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Community of Practice and the TorranceLearning Download

The Performance Improvement Blog

One of many methods of organizational learning is a “community of practice”. This is a term coined by Etienne Wenger to describe “…groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.”

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Deeper eLearning Design: Part 6 – Putting It All Together

Learnnovators

The goal of this series is to build upon good implementations of instructional design, and go deeper into the nuances of what makes learning really work. Typically, an instructional designer uses these resources to determine the objective(s) of the course, and the major content to be developed, as well as assessment.

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Symbiosis

Clark Quinn

The implications are to stop trying to put everything in the head, and start designing systems that complement us in ways that assure that the combination is the optimized solution to the problem being confronted. Of course, this is only in the case of known problems, the ‘optimal execution’ phase of organizational learning.

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Supporting the Social Workplace Learning Continuum

Jane Hart

We need to remember, that (social) learning doesn’t just take place in a training room, but anywhere where people congregate. 3 – Think “activities” not “courses” It’s also time to start using different terms to refer to the “learning-focused” work that L&D does in the organisation.

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MOOCs in Workplace Learning – Part 5: Skills Learners Need Today

Learnnovators

I have been writing about MOOCs in the context of workplace learning from different perspectives for some time now. The earlier posts… MOOCs in Workplace Learning – Part 1: Some Points to Consider. MOOCs in Workplace Learning – Part 2: Designing a MOOC. I will just call out a few to set the context.

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Supporting self-managed team learning in the organisation

Jane Hart

Team learning is essential in any organization, for as my colleague, Harold Jarche points out, quoting Peter Senge. “It is team learning, not individual learning, that adds to organizational learning.” Social collaboration skills – how to work and learn collaboratively and productively in a team.

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Blended Learning For Better Results

Actio Learning

[updated from the original publication of February 2019} We find the challenge of designing, and engineering, effective blended learning experiences exciting and compelling. Over time, new technologies and approaches have expanded the definition to include instruction (classroom, e-learning, etc.), SharePoint) EPSS (e.g.,