I write this as I travel to Birmingham to participate in a panel discussion with Nick Shackleton-Jones and Robin Hoyle on the role of social media in learning. Here is where blogging can play a valuable role. The discussion forms part of the agenda for the World of Learning Conference, an event that I have enjoyed participating in for something like ten years now. Anyway, this post provides me with an opportunity to clarify my thoughts in preparation for the discussion. There is no question whatsoever that social media is transforming our personal and business lives. MORE >>

As a subset of this, I’d like to raise the role of content curator in workplace learning. Last week I wrote about content management and content access for on-demand learning, as described by Mark Vickers of Bersin and Associated. Who is a content curator? good content curator is someone who: Is keeny interested in a [.]. Performance support tools Workplace learning MORE >>

After sitting in on a training professional competencies focus group at TechKnowledge 2012, I became more inspired than ever to think about the role that learning and development professionals can look forward to in the future. One thing seems nearly certain—as time passes, the role of the training professional and instructional designer will be transformed. This is why various titles for our new role are being suggested, such as "Learning Experience Designer" and "Learning Architect" (see review of Clive Shepherd's book, The New Learning Architect ). MORE >>

Assume a Role. role-play that involves speaking to a nurse. To foster higher level skills, the player should assume a role during the game and not just play. Assuming a role means the learner must actively think about their actions, decisions and choices from a perspective other than themself. From a social learning context allowing the learner to mimic or role-play desired behavior influences future behaviors of the learner. role play provides a framework for the learner to practice what he or she needs to do in a safe and secure environment. MORE >>

The last time I looked at roles in education I was inspired by Anil Mammen to create a table based on his definitions. think some of the descriptions can be used in a prescriptive way of getting out of our industrial, hierarchical mindset and moving to an enterprise 2.0 or wirearchical culture. In networks, learning is the work, so a critical part of this culture shift is viewing learning as quite different from traditional training. Getting There. Wirearchical. Training – Learning & Development – Organizational Development – HR. Representative of the establishment. MORE >>