 Strategy" Fails Corollary: if you have SharePoint installed, you will be using SharePoint a lot more this year. Twitter, Yammer), wikis, blogs, discussion groups, etc.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 19, 2009

CGI: Bringing the internet inside for informal learning & transformation Case examples of informal learning in corporations. Measuring the results of informal learning Personal learning environments: you show me yours, I'll show you mine and more. eLearning Technology. Browse eLearning Content

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 31, 2009

Trends in What L&D Organizations are Doing As a result of these trends, some L&D organizations are looking to social and informal learning. There's considerable discussion throughout my blog around topics that relate to social / informal / learning 2.0: This will be a slow evolution. And surveys such as Web 2.0 vs. Learning 2.0,

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 12, 2009

I'm hoping to do a lot of case studies over the next 6-12 months looking at interesting examples of the use of social/informal/web 2.0 If you have an example, please drop me an email: akarrer@techempower.com. Another example of this is: Discussion Forums for Knowledge Sharing at Capital City Bank.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 1, 2010

Last month’s big question was Instruction in a Information Snacking Culture? The question was all about how we consume and work with information: People seem to be spending less time going through information in depth and less willing to spend time on information.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 26, 2011

Consider the content (knowledge, information, learning) you personally need to get your job done. I did a crude version of this for myself and came up with the following: Definitely the vast majority of the time, I'm needing information that is relatively fast moving and is specific to the particular situations I face.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 25, 2010

Creating scenarios for learning - a four-step guide - Bottom-Line Performance , May 27, 2009 If you are creating a sales training course, for example, your challenge might be the need to increase sales in a territory. Here are some examples of social learning in organisations. informal learning??). Im looking for the Why?

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

That said, it's worth consulting resources such as: Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need - A wonderful list of different types of searches and tools that go along with that type of search. For example, when you are new into a space, it is sometimes helpful to start with Clusty or Grokker. Obviously, we do this a lot.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 30, 2009

One of the examples of how they did this was to give the Accountants camcorders and software (along with training) so that they could produce small training pieces. One example that she mentions is a video piece on mobile access showing how they can access client information from the beach via a mobile device.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Part of the beauty of this example is that I believe that through watching what's different with my kids, I can learn a lot about what's different. For example, we still teach Cursive Writing instead of Touch Typing to kids. Review the post - Information Radar - and use the information there to set up your radar and start a new blog.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 2, 2009

SharePoint in Corporate Learning One of the hardest things for me to find are good examples of how people are really using web 2.0 This is a great opportunity to hear lots of examples of what they are doing with SharePoint around Corporate Learning in a wide variety of organizations. inside organizations.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 13, 2010

- eLearning Acupuncture , March 25, 2009 eLearning Tools - Wikis, Blogs and More - eLearning Technology , April 2, 2007 Wiki – Day 2 – How Wikis are Used - Engaged Learning , December 1, 2009 Wikis – Day 3 – Privacy & Adoption - Engaged Learning , December 2, 2009 Wikis – Day 4 – Overcoming Bad Stigmas - Engaged Learning , December 3, 2009 Top (..)

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Tony Karrer

MAY 14, 2007

Posts related to Blended Learning: No Informal Learning and Blended Learning Mix - CLO Panel Surprises Blended Learning Dead? - Shift in Blended Learning - Example of Melding of Training and Suppor Blended learning - no shape, theory, methodology or best practice?

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Or the HP example out of that same post: Help marketing professionals understand the implications of Web 2.0 for HP’s marketing efforts. Am I wrong, or doesn’t it make a lot of sense to simply Be a Jack?

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Tony Karrer

JULY 21, 2010

I’ve used examples from the lending assistants as well as other benefits of the tool to demonstrate how its use would benefit the bank and these work groups. They were also concerned about the accuracy of the information that was published on the forum. That forum is still up and running. I found a lot of great stuff.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 26, 2009

A fantastic comment by Bill Brantley on my post Metalearning : Before you start defining metalearning, you need definitions for: formal learning informal learning social learning collaborative learning personal learning that are more than just marketing buzzwords. Look at the breadth of Examples of eLearning 2.0. Use EVA instead.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 22, 2009

Out of the conversation in Learn Trends around making informal learning concrete, Cammy Bean asked: Cammy Bean: So is there a market for Social Media Instructional Designing Consultants? Be it as an individual or as a function in an organization, we need to define what the whole business of social learning or informal learning is all about.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 26, 2009

patterns that are emerging much along the lines of my previous post Examples of eLearning 2.0. 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.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 2, 2009

Email Tony for his speaking fee information ( akarrer@techempower.com ). Here are some examples of types of recent presentations and workshops. William Brandon, eLearning Guild "I wanted to thank you for the clear, fun and insightful information. Enjoyed being able to see live examples. where he received a M.S.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Thursday, 01/29/2009 8:00AM - 9:00AM Over the past 20 years, there has been an explosion of information sources, greatly increased accessibility of experts and expertise around the world, and new tools emerging every day. We will look at adoption trends and examples of eLearning 2.0. This session will explore these Learning 2.0

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 20, 2007

I missed Richard Nantel - example post: Information Overload By the way, he's the CEO of Brandon Hall research, and he does a brief explanation of what he'll cover in: The focus of this Blog , but it doesn't necessarily answer how they will differentiate paid and unpaid information.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 8, 2008

Today, I saw a post by someone suggesting ways to come up with ideas for blog post topics and they gave some examples. The examples were not all that relevant to most of the readers of this blog, but it definitely sparked a thought for me. Example of successful precedent searches. How and examples of exploring a new space.

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