Jay Cross's Informal Learning

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A few more thoughts about April Learntrends

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

I am delighted to report that recordings of the April Learntrends sessions are online. After all, April Learntrends was an experiment in socially-mediated learning in lieu of traditional presentation. Reflection is vital to learning. This was an experiment in making an event more informal and spontaneous.

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Future of the learning business

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Are content providers going the way of print newspapers? Tony Karrer is orchestrating our next free LearnTrends event on these very questions. What’s the future of the learning business? Are LMS vendors headed down the trail blazed by record stores? Join us July 23, 9 AM – 1 PM Pacific Time / 4 PM – 8 PM GMT.

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New skills for learning professionals

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

We addressed this question at the April 2009 Learntrends event. Yet other moderators seed discussions to channel conversations in ways that might provide insight to the organization. Here is how I described some of the roles learning professionals will need to fill in our brave new world: This is not entirely original.

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