really was all about new work skills - skills we should be learning. Actually, it's also about the fact that there's not really new work as much as there is new work skills. Work Skills Changing Most of us who used to use these things know somewhat know that they really aren't in use anymore. My recent Survey - Do You Know What These Are? More on this below.

My primary interest here are the methods and tools that allow us to work better as part of remote work teams. In other words - How do we collaborate together in remote work teams to be as effective or even more effective than a team that works down the hall? I cannot claim to be an expert, and I feel like this topic demands a lot of soft skills such as communication skills, team skills, handling cultural and work Let me admit that I'm likely in over my head when talking about methods and tools for collaboration.

Harold Jarche, Michele Martin and I are pleased to announce a new workshop offering that relates to the recent posts on Tool Set 2009 and to the issues of Work Literacy . Work Literacy Skills Workshop Was the last formal training you had on knowledge work skills the use of a card catalog and microfiche reader? While there has been incredible innovation in tools and methods that You aren't alone in that. We are left trying to figure out where all these new tools fit in our day-to-day work life and our professional life. This workshop is a hands-on, collaborative,

I thought I'd kick off this year by posting a series of posts on topics related to tools and methods for work and learning. But I'm worried, because while I just got through writing about my concern in Using SharePoint that learning organizations seemed to be making the same mistake of Not Preparing Workers for Web 2.0 . Setting up a SharePoint for a community or work team is very different from teaching them about Personal Learning . It is our personal and professional responsibility to Improve Personal Learning - A Continuing Challenge for Learning Professionals

As more of our social and work life moves online there is a growing demand for community managers. Bertrand makes the specific  differentiation between communities and work groups or teams. Any group “work” is co-operative and non-directive. Online work team Betrand Duperrin discusses the differences between community managers and organizational managers (in English & in French ), stating that “Sometimes you need a community manager. Sometimes a manager is enough…”