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Is it time for a BYOL (Bring Your Own Learning) strategy in your organization? #BYOL

Jane Hart

So just as some IT departments have realised the futility of banning personal devices in the workplace and are now beginning to adopt BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) strategies, L&D departments might also want to adopt a BYOL (Bring Your Own Learning) strategy and embrace all the learning that is taking place outside of training.

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The key to informal learning is autonomy

Jane Hart

Jay Cross, the author of the 2007 seminal book, Informal Learning, Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance , recently wrote a blog post in which he explained that although there has been a lot of talk about “informal learning” in the last five years, there has been very little action.

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Re-imagining Work & Learning in a Networked World

ID Reflections

Communities, conversations, and colleagues connected via mobile devices, social tools, and the web will be the keys to learning. L&D will transform organizations to become “social” organizations by facilitating PKM and community management. Social is NOT a set of tools.

Network 202
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L&D needs New Skills

ID Reflections

This impacts the way they take responsibility for their personal learning as well. This in turn impedes their ability to take focused decisions with regard to something as critical as personal learning. Fearless employees are more likely to take ownership of their own learning and give their best to the organization.

Skills 132
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What Makes a MOOC a MOOC?

ID Reflections

Many smart employees who have invested time and effort in building their own learning networks are turning to their PLNs (Personal Learning Networks) for help at the point of need. They are using various tools for PKM ( Personal Knowledge Management ) and taking onus of their own learning.

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Tool Set 2009

Tony Karrer

I thought I'd kick off this year by posting a series of posts on topics related to tools and methods for work and learning. I'm hoping to address questions such as: How do you create a personal tool set or Personal Learning Environment (PLE) for yourself? We are all too busy. What should be in your tool set?

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The Changing Nature of Workplace Learning

ID Reflections

As an L&D professional who is passionate about self-driven learning, #pkm and #pln, and believe in and evangelize social and informal learning, I realize it''s time to take a step back and do a reality check. Showcase benefits of personal learning networks: This, I believe is one of the most critical steps.

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