ID Reflections

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Does working out loud need digital technology in the form of an online platform or tool? However, in an era of distributed, dispersed and global workforce, an online platform becomes a necessary connector and amplifier. It’s not natural for me to post whatever I want to say or think online.

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Diversity Training Cognitive PKM Network 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

Ever since I started working primarily from home, I realized (even more so than before) the importance of online communities—within my organization and without. Without the support of various online communities, I doubt if I would have had the fortitude or the skills required to do my work effectively.

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Stock Skype Knowledge Worker Community 124

ID Reflections

JULY 20, 2011

I think what makes lurking seem dubious in an online environment is that we can't technically "reveal" our engagement. I recalled some of the posts and articles I had read in the past about lurking as a behavior in online communities and what it indicated, and decided to dig through those again. However, is that truly the case?

Communities of Practice 203

Communities of Practice IBM Community Jive 203

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

It was equivalent to an online library being personally curated for me by some of the best learning curators and designers. Sometime later, I stumbled on to my first ever online learning community, #lrnchat. I read avidly hoping to reach a level where I would be able to contribute or at least understand part of what was going on.

Social Media 144

Social Media Media Social Diversity Training 144

ID Reflections

MAY 10, 2010

Note: For the purpose of this post, I have approached the ID function from the perspective of online training. Being a learning professional in a Web 2.0 world is becoming more about your network than your current knowledge.” Preamble: The ID debate raised its head once again in one of my conversations with my colleague.

Instructional Design 137

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 137

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Arnold Waldstein puts it elegantly: I’mdreaming hard for a conversational-based reality online. We are all striving for a world where we find exactly what we need, the conversation we want to be a part of and the content that helps us make that breakthrough decision. How does this tie in with the role of a community manager, you may ask!

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Community Enterprise Roles Content 194

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 18, 2011

An online community hosted using a social platform is asmuch about usability as it is about collaboration and communication. Afterall, UX designers come with years of experience, expertise in a specific area,and knowledge of their subjects. Nevertheless, a community manager needs tounderstand the basic tenets of good usability.

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Community Management Design Search 175

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

However, it is the discussions, collaborative project works, and user-generated content and context that often spill over outside the course boundary which differentiates a MOOC from any regular online course. This requires online community management skills on the part of the MOOC facilitator.

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Diversity Training Skills Learner PKM 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The skills can be fostered in various ways, and I have tried to capture a few in the diagram below: Needless to say, putting any or all of these in place require considerable effort and deep understanding of community building, online facilitation and collaboration skills supported by an organizational culture of openness and trust.

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Network Emergent Collaboration Virtual World 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

This is a different lens and framework through which to view facilitation of an online community. Social Presence : This can be taken up "community managers" / individuals who are comfortable with social tools, have an understanding of online participation and can facilitate the participation of others.

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Cognitive Diversity Training Forum Network 100

ID Reflections

APRIL 29, 2010

The baby called Online Training Program. When I was the sole individual sent as a consultant to the client site to ideate and…well…consult. And I realized that it has been exactly 9 months—almost to the day—that we are delivering the baby. Literally and metaphorically, this has been a delivery.

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Consulting Project Tagging Site 114

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Why is the client thinking of moving toward an online training/blended training format? (So What are the business needs they are trying to address via online training? This trip was focused on meeting the client to understand the following: 1. So far, all training has been instructor-led.) What are the key drivers behind this shift?

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 100

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

A related article you may like to read: Rethinking Online Course Marketing: Build a Tribe in Six Steps Do see the webcast below.The Science of Social Media Marketing.

Social Media 168

Social Media Media Market Social 168

ID Reflections

JULY 5, 2015

S/he may have other community facilitators to actively manage the online and offline activities that are so crucial to the success of social business. But the key role lies at a strategic and business level. IMHO, an organizational community manager--C hief Collaboration Officer??

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Community Social Technology Management 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2015

Building one''s PLN in the online world requires skills like networking, participating in communities of practices, collaborating online, and curation and aggregation to process the information. It requires some hands-on exploration to understand the platforms. We need a new set of skills.

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Network Diversity Training Personal Learning Social Networks 100

ID Reflections

JUNE 25, 2014

MOOCs, apart from being massive, open and online, has certain underlying characteristics that – if tapped into – can lay the groundwork for building a learning organization. Into this space enters MOOCs! I will try to define what I mean by a learning organization since definitions abound.

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PKM OER Diversity Training Trust 157

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The second critical advantage, IMHO, is the opportunity to develop skills of narrating one''s work, online collaboration, curation and writing. Whenever someone shares their expertise, they gain credibility over a period of time. They are recognized and sought after.

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Collaboration Organization Diversity Training Harbinger 163

ID Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2012

Even as organizations invest in social platforms to conducttheir day to day to business, online communities are taking over real worldteams. Can we engage inmeaningful conversations via a social platform with someone we have never metbefore and share those half-formed thoughts?

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Trust Knowledge Social Business 154

ID Reflections

APRIL 25, 2009

For most clients I have met here, e-learning means being able to access ALL the content through an online medium—more of a glorified “click and reveal” ppt. Educating clients could be one way of trying to become “unstuck”. J Of course, it is going to be a long, tedious and challenging process but we could make a start.

Big Question 100

Big Question PPT PENS Corporate eLearning 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

A recent study from Forrester Research detailed the rise of social computing—interactions continued through online or other technological means—and its impact on e-learning indicates that more than 80 percent of adult learning takes place outside of the classroom.

Learning 2.0 132

Learning 2.0 Blended Learning Social Networks Gartner 132

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Know how to build one''s PLN ( online and offline ): The L&D team must "walk the talk". To persuade and influence business leaders, it is often necessary to be conversant in the art of conversation. Some amount of influencing and negotiating skills will be useful as well.

Skills 132

Skills PKM Diversity Training Social Media 132

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

L&D will have to be cognizant of the impact of these characteristics on: u ser behavior organizational identity learning design & access communication protocol collaboration and social learning skills Today, people are seeking solutions to their challenges -- both on the professional and personal front -- in various ways: Asking their networks (..)

Network 202

Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

ID Reflections

MAY 25, 2015

In the online world, this ease can be created by a community space or platform that is easy to access, like Twitter or Yammer. Easy entry and participation - In Coffee House, participation amounts to pulling up a chair at the table of choice, ordering chai and perhaps the ubiquitous cutlet to accompany the discussion.

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Strategy Attitudes Community Conversation 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Growth of location-based services and location-aware networks 3. Surge in social media adoption and participation 4. Growth in cloud computing 5.

Mobile Learning 166

Mobile Learning Mobile iPod Wiki 166

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Hence, the communities that organizations facilitate – online or offline -- should consciously enable the coming together of diverse individuals. Diversity and inclusion cannot only be a part of HR policy anymore; it is necessary for the very survival of organizations as we enter the VUCA world.

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Emergent Organization Diversity Training Community 100

ID Reflections

JULY 16, 2009

Is there any online help available who can facilitate adoption, at least at the intial phases? Does the organization provide learners with some amount of free time that can be utilized as "learning time" so that learners can go through the course within work hours?

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Adoption Adopt VOIP SharePoint 100

ID Reflections

JULY 16, 2009

The only way to keep up with the rapid pace of tech development is to share and participate in online conversations. Be a social networker: Be good at networking and connecting with the "right" people because there is no way one can know everything. Don't think of yourself as an expert: Be aware of the vanishing concept of "expertise".

Skills 100

Skills Social Networks Big Question Theory 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 1, 2010

Online social networks, learning and viral expansion loops What did I learn: Reinforces my understanding and experience of the different aspects of Social Media, the challenges and the successes. In this context, also look at: Is Cynefin a cult ? and Cynefin 13.

Social Networks 120

Social Networks KM Social Network Write Blog 120

ID Reflections

JUNE 9, 2010

Sahana Chattopadhyay Senior Consultant at Zensar Technologies @Carter McNamara: I completely agree with you that CLO is a very good online magazine. What is the value that s/he, and s/he alone, can bring to the table in the domain of learning? Bottom of Form.

Consulting 141

Consulting Social Networks LinkedIn Discussion 141

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

A paradigm shift occurs when prevailing mental model has so many egregious anomalies that it “breaks” and a new mental model of the world is perceived to be a better explanation of how the world works. Steve Denning Our words define our worldview. We use the vocabulary available to us to describe and analyze our experiences and perceptions.

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Culture Social Change Business 100

ID Reflections

JANUARY 25, 2015

there is a shift toward constructive learning, in which learners are given the opportunity to construct their own meaning from the information presented during the online sessions.” I have replicated the diagram from Foundations of Educational Theory for Online Learning to show the different learner interactions points in a MOOC.

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Diversity Training Design Micro-Learning Theory 100

ID Reflections

MARCH 7, 2014

Since then, with the advent of the elite academia into the MOOC world, and platforms like EdX, Coursera and Udacity , we have seen a surge in what has come to be known as xMOOCs—the online, semi-synchronous version of classroom lectures and face-to-face group discussions. Neither world is sacrosanct but is thinly divided, often merging.

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Micro-Learning Lecture Module Virtual World 192

ID Reflections

JUNE 26, 2014

I love this definition of MOOCs by Ignatia Inge deWaard in her e-book, MOOC Yourself: “A MOOC is a non-defined pedagogical format to organize learning /teaching/training on a specific topic in an informal, online, and collaborative way.” Online courses are close-ended with static content. The content in a MOOC is not static.

Diversity Training 271

Diversity Training OCW Online Course 271

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Start Doing : I want to learn facilitation techniques -- from visual facilitation to online facilitation, contribute more to online communities, and be a strategic L&D consultant. b) While I am a member of many online communities, I realised that I have been a lurker in most.

Write Blog 105

Write Blog Community Cognitive Slideshare 105

ID Reflections

AUGUST 16, 2011

These are typically time-boxed communities seeing a spate of activities for a short while—used as an online gathering place to share ideas, insights, and conversations. Others may form for a very specific purpose--around a project, event, or even a task.

Community 147

Community Jive Diversity Training Enterprise 147

ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Bhargava goes on to define a Content Curator thus: A Content Curator is someone who continually finds,groups, organizes and shares the best and most relevant content on a specific issue online. Elevation : Elevation refers to curation with a mission of identifying a larger trend or insight from smaller daily musings posted online.

PKM 218

PKM Mashups Pattern Community 218

ID Reflections

MARCH 31, 2015

T weet chats, telephone conversations, IMs, coffee time discussions – any and all of these can be micro-learning Micro-learning can be formally designed and built into learning programs in various forms or it can occur as informal exchanges of knowledge and information either online or face-to-face.

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Micro-Learning Learning Strategy Strategy Learning 100