Web Courseworks

MAY 18, 2016

In the late 1960s professional organizations began actively to address the growing disconnect between advances in knowledge and the practitioners who were no longer involved in institutional learning. Knox structures his book as a melding of theory and practice. Active Learning. What type of information does Knox have in mind?

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Web Courseworks

JULY 16, 2019

If you are a professional instructional designer or online course developer, you probably belong to the community of practice called the eLearning Guild. They have their regular speaker experts and their annual conferences, and they have their industry vendors who help support the community. Get Discovered.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. In fact, we typically learn more from informal learning than from formal learning experiences. Build a body of best practices for use in operational activities.

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Avilar

MAY 18, 2022

It’s always been important for leaders to hone their management skills to keep up with organizational priorities, leadership best practices, and workforce trends. For example, over the past decade employee technical skills have become essential for nearly all job categories. Create group activities that spark creativity.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 22, 2014

In this post, I extend this idea into the work Lave did with Etienne Wenger, which has become known as Communities of Practice. The work of Lave and Wenger advances this concept, turning its focus to the people who make up the learning communities we are all a part of.

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Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Michael then provides some examples of how organisations like IBM and The Cheesecake Factory see social learning. On the Real Workplace Learning blog, Jane Bozarth and I regularly share examples of workplace learning as it most often happens: through social informal and often serendipitous happenings. A nice overview article.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I prefer to see MOOCs through the lens of informal learning which values the learning over its bureaucracy. For example, it’s important that your intranet is mobile optimised, so when someone is away from their desk, they can quickly look up the information they need and put it into action. Informal first.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Key performance indicators for social and informal learning identify knowledge hubs and lead to better results. Where the changes show up is in the data points companies analyze in conjunction with social and informal learning. KPIs for social and informal learning should examine: • How many people use the system.

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Jane Hart

JUNE 4, 2012

So one approach that I have been promoting is, instead of thinking of Formal and Informal Leaning as polar opposites, rather to think in terms of a Social Workplace Learning Continuum (as shown diagrammatically in the image on the right).

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Fortunately, performance support systems have received more attention in recent years, thanks to a broader trend toward informal learning strategies. Here’s a quick sampling of the performance support options available: Job aids, quick reference guides and tip sheets qualify as performance support.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 11, 2016

For example, suppose you are charged with training the sales team on a new product. As a trainer, you will smash the “10” with an informative and engaging workshop filled with handouts, scenarios, role plays, activities etc. Set up a community of practice forum in which the trainee can ask questions in the moment.

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Jane Hart

MARCH 11, 2013

Supporting self-managed team learning is also about working in partnership with teams – either to address and support specific performance problems or to build or enhance existing sharing practices. There are an increasing number of examples of how L&D are supporting self-managed learning using new social technologies.

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Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Social media practices can facilitate new forms of collaborative knowledge construction. It encourages civic engagement in broader communities of practice. And social media can encourage an environment of trust, where individuals share information about themselves and their interests.

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Connect Thinking

AUGUST 4, 2012

Examples include web conferencing or webinar, forums, instant messaging and blogs. Example: Using webinar for frontline leadership can expose managers to the advantages of webinar for other operational uses. For example, some time ago I developed a video on how to create a podcast using organisation-issue hardware.

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Connect Thinking

AUGUST 4, 2012

Examples include web conferencing or webinar, forums, instant messaging and blogs. Example: Using webinar for frontline leadership can expose managers to the advantages of webinar for other operational uses. For example, some time ago I developed a video on how to create a podcast using organisation-issue hardware.

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Blended Learning Learning Strategy Wiki Strategy 157

Learning with e's

OCTOBER 29, 2017

This means that I try to be actively engaged with everything I do and see as I hunt for new images, methods, projects and ideas that can be used for education contexts. This post for example, started life as a series of notes on my smartphone after a conversation. I'm always seeking new ideas and content for my next blog.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

One theory that has emerged from the social constructivist school, Activity Theory , suggests that all learning is shaped and motivated by social influences (Engeström et al , 1999). The manipulation of tools, a very specific human activity, carries with them an accumulation of cultural and social knowledge. Engeström, Y.,

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learnWorlds

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Our modern society is quickly moving towards a knowledge economy , where intangible assets such as knowledge and information are valued much higher than tangible goods. The learner is able to discuss issues, ideas, suggestions, engage in role-playing for problem-solving, and share experiences and advice within a community of practice.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 5, 2012

Never before has gaining access to information been so easy. The imminent arrival of widespread 4G broadband and LTE ( Long Term Evolution ) will usher in wider availability to information and push even more data to our mobile devices over the same amount of radio spectrum. Access to information is one thing.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I see this kind of activity falling into the Public Affairs portfolio, as it concerns brand management. Active tweeting. Tweet scanning is one thing, but active tweeting is something else again. Suddenly Twitter comes into its own as an alternative communications medium. What an opportunity to win new customers!

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Learnnovators

MARCH 21, 2016

For example, suppose you are charged with training the sales team on a new product. As a trainer, you will smash the “10” with an informative and engaging workshop filled with handouts, scenarios, role plays, activities etc. Encourage the manager to engineer opportunities for the trainee to put their learning into practice.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Using the 4+4 Part Employee Lifecycle as my guide, I will share my thoughts on some of the ways in which your capability framework can add value to your organisation’s activities in terms of recruitment, onboarding, performance, and offboarding. Assessment of the latter informs the readiness of the employee for promotion.

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Matrix

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

I knew exactly what I was talking about, I had tons of personal examples and as a result I was believable and efficient in passing knowledge along. The solution I found after a couple of sessions in which the feedback was that ‘the trainer did not provide enough personal examples’ was to incorporate stories of Subject Matter Experts.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 13, 2017

If you’re sponsoring or developing a peer learning program, you know that professional communities of practice are a cost-effective way to leverage the collective wisdom and experience of a group of leaders with similar roles, challenges or interest areas. Participants often appreciate being asked for their guidance.

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Jane Hart

APRIL 20, 2012

Learning = acquisition of new knowledge and skills in many different ways (NOT just through study)| continuously and one off events | online and f2f | internal and external | formal and informal | content and people (e.g. Performance is key; it’s not about the learning per se but what they can do as a result of all their learning activities.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Simulation – replicating real-life problem solving within a safe environment; for example, learning business acumen by working with a team to solve a typical business problem and receiving immediate feedback on their performance. Reflection-in-action – learning from reflecting on an activity while doing it.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

They want more information, knowledge and help to be better people. Here’s a key example: When asked to a group of trainers, “What do you do to actively take your knowledge to the next level? Some people are actively (key word is actively) involved in groups and Communities of Practice.

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Acorn Labs

JULY 9, 2023

So, consider: Will the capability actively help your organisation achieve its goals? For example: Conducting product research and development Developing and testing prototypes Conducting market research and analysis. Qualitatively managed, where data informs decisions. Is there a market demand or need for it?

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Acorn Labs

JULY 9, 2023

So, consider: Will the capability actively help your organisation achieve its goals? For example: Conducting product research and development Developing and testing prototypes Conducting market research and analysis. Qualitatively managed, where data informs decisions. Is there a market demand or need for it?

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Effectiveness Assessment Leadership Metrics 52

Actio Learning

JANUARY 27, 2022

For example, in the 1990s, instructional psychology professor Charles Graham wrote, "Blended learning combines face-to-face instruction with computer-mediated instruction." sources of information ( resource repositories , job aids, etc.), and methods of collaboration (social, communities of practice , etc.).

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 16, 2008

In my post SharePoint Examples there are some great examples in the comments. Using SharePoint for Work Team or Communities of Practice (CoP) Collaboration Outside of any particular formal learning, many training organizations are using SharePoint to support work teams. These would be external consituents.

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Obsidian Learning

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Use real examples , relevant to me and my work. Learning maps and role-based portals can help, as in this example. Have mercy and put all possibly-relevant information in links at the end, not in the main body. In this example, the WBT course is a shell that ties together many pieces of microcontent. Make it for me.

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Docebo

OCTOBER 7, 2015

These organizations realize that they are made up of many experts, and they use collaboration and video creation tools to help record, archive, and make available this critical information. Through leveraging collaboration tools and creating communities of practice, organizations can nurture the creation of new knowledge.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The Theory Paivio''s dual coding theory considers the way we process verbal and non-verbal information. Visual and verbal information are processed in different ways along discrete pathways in the brain, and these are thought to create different mental representations. Engeström Activity Theory 9. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Here are the most popular posts on the Informal Learning Blog in 2009. Business Impact of Social and Informal Learning. T o implement social/informal learning infrastructure projects, learning and development professionals need to shift their focus from learning to earning. Power of informal learning in developing managers.

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Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

I spent the greater part of the weekend mulling over the practice of working out loud, what makes some folks adopt the habit with ease while others struggle, and what could be some of the possible enabling factors that support working out loud. A community grows through conversation, collaboration, and showcasing of work in progress.

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Acorn Labs

MAY 29, 2023

As an example: Account management and customer retention Sales data analysis and reporting Sales presentation and negotiation skills. The important thing to remember here is to align your sales capability needs with your L&D activities. There are a number of on-the-job teaching methods , including formal and informal coaching.

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