Tony Karrer

JUNE 8, 2009

One of the interesting points raised via the discussion: If you can get an expert level answer by asking for help through social networks how does that compare to being an expert? The other danger is to take online information at face value without questioning if the information is true. It's always more complex than that.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Network Network Expert 100

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 14, 2009

Mercenary Rationale for Network Work & Learning As I discussed in Evaluating Performance of Concept Workers , evaluating the performance of a concept worker is difficult because there's no right answer and most often the evaluator knows less about the subject than the worker. What’s really going to happen?

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Network Community LinkedIn 100

Tony Karrer

MAY 11, 2009

There's a fantastic post by Stephen Downes - New Technology Supporting Informal Learning. So as you read this, keep in mind that Stephen was primarily talking about technology that can support a Formal Learning Event that heavily leverages Informal / Social Learning as it's primary mechanism. It's definitely worth a read.

Informal Learning 100

Informal Learning Informal Learning Technologies PLE 100

Tony Karrer

JULY 9, 2009

Too Much Information) (found via Stephen Downes ). Information Overload and Learning.” Jonah Lehrer suggests the danger of too much information is “it can actually interfere with understanding.” And I think that we need to recognize that it's more than the "Too Much Information" aspect of the issue.

Informal 102

Informal Skills Information Overload Journal 102

Jane Hart

AUGUST 11, 2012

But in fact it has been clear for some time that many individuals are already taking responsibility for not only acquiring new knowledge and skills but for a wide range of activities for their continuous learning and professional development. How well are you exploiting social media tools and networks for your own professional development?

Knowledge Management 246

Knowledge Management PKM Personal Personalization 246

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

It has helped me to develop my personal learning network (PLN) and enabled my PKM. An approach that implies networking for personal benefits. The 9:00 am to 5:00 pm notion of work is all but vanishing, at least for the knowledge workers. The workforce is ubiquitously connected, networked, and mobile.

Diversity Training 172

Diversity Training Cognitive Blended Learning Network 172

Jane Hart

JANUARY 14, 2013

Keeping track of digital information flows and separating the signal from the noise is difficult. PKM gives you a framework to develop a network of people and sources of information that you can draw from on a daily basis. Led by Harold Jarche. There is little time to make sense of it all.

PKM 174

PKM Community Online Knowledge Worker 174

Jane Hart

JUNE 14, 2012

Social technologies now play a big part in everything we do, and it is quite clear that many knowledge workers use a variety of social tools and networks not only to help them get work done, but also to learn efficiently while on the job.

Technology 220

Technology Social Learning Technologies Jive 220

Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Marcia explains: “At its most basic level, social learning can result in people becoming more informed, gaining a wider perspective, and being able to make better decisions by engaging with others. ” “Social learning is how groups work and share knowledge to become better practitioners.”

Social Learning 201

Social Learning Social Social Networks Compliance Training 201

ID Reflections

MARCH 9, 2010

In Informal Learning , Jay writes about knowledge workers as: I like to work on things I help create. Such knowledge workers who are intrinsically passionate about their work are notoriously difficult to find and keep, writes Jay. Such innovative knowledge worker is a "different beast" to use Jay's words.

Knowledge Worker 137

Knowledge Worker Write Blog Collaboration Diversity Training 137

ID Reflections

OCTOBER 23, 2015

It has helped me to develop my personal learning network (PLN) and enabled my PKM. I deal with sensitive information and data. First of all, the definition of sensitive information is changing as organizations morph from complete control and hierarchy into more flatter and networked organizations.

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training Cognitive PKM Network 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

Excerpts from the Best of T+D | 2007 - 2009 Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : As knowledge workers, we are like actors--only as good as our last performance. It’s a call to action for learning to become really involved in social media in order to facilitate and enable informal learning. David Wilkins in Learning 2.0

Learning 2.0 132

Learning 2.0 Blended Learning Social Networks Gartner 132

Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

. “This is today’s connected enterprise: always on, everyone linked to everyone else, a flood of information coursing through its electronic arteries. It’s partly a creature of collaborative technologies, such as email, instant messages, Web-based conferencing, internal social networks and so on. It’s something we are.

Resources 222

Resources Social Networks Instant Messaging Portfolio 222

Jane Hart

MARCH 1, 2013

Although this may be considered a downside to some, I’m not one for keeping information to myself (I’d make a hopeless spy) and actively share what I know and what I learn to anyone who cares to listen. The new artisans of the network era , Harold Jarche, 6 February 2013. Your colleagues will know your every move!”

Resources 199

Resources Yahoo Diversity Training Toolkit 199

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2010

These networks were not well connected and contained mostly weak ties. The networks that best exhibited the small-world property were those that had the greatest success. Before that, we need to examine what are some of the characteristics of today’s workplace, especially those that depend on knowledge workers for success.

Cognitive 165

Cognitive Diversity Training Social Networks Knowledge Worker 165

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Online Sessions / Conferences / Discussions => Now Visible Networking I’ve seen during 2009 a real growth in the ability to spark up interesting discussions as online sessions. It came during a presentation when I said: It's a much better use of my time to use LinkedIn to spark a conversation than it is to go to networking events.

Diversity Training 109

Diversity Training Scanning PWLE Case Study 109

OpenSesame

AUGUST 24, 2011

In this clip , Woodward (Robert Redford) consults with a Washington Post archivist to find information about one of the targets of the investigation. From: Find information. Identify the most important information. Analyze, interpret and apply information. It’s the challenge of finding the right information.

Informal 52

Informal Movie Google Knowledge Worker 52

ID Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2010

Image via Wikipedia "Collaboration is a process through which people who see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and search for the solution that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible." ~ Anecdote And informal learning is hinged on collaboration. Watch this space for more on this book.

Instructional Design 137

Instructional Design Pattern Wikipedia Collaboration 137

Learnnovators

AUGUST 19, 2015

This includes areas of her expertise from the effectiveness of MOOCs in corporate learning to informal learning, collaboration, community management and organizational culture. Enabling employees to build their Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) and become self-driven learners will be one of the key responsibilities of future L&D.

Social Networks 188

Social Networks Diversity Training Community Social Network 188

Mike Taylor

AUGUST 28, 2020

People can end up stuck with a static amount of knowledge because we don’t just passively absorb new ideas and information. Working Smarter with Personal Knowledge Mastery is a field guide for the networked knowledge worker by Harold Jarche. Speaking and Workshop Information Sheet.

Virtual Classroom 52

Virtual Classroom Technology Design PKM 52

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. The Internet Time Alliance , which he chairs, helps corporations and governments use networks to accelerate performance. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces. What are the trends?

Blended Learning 167

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 167

ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

Technology —is great for exchange of information, updates and other transactional stuff. Work —complex knowledge work requires solitude as well as collaboration. In today’s non-hierarchical, networked organizations with fluid job roles, conversations over coffee are often how people find out about skills and common passions.

Stock 124

Stock Skype Knowledge Worker Community 124

Tony Karrer

JULY 22, 2009

That there is a ‘best’ way to manage knowledge an information? Harold and I have discussed this exact issue before and we are both on the same page that Personal is really important word in Personal Knowledge Management. Studies of Personal Information Management say that what works is often highly personal.

Knowledge Management 102

Knowledge Management Personal Personalization PKM 102

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Address the need to share knowledge over distances or the value of timely information to sales tactics, don't focus on the technology. Consider the Organizational Culture Cultural influences in terms of sharing information openly is more important than the technology. But they do care about what others are thinking.

Social Media 145

Social Media Big Question ASTD Wiki 145

Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

Introducing The Conversation Prism eLearning Trends 2007 and 2008 TechCrunch White Label Social Networking Platforms Chart How to Insert YouTube Videos in PowerPoint Presentations LinkedIn Tips and Tweaks: Do More with your LinkedIn Account Introduction to Wikis, Blogs, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking and RSS Corporate Policies on Web 2.0

Social Networks 139

Social Networks Blended Learning Authoring Tools PLE 139

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. These changes are continuously transforming the landscape for knowledge work. Learning 2.0

TechKnowledge 102

TechKnowledge ASTD Wiki Social Networks 102

CLO Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

When organizations hold substantial in-person onboarding sessions, they do so in order to generate excitement among new employees, expose them to the culture of the organization and provide an opportunity to form relationships and start building internal networks. After this, the “outsider” becomes an “insider.”

Roles 101

Roles Blended Learning Culture Blended 101

Big Dog, Little Dog

APRIL 20, 2009

Harold notes the 80-20 funding ratio between formal and informal learning and Will Thalheimer questions this funding differential in the comment section. Of that, about $30 billion is spent on formal training, while the remainder, $180 billion is spent on informal or on-the-job training. So which chart do we believe?

Informal Learning 35

Informal Learning Informal Compliance Training Social Networks 35

Tony Karrer

APRIL 21, 2009

In the comments there … Maria H tells us - I think there is time and purpose for all types of information transfer (for lack of a better phrase) and helping people learn when to use the right one is our challenge. Yet there is no doubt that discernment forms a large part of selecting efficient and effective means for knowledge transfer.

Conversation 100

Conversation KM Taxonomy Network 100

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. The Internet Time Alliance , which he chairs, helps corporations and governments use networks to accelerate performance. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces. What are the trends?

Blended Learning 113

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 113

ID Reflections

APRIL 22, 2010

What does Agile have to do with Informal Learning and Instructional Design? Agile means the willingness to be in a perpetual state of Beta, accepting that there is no closure, can be no closure with information, requirements, needs, business opportunities changing at lightning speed. Networking = Learning? Sue Schnorr) 7.

Agile 105

Agile PKM Training Train 105

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

One of the comments I received on Network Effects - YouTube - Video Blogs and More that had a video hosted on YouTube was: We see and hear more and more about corporate content published on YouTube. Corporations have not woke up to the need for knowledge workers to reach out for expertise. Tools Used in corporations.

Web 140

Web Corporate eLearning Social Networks eLearningGuild 140

Tony Karrer

JULY 2, 2008

Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : Today, active involvement in informal learning, particularly through web-based communities, is key to remaining professional and creative in a field. world is becoming more about your network than your current knowledge. Information Creation tools : Exps: Youtube, SlideShare, Flickr.

Wiki 189

Wiki Scanning PBwiki Google Docs 189

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 18, 2010

It puts forward lots of suggestions for how knowledge workers can leverage technology to make themselves more effective. I actually think this is some of the most valuable stuff on my blog, and I believe that most knowledge workers are not really taking advantage of this at the level they should. A lot like Jack.

Predictions 200

Predictions Diversity Training SharePoint Authoring Tools 200

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 9, 2009

The second half of the prediction “self directed learning” got less attention during the year than I anticipated, but it was there and certainly was a big part of the discussion around social and informal learning. There will also be growth in discussions and social networks for collaborative learning. As such, eLearning 2.0

Predictions 183

Predictions Virtual Classroom Wiki eLearning 2.0 183

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Knowledge Work Framework Tilde Effect Concept Worker Knowledge Work Not Separate from Learning Tool Set 2009 Search Better Memory Network Learning Information Radar Remote Collaboration Common eLearning 2.0 Scenarios Preparing Workers for Web 2.0 Scenarios Preparing Workers for Web 2.0

Social Networks 102

Social Networks ASTD Wiki eLearning 2.0 102

Clark Quinn

JULY 2, 2008

Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : Today, active involvement in informal learning, particularly through web-based communities, is key to remaining professional and creative in a field. world is becoming more about your network than your current knowledge. Information Creation tools : Exps: Youtube, SlideShare, Flickr.

Wiki 171

Wiki Scanning PBwiki Google Docs 171