Jay Cross

JUNE 13, 2012

Next month I’ll be offering an experiential workshop on Informal Learning through Jane Hart’s Social Learning Center. Form an on-going community of practice. Network socially with Socialcast, Buddypress, GoToMeeting, Google+. find out how to integrate learning into workflow.

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Informal Learning Informal Communities of Practice Learning 66

Clark Quinn

MAY 12, 2020

The domain’s likely built upon some predecessor concepts that may be familiar, but can a motivated and self-effective learner get this in a reasonable amount of time, or will they benefit from a learning experience? Until schools also develop effective communication and collaboration skills, L&D would be useful.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 5, 2012

Several excellent blog posts have recently come to my attention that, when combined, provide a how-to for creating a learning culture in organizations. One of these posts appears in Jane Hart’s blog, Learning in the Social Workplace. In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g.,

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Social Networks Culture Organization Create 262

Learnnovators

MAY 10, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. The catch is that “social learning” cannot just be implemented or enforced. How is this change related to social learning?

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TalentLMS

MAY 16, 2016

The boom in social media and the round-the-clock need to connect in communities is doing wonders for the eLearning industry. Social learning is an age-old learning and teaching strategy, backed by many cognitive scientists. Leveraging social learning with the eLearning content is the new norm of eLearning courses.

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Social Learning Social Cognitive eLearning Strategy 74

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

The former identifies shifts in specific areas that will and already are having a far-reaching impact on the way we work, learn, communicate, and engage with the environment and society. Or will work itself subsume learning enabled by a transformed L&D / facilitators / coaches / mentors and the "right" organizational culture?

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ATD Learning Technologies

JANUARY 14, 2016

The ATD and i4cp study Instructional Design Now: A New Age of Learning and Beyond reported in early 2015 that social learning was in use by fewer than three in 10 organizations. Here’s a look at the full results: Make access to social learning easy and fast; 68%.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 2, 2015

Several excellent blog posts have recently come to my attention that, when combined, provide a how-to for creating a learning culture in organizations. One of these posts appears in Jane Hart ’s blog, Learning in the Social Workplace. In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g.,

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Social Networks Culture Organization Create 100

Jay Cross

AUGUST 7, 2009

Published in Chief Learning Officer, August 2009. Informal Learning 2.0. Some cutting-edge corporations are adopting a new bundle of practices — let’s call them informal learning 2.0 — in order to improve operating efficiency by: • Slashing time to performance. Increasing customer loyalty though learning.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

70:20:10 has shone a spotlight on the limits of formal learning. In contrast, social and experiential learning continue to be veritable goldmines of productivity, placing learners at the centre of their story and demanding a major shift from Learning & Development professionals. social networks (yammer, chatter).

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ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

1 Instructional Design Multimedia Learning Richard Mayer. 2 Workplace Learning The Fifth Discipline Peter Senge. 3 Workplace Learning Informal learning Jay Cross. 4 Workplace learning The Working Smarter Fieldbook Jay Cross. 5 Workplace Learning/Training Social Media for Trainers Jane Bozarth.

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Social Networks Cognitive Enterprise 2.0 Social Network 172

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 22, 2013

I decided to take this on, thinking about an org that was already in operation, with it’s goals, processes, and practices, and what I might do if I were to come in and get it going (with the support of the executive team to do what I thought was right). Another emphasis would be on developing individual capability for self-learning.

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Cognitive Performance Support Screencast Compliance Training 180

Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 12, 2010

It is about complementing what your brain does well by providing the capabilities that it does not do well (rote computation, distance communication, and exact detail), but wherever and whenever you are. Even without that, however, there are big offerings on the table for informal learning, via access to resources and networks.

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Brain Performance Support Calendar Communities of Practice 174

Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

These are my notes from the Learn Trends: Networked and Social Learning online mini-conference. community of practice. Intent was to show that we communicate our goals through things other than verbal. How does that impact online communication? How do you build trust through online communication?

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Network LearnTrends Metrics Movie 170

Janet Clarey

AUGUST 19, 2009

Just finished up an online presentation, Using Social Medial to Improve Workplace Learning , slides below. and this one “ideal online community&# : Le slides: Using Social Media Tools To Improve Workplace Learning. 2/3’s didn’t have a strategy for social media. ASTD Learning Circuits.

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Social Media Media Social Networks Social 60

ID Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2010

Image via Wikipedia "Collaboration is a process through which people who see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and search for the solution that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible." ~ Anecdote And informal learning is hinged on collaboration.

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Instructional Design Pattern Wikipedia Collaboration 137

E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Suddenly Twitter comes into its own as an alternative communications medium. The latest warm & fuzzy activity undertaken by its staff for the community. This is a classic example of informal learning , and it’s central to the evolution and modernisation of workplace training. What could your company tweet about?

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The Learning Circuits

JULY 9, 2012

What we do (rather, how we do it) is influenced greatly by technologies that support more flexible means of communication and collaboration. We can explain communities of practice without once using the phrase "well, no, that's not really an example of what i'm talking about."! Do you document successes of social learning ?

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Network Personal Learning Personal Personalization 83

ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

Working from home offers me plenty of solitude but not the intellectual stimulation and those over-the-shoulder conversations so crucial to serendipity, ambient awareness, and informal learning. To let people know about my work, socialize it as much as possible. This makes socializing (publicising?)

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Jay Cross

MAY 1, 2012

Six years ago few people believed that informal learning made much of a difference. Today’s common wisdom is that most workplace learning is experiential, unplanned, social, and informal. Informal learning tops many training department agendas. The information explosion has hit.

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Learning with e's

MAY 29, 2013

If you are immersed in technology mediated communication, there are no apparent barriers to membership of your community of practice. It is your virtual community. It is tribal because the global online community exhibits many of the characteristics of traditional, territorial tribal practice.

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Global Digital Social Networks Social Media 91

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

What we learn in formalised settings such as school, college and university is merely the foundation of our knowledge and the rudimentary skill sets that enable us to build our own minds and construct meaning, through individual and social contexts later in life. That has always been the nature of learning.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 8, 2007

For some months now I've been carrying Jay Cross's new book Informal Learning around in my bag to read on train journeys. What's more, I believe that blended, formal programmes can provide an important bridge to informal learning. So, what do I think? I get the impression he's writing for me.

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Informal Learning Blended Learning Informal Social Networks 40

eFront

APRIL 3, 2011

During the last 5 years I was able to exchange ideas, share thoughts, and learn from an eLearning community of practice that exists in the blogosphere. I did my research and I listed 134 eLearning and workplace Learning Blogs.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2012

By combining the power of the human brain with technology in a way that facilitates work, collaboration and communication, leaders can turn learning into multifaceted performance support. Lots of the opportunities to improve come through the network, through the people we learn with and from.

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Performance Support Performance Suite Mentoring 72

Janet Clarey

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Q: What social media tools is Cornerstone OnDemand incorporating into their LMS? Cornerstone Connect is the company's new enterprise social networking platform. Alumni/retiree engagement networks - Alumni and retiree networks are a great first step for an organization wanting to test social networking waters. .

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Jay Cross

DECEMBER 26, 2008

For all the talk about networks and knowledge sharing, it appears many organizations aren’t practicing it. In the middle of 2008, a notice appeared on the Informal Learning blog (informl.com) requesting participation in a survey of informal and Web 2.0 learning practices. Communities of Practice: Hot or Not?

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Network Communities of Practice Trends Wiki 36

Litmos

JANUARY 16, 2019

Performance support and social networks are two other key elements, and don’t neglect them. Don’t equate information with ability. One of the wrong ways to do courses is to get information from SMEs and present it to the learners (whether or not you add a knowledge test). It’s human nature.

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Social Networks Cognitive Performance Support Diversity Training 51

Jay Cross

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Collaboration gets things done and is the most powerful learning tool in the CLO’s playbook. Twenty years ago, colleagues at far-flung enterprises communicated by phone, mail and fax. Expertise locators connect workers to people with answers; social software connects them with friends and colleagues. Coordination breaks down.

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Social Networks Wiki IBM Metrics 40

eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Best of eLearning Learning. Online Learning Technologies–Past, Present, and Future. Implementing Social Media: Beyond The Hype. Why The Death Of The Newspaper Industry Should Scare The Hell Out Of The Learning Industry. Social Media: Trends and Implications for Learning. November 2009. Random Web 2.0

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Google Wave LearnTrends Blended Learning DevLearn 40

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

APRIL 29, 2007

Communities of Practice: Addressing Workforce Trends Through New Learning Models Some good quotes from the article above: "Organizations would be well-advised to shift budgets and resources from formal learning settings to informal situations where the majority of learning actually takes place."

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Social Networks Communities of Practice Social Network Corporate eLearning 32

Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, June 14, 2007 Defining an e-Learning Strategy: Planning the Kickoff In the spirit of building a Community of Practice -- sharing ideas and processes -- I thought Id try and share what I can of a current project.

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eLearning Learning Posts

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Harold suggested a model that he uses to manage his personal knowledge and stay on top of his social media intake. The eLearning Coach , January 25, 2010 As a learning professional, it’s important to stay fresh and current. It’s also a great way to build a personal learning network. Cognitive Psychology Anyone? -

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Janet Clarey

DECEMBER 5, 2008

I’ve been to their beautiful home office in West Des Moines, Iowa but didn’t get a chance to meet Will Hipwell who is GeoLearning’s Senior Vice President, Marketing & Product Management at that time although I’ve communicated with him by email many, many times. (I

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GeoLearning Social Networks Wiki Cornerstone OnDemand 36

Jay Cross

MAY 30, 2009

That first round of e-learning largely failed for precisely this reason. You can’t remove the humans from learning. Companies should embrace network-supported informal learning because it works better, not because it reduces labor costs. New communities have different requirements than old.

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Technology Wiki Metrics CLO 38

eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

So here are the top posts based on social signals via eLearning Learning for August 2010. My e-Learning Don’ts - MinuteBio , August 8, 2010 Here is a list I compiled of things I think should NOT be done when designing e-learning courses. Social media is a fad. What are Learning Analytics? I know I did.

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Augmented Reality Social Learning Blended Learning Social 83

Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

There are tons of free webinars this month to keep you connected with your communities of practice. Adaptable to both formal and informal learning needs, video can help instructors increase training quality, speed and effectiveness — all while significantly lowering program costs. They’re finding that help in video.

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