IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The digital skills gap refers to the disparity between the skills required by employers and the skills possessed by the workforce. You may even implement simple communities of practice or some other type of ongoing support through your enterprise social network (ESN).

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2014

Let me give you an example: Many schools, colleges and universities have by now implemented a managed learning environment (MLE) sometimes referred to as a virtual learning environment (VLE) or Learning Management System (LMS). Is your school community ready to adopt new practices or will they resist? Leave the store.

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Mark Oehlert

AUGUST 31, 2007

Now I saw this post in the Adaptive Path blog like a week or two ago; " The Shelf Life of Social Networks." " The post seems to be asking about why there seems to be a rise and fall to social networks and should we worry about that or just go along with it.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 5, 2012

When people talked about ‘smart phones’ they were referring to the design and appearance of the device, not its capability. Yet connecting into a community of practice can work as a double edged sword. The larger the community network, the more content is likely to be made available.

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ID Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2015

The four topics we are planning to deep dive into in the first two weeks are: a) Networked learning, b) Personal Learning Networks, c) MOOCs, and d) Communities of Inquiry. We can find them and connect with them on Twitter, LinkedIn, Quora, Pinterest. Characteristics of a PLN Everyone''s network looks different.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

just-in-time performance tools (checklists, quick reference guides). social networks (yammer, chatter). This might include just-in-time video guides, elearning simulations, communities of practice, group coaching, observation grids, checklists or debriefing sessions. CREATE REAL VALUE ON SOCIAL PLATFORMS.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Self regulation of learning is thought to be a characteristic of individual students (Beishuizen, 2008) but increasingly can be contextualised within social learning environments. A number of collaborative and social networking tools regularly play a role within the average student PLE. Practice Application Brief No.

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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 personal network. It is your virtual community. Industrial society eroded the tribal gatherings of more primitive societies and redefined community.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 25, 2013

In education and learning organizations, the measure of success is the positive educational and life long learning impact an up-to-date and unified digital campus has on a community college student. Community colleges must have a unified digital campus to attract and retain students. References. [1] 1] Norris, D. 3] Norris, D.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

APRIL 10, 2010

Informal Communities of practice. Informal Community e-news. Informal Reference docs/job aids. Social SharePoint 2010, eRoom/Documentum. Social Mentoring/ coaching. Social Websites? Social Books?

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Obsidian Learning

MARCH 11, 2015

Building on the concept of communities of practice , Etienne Wenger (2009) has proposed a social theory of learning. The focus of this theory is “learning as social participation,” in which learners actively participate in the practices of social communities and construct personal identities in relation to these communities.

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Janet Clarey

AUGUST 19, 2009

At the end of the presentation, I tried something different and shared Wordle so we could make a word cloud for two issues: what things make a bad classroom training session and what an ideal online community would look like. and this one “ideal online community&# : Le slides: Using Social Media Tools To Improve Workplace Learning.

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ID Reflections

JUNE 29, 2014

Refer to Ross Dawson’s The Future of Work for a detailed overview. Workplace learning in many places is still struggling to come out of the Industrial Era where workers were trained on best practices, put to work, and their efficiency measured by supervisors. It goes beyond a Facebook status update.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 21, 2015

Seeded at the turn of the century, the social web phase of Internet development promoted connections, participation, networked sociality. It didn''t take long for the emerging social networking services to gain massive worldwide subscriptions. References Castells, M.

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Living in Learning

JULY 12, 2009

I refer to this from the perspective of the learner as their work context. Often the role of Performer Support serves as reference knowledge when the learner could not draw upon recall knowledge. Monitoring social networks can be a monumental task. The concept of a PSO implies that the asset is in fact an object.

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Jay Cross

MARCH 29, 2015

Sharing is an act of learning and can be considered your responsibility for the greater social learning contract. Back in California, Peter and I met at the Institute for Research on Learning to talk further about informal learning, communities of practice, anthropological research, and learning as engagement.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 18, 2014

Use Twitter, Facebook, Skype, Plus, and LinkedIn. We are amazed at the possibilities of looking at ‘downloading information’ into the brain as the future of learning (Refer the new research about ‘Automated Learning’ by Brown University neuroscientist Takeo Watanabe). Blog, microblog, collaborate virtually, chat, and more.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

MAY 23, 2023

Reading Time: 8 minutes Introduction The Training, Learning, and Development Community recently hosted Learning by Doing: Games and Gamification for Instructional Design. If we constantly center ourselves by referring back to the business goal and learning objectives, we can avoid falling into the trap of getting carried away with “fun.”

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Learnnovators

APRIL 16, 2014

Use Twitter, Facebook, Skype, Plus, and LinkedIn. We are amazed at the possibilities of looking at ‘downloading information’ into the brain as the future of learning (Refer the new research about ‘Automated Learning’ by Brown University neuroscientist Takeo Watanabe). Blog, microblog, collaborate virtually, chat, and more.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2008

Question 1 - What are the most likely ways / places your organization might or does use Blogs, Wikis, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking or Collaboration Tools? DogEar – Social Bookmarking BluePages - employee-controlled profiles of 400,000 employees Daily online newsletter called w3. Choose the top 3-5.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 2, 2012

This kind of performance is commonly referred to as formal assessment. It is important for the community, because the community needs skilled and knowledgeable members, and some form of check is required to ensure that the skill or knowledge is up to date, safe to use, and is relevant for the needs of society.

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eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

People thinking cohort-based learning is the same as group/community learning. I’m not just referring to buyers here, but vendors in a big way. Group and community learning has been around for more than two decades. Group Learning/Community. Someone behind the curtain, controls our learning. The Loop is Broken.

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Litmos

JANUARY 16, 2019

Performance support and social networks are two other key elements, and don’t neglect them. Too often, learning is evaluated by asking the learner whether they liked the experience, or thought it was valuable That’s what is referred to as a ‘smile sheet’. Don’t equate information with ability.

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IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

However the real power of the future of learning lies in employee-generated content and social learning on an enterprise social networking. Performance support can take various forms, such as job aids, online tutorials, or a simple one-page quick reference guide.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 16, 2009

But, I by no means consider myself an expert and find that I spend quite a bit of my time building my network skills so I can do this more effectively. When I looked at her first post, I was actually disappointed because it wasn't really about networks and communities. Somewhat a classic community or practice.

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IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Self-directed learning in the workplace refers to the process of employees taking control of their learning and development. It might mean external resources are curated and made available in a Learning Experience Platform (LXP) or it could simply mean employees have access to Udemy for Business and LinkedIn Learning.

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Vignettes Learning

JUNE 11, 2008

Top management directed me to see how we can launch Social Networking and Learning to 45,000 of our employees."These I love the idea of a "community of practice" – but that's not always the place to start. and Social Networking tools. Manage Micro-Networks and Micro-Results. for Learning.""Top

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ID Reflections

JUNE 2, 2009

We have built communities of practices to facilitate and construct our own understanding. Refer to: Storytelling: Scientist's Perspective: John Seely Brown We as individuals know very little of most things--only from our individual perspective. Twitter, Facebook, Ning, etc., answering this need in different ways 11.

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Challenge to Learn

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Virtual worlds, Informal learning, learning on the job, lifelong learning, collaborative learning, adaptive learning, blended learning, game based learning, skill based learning, communities of practice, et cetera. At the moment there are a ton of words buzzing around: Web 2.0, What is the trend in all this, where are we going?

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Janet Clarey

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I couldn’t really articulate differences between networks and communities of practice when Tony asked. References: Brown, J.S. Social networks that matter: Twitter under the microscope. Social Computing Lab, HP Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA and Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Waxmann Verlag.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 4, 2006

Updates recent studies show additional reasons: Blogging and Social Networking Boosts Your Social Life. This is the difference represented in the shift from traditional classroom based learning and network learning. Blogging -- It's Good for You. Stephen Downes) 7. David Wilson) 3.

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Janet Clarey

JUNE 10, 2008

Social Media! Social Networking! Communities of Practice! Hard-to-get research >>> Adopt new process >>> Blog, Wiki, Twitter, Social Network, Skype, Group calls, Google docs, etc. Reference: Klein, K.J. & Diagnosis: implementationitis (inflammation of innovation).

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 6, 2012

This is what I sometimes refer to as 'baggonising' and it's something I am becoming increasingly familiar with. The same applies when you mention something on Facebook, or simply let slip your date of birth, location or other personal information such as hobbies and interests. It knows a lot more about me than that though.

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learnWorlds

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In its simplest definition, the No-Code Movement refers to app development without a line of code. The no-code movement will make it easier than ever for community groups, nonprofits, and NGOs to build purpose-built learning apps for their causes. It allows you to build powerful mobile apps like the social media apps IG and Facebook.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 18, 2018

They are also sometimes referred to as Gen Y. Extend To Social Learning. According to a survey, 83% of Millennials said they have a Facebook account. This generation loves social media. 8 Learning Strategies And Tips To Engage Your Millennial Workforce.

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IT Training Department Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Continuous learning refers to the ongoing process of acquiring new knowledge, skills, and competencies. It’s bad because you have no control over it and while good practices can be spread, bad practices can also. In addition to custom training for custom company technology, use tools such as LinkedIn Learning or Udemy.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

JULY 13, 2006

The line he quoted I was hoping was referring to our past state of affairs in the training industry. The learning desktop, the corporate portal, the communities of practice, the self-publishing SMEs, will automate us right out of a job. Again, Tony helps me clarify my thoughts. Thanks Tony. (I I love this about blogging!)

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