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JANUARY 1, 2011

Mark Steyn reports … [ more ]. Everyday justice : a junior barrister of the Greenwich Magistrates Court helps his client apply for bail … [ more ]. Riley Weston is 19 years old, though, here as elsewhere, it depends on what the meaning of the word “is&# is.

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MARCH 14, 2009

Ten years ago, venture capital firms issued lengthy reports explaining why eLearning would take the world by storm. Some instructors and instructional designers now see me as a job threat. They needn’t worry. Enlightened eLearning requires more people, not fewer.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

For the most part, the learning we propose does away with instructors, classrooms, report cards, and graduation. It explodes too many myths; it declares training departments obsolete; it deals only with learning that improves organizational performance. Learning is not schooling. Quite the contrary.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

MARCH 27, 2010

Jerry ran up to Ed Zander in the parking lot to excitedly report that the new program was bringing in more that $3 billion in new sales. Consider: 120 new hires/month = 1,440 new hires a year who on average were selling at $5 million/year nine months (3/4 of a year) earlier than before. 1440 sales people x 3/4 year x $5 million = $3.5

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

APRIL 25, 2009

I am delighted to report that recordings of the April Learntrends sessions are online. Reflection is vital to learning. Congratulations to Scott Skibell for creating and uploading both standard-format videos and mp4s that you can download to your iPhone.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

US Gov Report on Online Learning – a must read - Donald Clark Plan B , September 8, 2009. Reflections from Another Part of the World and a Different Side of My Brain - Irving Wladawsky-Berger , September 17, 2009. Screenr - Lockergnome Blog Network , September 11, 2009. The Great Divide – Awakening?

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JUNE 22, 2007

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Shuffle through Mary Meeker’s phenomenal research report on the state of the internet economy. Thanks for the pointer, George Siemens.). Here’s the Quiz Question : Name a single trend Mary Meeker describes that won’t have a major impact on your workscape.

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DECEMBER 18, 2007

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JULY 29, 2007

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JUNE 26, 2009

Years ago, American managers chuckled over reports of Japanese workers who engaged in daily, group calesthenics. Scientists and researchers agree on the positive impact of four pillars of brain health: Balanced nutrition. Stress management. Physical exercise. Mental stimulation. Turns out this was the smart thing to do.

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AUGUST 29, 2006

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JANUARY 10, 2009

Reports on customer relationships and what’s happening outside of the company will become more important than internal bean-counting. 4] Later in this report, we’ll look at a variety of playing fields to enable you to consider which work best in your situation. [5] In an interconnected world, everything is relative. [3]

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AUGUST 28, 2009

Workshop report - Cognitive Edge , August 4, 2009. - Half an Hour , August 3, 2009. Social Networks and Security - Knowledge@Wharton , August 18, 2009. NPR – On the Tipping Point? Robert Paterson’s Weblog , August 18, 2009. Shifting from push to pull - Informal Learning , August 3, 2009.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

The story goes that when a reporter asked Albert Einstein for his phone number, the physicist looked it up in the phone directory, explaining “Why should I memorise something when I know where to find it?

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JULY 1, 2009

Reporters and bloggers unearth what is newsworthy and document it for the community. Expert moderators may vet the accuracy and clarity of information in their domains. Yet other moderators seed discussions to channel conversations in ways that might provide insight to the organization. These tasks won’t happen by themselves.

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