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How to Stay on Top of Training Demand? Know the Alternatives

Mindflash

However, there must be a better way, so we reach for alternatives to training, such as knowledge management, performance support, enterprise 2.0, technologies into an enterprise’s intranet, extranet and business processes. Learning professionals scamper to come up with a way to train people on the new thing. Enterprise 2.0

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Better Questions for Learning Professionals

Tony Karrer

What are some alternative blends that might work? What can I borrow from KM, collaborative learning, and management practices? Does interactivity make a difference in terms of learning? What does the research actually show? Is there demonstrable return that I can use to justify greater budget? What does this look like in practice?

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LearnTrends: Backchannel

Jay Cross

Amy Graff: I teach students going into business (online). Holly MacDonald: We need to talk about outcomes and business results within our orgs/with clients, not focus on "how" - that is stuff that we talk about with each other. KM, TM, etc. If an approachable alternative is created for social learning.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | July 12, 2019

Mike Taylor

It has been a busy week for that whizzed by in a blur. Stan Garfield ( @stangarfield ) share a number of tips on how to identify organizational barriers to knowledge sharing, and how to overcome them as you build the necessary culture for KM to thrive. Stop being impressed by money, fame & status. Warren Buffet. View at Medium.com.

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Top 40 eLearning Articles and 5 Hot Topics for Early March

eLearning Learning Posts

Nine Information Alternatives to the Now Defunct Training Magazine - Kapp Notes , March 2, 2010 Unfortunately, Training Magazine is folding up shop on its web site, print magazine and conferences. March 1, 2010 to March 14, 2010. March is off to a great start! This post offers some other places to get information about training. Good stuff.

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8 Dirty Words

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

His words were dirty; mine are bad for business. However, MIT’s Andy McAfee warns that executives who hear social flash on scenes of Woodstock and other non-business activities. Traditional, top-down KM has failed over and over again. Talking about training can blind you to alternative means of learning.

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eLearning Costs : eLearning Technology

Tony Karrer

You need to review all the variables (business objectives, cultural starting place, environment in which learning will predominantly take place, mix of media most suited to content, time available amongst learner base, performance change required etc etc ). Tony - good question to pose. Karl - great comment which I fully endorse.