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The Big Question: What tools should we learn?

Clive on Learning

This month’s Big Question on the ASTD Learning Circuits Blog asks what software tools, as learning and development professionals, we should set out to learn. Yes, they must know how to use these well, but then so does almost any knowledge worker. This is hardly a major personal development challenge.

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The Big Question: Leading the charge

Clive on Learning

Far too many learning professionals are too conservative in their approach, way out of touch with what is happening with technology, and too personally committed to the top-down, authoritarian training orthodoxy. concept must be appropriate to the organisation, and this is open to question when you're looking beyond knowledge workers.

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I Feel the Need - The Need for Speed

Tony Karrer

If you are reading this, you are a knowledge worker. Consider the content (knowledge, information, learning) you personally need to get your job done. And when you consider the trends for most concept workers (knowledge workers), we clearly are heading towards faster moving content aimed at smaller audiences.

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Knowledge Skills Mentoring Tips - Best of eLearning Learning

eLearning Learning Posts

LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers - eLearning Technology , July 6, 2009. Learning Professionals - Skills 2.0 - Learning Circuits Big Question July 2009 - The E-Learning Curve , July 2, 2009. Personal Learning Network - Blender - Training Solutions , July 1, 2009. The Big Question , July 7, 2009.

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Conversation on Conversations

Tony Karrer

Unfortunately, I'm not sure that we really are doing much to address this important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap.

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To-Learn Lists

The Learning Circuits

As Knowledge Workers, work and learning are the same, so how does a to-learn list really differ from a to-do list? What skills, practices, behaviors do modern knowledge workers need around to-learn lists? Instead, my exploration via work, blogging, speaking, I seem to find ample learning opportunities.

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2009 Predictions How Did I Do?

Tony Karrer

Some training will still be preferred face to face such as when team building or in-person soft skills are important, but 2009 will be the year when we realize that we should be justifying any in-person training. Price points for virtual classroom training will begin to be virtually the same as for the same in-person classes.