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Making Connections: Trends in Social Learning

Obsidian Learning

Building on the concept of communities of practice , Etienne Wenger (2009) has proposed a social theory of learning. The focus of this theory is “learning as social participation,” in which learners actively participate in the practices of social communities and construct personal identities in relation to these communities.

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Work = Learning

Breakthrough eLearning

"Change is so fast and furious that work and learning blur into one activity." Working Smarter in Terra Nova Circa 2015 Jay Cross and his colleagues at Internet Time Group have recently published an interesting article on the evolution of work. They are learning about the intricacies of their field each and every day in this way.

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Action Mapping for ELearning

eFront

You even have an effective community-of-practice style conversations under your courses. No wonder, they fail to lead the learner to the desired performance objectives. Think: learning objectives vs performance objectives. Your course registration and completion rates are better than ever.

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E-Learning 101: Straightforward Answers to Fundamental Questions

ATD Learning Technologies

Many of the popular e-learning authoring tools output both to Flash and HTML5. What is a good source of information to further learn about e-learning? The ATD Learning Technologies Community of Practice is a great place to get started.

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How to Become a Learning Organization (An Interview with Michelle Ockers)

Convergence Training

Click the links below to learn more about how we can help you. Learning Management Systems. Download our FREE Guide to Writing Learning Objectives. Steps to Becoming a Learning Organization. I worked at Coca-Cola Amatil for about four years, and one of the things we did was set up communities of practice.