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Training to perform: How to overcome obstacles to better working

Learning Pool

Digitization of learning opens up access and allows us to connect with remote workers. This not only affects their own performance but negatively impacts the attitude and performance of their colleagues. That means changing what we train and how we train it. Fortunately, we already have the tools to transform learning. .

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Hire the heart and train the brain

Litmos

Hire for attitude, train skill. Open discussions with leadership about encouraging people to communicate regularly, honestly and openly. Don’t worry about overwhelming people with information overload. The smart leader will make information transparency a priority to make the company better. Communication.

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A message about learning from the C-suite

CLO Magazine

Open yourself to hearing calls to learn whenever they occur (many times each day!). Become a master at finding the best resources amid the information overload around you. Tune your ability to concentrate and bring the information you need into your brain — using all your body and brain’s resources, including sleep.

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“Brain Freeze: Does your eLearning System Cause Learning Paralysis?”

Vignettes Learning

The Zombie Tech Effect is my description of behavioral manifestations when we suffer from information overload that disables us from making quality decisions or results to learning paralysis.) People experience information anxiety There are impacts on productivity and well being with information overload.

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Top 50 Posts on Working Smarter for May 2011

Jay Cross

5 Reasons Why Activity Streams Will Save You From Information Overload - Luis Suarez , May 4, 2011. Abandon lectures: increase attendance, attitudes and attainment - Donald Clark Plan B , May 15, 2011. Massive Open Online Courses: Interview with Howard Rheingold - George Siemens , May 6, 2011. Learning 2.0

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Top 47 Posts and 10 Hot Topics for February

eLearning Learning Posts

Planning to implement informal learning? I was at one of the seminars at Learning Technologies last week and the speaker opened with the question: “How many of you are planning to implement informal learning this year?” Information Overload (5). Overcoming Information Overload , February 10, 2010.

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Working Smarter: Most popular posts of 2011

Jay Cross

Open Learning Analytics: A proposal - George Siemens , December 10, 2011. 5 Reasons Why Activity Streams Will Save You From Information Overload - Luis Suarez , May 4, 2011. SEC opens the gates to crowdfunding and a new structure of capitalism - Ross Dawson , April 9, 2011. Summify – the answer to information overload?