This is the 2 nd in a 3 part series addressing the impact of personalization in the education and training markets. In the first post, I addressed the application of personalization in K12. Personalization for the high-skill knowledge worker. Personalized learning has different applications for different audiences. In the previous post, I discussed how personalization is a key plank in the educational reform movement. The subject of this post is a vision of personalized learning in the 2013 workplace.  The Collaborative, High-Skill Worker. MORE >>

PersonalSo we get it out-of-the-way, here is the executive summary of things I did instead of just talk about doing these things in 2012: I helped lead the charge on moving “ Project Tin Can ” into a full-on specification called Experience API with a whole bunch of people. founded a new community (and a retreat) called Up to All of Us , organized with newfound partner-in-crime, Megan Bowe (@meganbowe) and a whole lot of help from those in attendance. We organized a second retreat for the Overlap community, paying forward the incredible amount of experience I had at Overlap ’11. MORE >>

An e-learning course’s ‘look’ is important… but its ‘personality’ is paramount. However it’s a course’s voice and personality which can truly engage the learner. Here are my five steps to engaging your learner by creating a distinct personality in an e-learning course. 10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> Create a personality for the voice of the course at the beginning of the design process, rather than trying to ‘inject’ personality further down the line. 10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> Set the right tone. 2003). MORE >>

A few months back, Harold Jarche wrote a very interesting article about sense making with Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). Harold suggested a model that he uses to manage his personal knowledge and stay on top of his social media intake. Take a look through the video below to see how I usually get around my personal and social knowledge base. strongly suggest that you also look through the webinar he did on PKM at the LearnTrends conference. The First Step - Collection I like to keep my collection mechanism automated. Using my information - Reviewing & Retrieving. MORE >>

Thank you to Gabriela Grosseck for bring this presentation to my attention, “Creating a Personal Learning Network&#. Creating a Personal Learning Network by Corinne Weisgerber. Related posts: PLE / Personal Learning Environment: What's yours like? Pedagogical Foundations For Personal Learning. Social Media and Social Network Educational Infographics. MORE >>