Deployment gets you to the end-of-training celebration party and the three-bite shrimp, the balloons, the creepy clowns, and the face painting. Now our learners are in their downstream, post-training environment called the work context. Now they are outside of the scope and charter of most training organizations. Continuous Learning Learning @ the Point of Work Learning Ecosystems PDR Learning Continuum learning @ point of work learning continuum learning ecosystem LinkedIn training paradigms MORE >>

We hear it all the time in our industry: social media is the next big thing for collaborative learning. As of today, I have yet to see one mainstream social media tool, or any tool for that matter , provide a really viable option for social learning. think in theory we all know that social media lends itself well to learning, but as of now it isn’t adopted mainstream (and I don’t see that changing anytime soon). Millions of people enjoy twitter for social or leisure purposes, but it can also add a little variety into your training. But how? Tweet Your Answers! Tweet. MORE >>

Isn’t that reason enough to shift our content design, development, and delivery models to match the need for the population that pays the rent on our training cost center? Methinks it is, and our [Training’s] paradigm is way over due for an evolutionary step toward the new ground zero for learning @ the point of work. Plucking is good. It’s happening at an ever-increasing pace. technology savvy user population is asking for it by their actions. MORE >>

Successful businesses insure that software and tools are available for such things as bookmarking reference information, collaborating on tasks, searching organizational content, recording knowledge for peer learning, reinforcing of key concepts, locating experts, accessing outside information, and connecting with customers and partners. Here are a few examples of learning before and after instituting the learning infrastructure we call a Workscape. CLOs who embrace this challenge of integrating learning into work face enormous job enrichment. Just Jay MORE >>

It’s no surprise that the use of video in corporate training continues to gain in popularity among corporate      Learning and Development departments. Brandon Hall, the research firm based out of Delray Beach, FL, polled over 300 training professionals back in 2011 and found the top 2 reasons for using video in training – effectiveness and high engagement. good training video can bring out a similar level of engagement as a good movie or television show. There’s an art as well as a science to making a good training video. People respond to video. MORE >>