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Search

Tony Karrer

This post likely will be quite a bit different because I'm convinced that most people have used different search tools enough that they are pretty comfortable with their current search behaviors. Yes, I personally use Google 95%+ for searching. But I do sometimes jump to other search engines.

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Lurking is Not a Static State

ID Reflections

I recalled some of the posts and articles I had read in the past about lurking as a behavior in online communities and what it indicated, and decided to dig through those again. Some of the research material points to a cycle of participation that I have mentioned later. There are communities where we continue to remain as lurkers.

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Learning and KM: Separated at birth?

Jay Cross

The mid-1990s saw a knowledge-sharing culture at E&Y that guided behaviors, activities, and goals and was viewed as a competitive advantage. Practical ways of influencing educational needs, as well as enterprise strategies, are highlighted as the solutions for knowledge worker evolution are considered.

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Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009

eLearning Learning Posts

LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers - eLearning Technology , July 6, 2009. Game-Based Learning Impacts Youth Behavior/Attitudes - Web Courseworks , October 15, 2009. Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need , December 19, 2008. Learning for the 21st Century - Informal Learning , December 17, 2008.

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Online Coaching

Tony Karrer

As I've said many times, for concept workers work and learning are inseparable. For a knowledge worker, generally its something like the start of a new project or a new kind of situation that sparks the need for learning. Teach people how to do research, not just search. But it shouldn't just be me.

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Top 70 eLearning Articles - Hot Topics: iPad Adobe Captivate - July 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

have been designing and delivering learning interventions for nearly 20 years (dare I say), and I always tell my clients that the learning intervention is just the start of creating change in behavior. Instead, you might as well use the 'Search' function in Twitter, and then save the search, which you can follow. Sounds simple?

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Informal Learning – the other 80%

Jay Cross

Now it’s often more effective to take control by giving control, by letting “the invisible hand” self-organize worker learning. The organization establishes the goals and gives the workers flexibility in how to meet them. Most workers report that they often need to work around formal procedures and processes to get their jobs done.