Learnnovators

JULY 20, 2015

In reality this has been part of mainstream working practice for many knowledge workers since the 1990s. However, it is still too easy – given today’s authoring tools – for a subject matter expert to produce a ‘brain dump’ and call it e-learning.

Authoring Tools 170

Authoring Tools Social Networks Virtual Classroom Press 170

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JANUARY 10, 2009

Human resources are more important than natural resources, brains more important than brawn. In the Age of Networks, customers can vanish and knowledge workers cross the chasm in the blink of an eye. Half of a high-school grads lack the fundamental skills required of an entry-level knowledge worker.

Authoring Tools 57

Authoring Tools Network Corporate eLearning Compliance Training 57

Jay Cross

APRIL 16, 2013

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. Situating our brains in our heads oversimplifies the situation; our brains are distributed throughout our bodies.

Informal Learning 98

Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Authoring Tools 98

Jay Cross

JULY 17, 2012

Knowledge workers learn more than twice as much from experience as from bosses and coaches, and the training department accounts for less half of that. Workers are disgruntled. Instead, managers should inspire workers, set expectations, and get out of the way. How workers connect to colleagues and knowledge.

Corporate eLearning 71

Corporate eLearning Compliance Training Blended Learning Training 71