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Rethinking the LCMS with Xyleme

Jay Cross

At DevLearn10, I had an opportunity to chat with Xyleme president Mark Ellinger about his XML-based learning management system and why it’s so successful. I shot the first segment with my Kodak videocam; the second with my Canon still cam.

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Informal Learning Revisited

Jay Cross

Formal learning frequently concludes with some sort of recognition, be it a certificate or grade or checkmark in a learning management system. People participate in formal learning because they are told to. Informal learning is more personalized.

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Summarizing Learn for Yourself

Jay Cross

Any system that claims to “manage informal learning” is a learning management system, since once you start to “manage informal learning” it becomes “formal learning” as in a LMS the learning of the learners is still under the control of the organization.

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Where’s Your Electronic Learning Record?

Jay Cross

It’s as bad a situation as with corporate learning records. If you’ve worked in a company with more than a thousand employees, your company’s Learning Management System (LMS) has probably assembled a dossier on what courses you’ve completed and perhaps a score on how well you did.

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Dated best practices

Jay Cross

learning-infrastructure investments by taking a centralized. Create a learning. Integrate learning-management systems. LMS) with other enterprise systems. learning activities. Rationalize. Sometimes small and local work better. architecture. Consider LMS from. enterprise-application vendors.

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No thanks

Jay Cross

You will find that: Internet Time Group does not purchase training programs, learning management systems, or advice. I have written several books on the subject. My work is close to being an open book. Read it before we talk. Internet Time Group is not interested in paying to attend your event.

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Informal Learning 2.0

Jay Cross

Learning is formal when someone other than the learner sets curriculum. Typically, it’s an event, on a schedule and completion is generally recognized with a symbol, such as a grade, gold star, certificate or check mark in a learning management system. Formal learning is pushed on learners.