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Using online communities to extend the learning experience

CLO Magazine

Those instances can span from a casual check-in of upcoming events on a smartphone to structured research by posting a question (and getting multiple on-target responses) on the forum — all in real-time, in the flow of work and detached from structured learning. Furthermore, online communities can foster a global connection.

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Focus on skills: Why apprenticeships are the future for business

CLO Magazine

Apprenticeships are not just an alternative to further or even higher education. The World Economic Forum noted that changing technology and business practices will mean that up to 42 percent of skill requirements will change by 2022. A day in the life. Beyond 2021. Only time will tell, but the benefits are evident.

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Let’s catch up on Learning Pool’s hybrid events from 2021

Learning Pool

And face-to-face events of all kinds were canceled or postponed (we had our fair share of rescheduling to do) and online and hybrid alternatives were forced to take their place. . According to the World Economic Forum, the gender pay gap is predicted to close in 108 years. Life of a CLO: A Fireside Chat.

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The ‘Mastermind’ effect: Leveraging resources to support upskilling and reskilling for the future

CLO Magazine

Additionally, there are non-executive groups like Circles of Hope, Impact and Lean In Circles, Employee Resource Network Forums and cohort-based learning groups that all tend to be organized around specific organizational roles or focused issues.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. Over time, content providers will supplement their core offerings with live webinars, interactive exercises, discussion forums, wikis, social networks etc. Don’t all these people deserve a better education? The former is the subject of such disdain.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. Over time, content providers will supplement their core offerings with live webinars, interactive exercises, discussion forums, wikis, social networks etc. Don’t all these people deserve a better education? The former is the subject of such disdain.

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Down But Not Quite Out: what can we learn from the plights of Learning Tree International and Readers Digest?

Performance Learning Productivity

Alternatives to ILT events The Internet has not only changed the way we communicate but also our concept of 'freely available'. Turning to collaborative and community support for learning, there's the ITIL Community Forum with its FAQs, feedback, forums and 23,000 registered users to interact with. I could go on.

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