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Kill the curriculum?

Clark Quinn

Jim Levin argued 30 years ago that learning multiplication and long division was outdated in the age of the calculator and that estimation was the necessary skill to ensure you were in the right ball park. Not content, but skills. What you do is look up information, make job aids (why are stickies so ubiquitous?),

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Work Literacy of Social Learning Implementors

Vignettes Learning

The exchange of ideas is very rich with practical stories and theories. What are the skill sets? The discussions are very helpful in formulating my thoughts on the issues of social learning tools, technologies and impacts on performance. What is the role of the leader, trainer and manager in implementing the social learning process?

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How to Increase User Dwell Time with LMS?

Hurix Digital

When it comes to learning and development, users like the idea of new skills or information they are learning to have relevant applications in real life. Seeking user feedback is another important area to take care of here. This blog explores some of the best practices for making your LMS more engaging.

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The 21st Century Curator

ID Reflections

How we put our curation skills to use iswhat makes us unique. I want to focus on curation and the need we feel for ittoday and some of the skills that make for a curator. Aggregation : Aggregation is the act of curating the most relevant information abouta particular topic into asingle location. But I digress.

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GE TV: An Coppens on Engaging the Brain with Gamification

Growth Engineering

The more you can build on old information and make new connections, the better it will stick. And it will also encourage information-seeking, to go further and look for more information. It’s when you’re in an ideal state where you’re being stretched a little but are okay in the level of skills needed to stretch further.

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Why Content Curation Should be in Your Skillset

Jay Cross

And, as Clay Shirky has said: “Curation comes up when people realize that it isn’t just about information seeking, it’s also about synchronizing a community.”. IDEA: Entering new markets? IDEA: Entire team researching a subject? IDEA: New person joining the team? That’s all there is to it.