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Taking Stock and Making Choices: Working from home and other such stuff

ID Reflections

To be connected to colleagues and co-workers, be in office as much as possible. Skype and Hangout are second best. Bonds don’t form over a Skype call but over coffee and lunch when conversations veer to the personal and discussions revolve around interests. Are you a knowledge worker working from home?

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Social media and reflection: marriage or divorce?

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I had a skype this morning and we were both reading and answering our mails simultaneously. Lilia Efimova wrote her Phd on 'blogging for knowledge workers'. Hence work on social media AND the practices is needed. Social media stimulate us to live and work in an ever increasing pace. Quick messages. Multitasking.

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eLearning Learning - Best of May

Tony Karrer

. - Business Casual , May 16, 2009 Audio in eLearning: Cultural Differences? Browse eLearning Content

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions for 2010

Tony Karrer

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.

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Why You Should Embrace The Gig Economy For Strategic Advantage

EI Design

Most companies still adhere to a traditional labor structure of employing full-time workers, hoping to find the best talent within driving distance of an office. But, as knowledge workers, we now have email, Slack, Dropbox or Google Drive, and Skype that have collapsed virtual separation.

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Bob Little – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

In reality this has been part of mainstream working practice for many knowledge workers since the 1990s. Moreover, by using curation tools such as Twitter, Yammer, Skype and other texting tools, as well as Facebook, social/informal learning is progressing at a pace.

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Networks and Communities

Tony Karrer

I'm coming to believe this is the most important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap. Note: I often try to connect with people who provide answers directly (via Skype or phone) to discuss in more detail. However, each of these can be directly addressed through conversation. This is why I say that Leveraging Networks is Key Skill.