E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Having said that, dropping the degree entry requirement could make sense for specific teams such as Innovation, who might be looking for someone with creative thinking skills rather than a Bachelor of Commerce degree. I prefer to see MOOCs through the lens of informal learning which values the learning over its bureaucracy.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Scanning Social Networks Instructional Design 100

Matrix

MARCH 22, 2018

Today’s employees focus a lot on learning and development — both personal and professional — as they know that acquiring new knowledge and skills, and always improving these, is the way to a successful career. Therefore, getting the right learning opportunities makes them feel valued. A CoP is not a team.

Companies 49

Companies Strategy Communities of Practice Community 49

Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2011

The role of L&D is to communicate and connect those who are doing the work (at the top of the pyramid) and management whose job is to support them. Companies are outsourcing their course development so internal L&D can focus on communicating and connecting. Becoming CURATORS of information – tagging, editing.

eLearning Guild 208

eLearning Guild Social Learning Social Metrics 208

Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

Among other things, Bersin cites the potential of learning experience systems, microlearning platforms, and other technologies to reach learners with the learning content they need and want but often, ironically, lack the time to consume. Capture Tacit Knowledge and Build Communities of Practice.

Learning Technologies 40

Learning Technologies Technology Learner Communities of Practice 40

Litmos

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

If we’re collaborating, trying to mutually develop an output, we have to go further. We need to create a shared understanding of the approach to develop a shared output. Both approaches, just getting feedback and collaborating, are true for both informal and formal learning. “Oh, I hadn’t thought of it that way.”

Diversity Training 75

Diversity Training SAP Cognitive Social Learning 75

Jay Cross

JULY 7, 2013

We’re seeing a more interactive model of learning. Think about how you learn a new software program. Communities of practice , a term coined by Institute for Research on Learning staff. Newcomers learn as they become members of that team. It’s always informal. I doubt you read the manual.

Communities of Practice 85

Communities of Practice Community Learning Research 85

Jane Hart

AUGUST 27, 2012

Recognises that formal learning accounts for small % of how people learn in the organisation. Training often outsourced, on-demand access to self-paced learning, f2f networking important, facilitated collaborative/peer-learning available in the workflow. Informal learning. Social learning.

Blended Learning 198

Blended Learning Social Business Performance Support 198

Jane Hart

JUNE 4, 2012

Although, modern office spaces do provide open meeting areas which support informal gatherings, remember too that we also learn with others virtually – even when we are sitting on our own – so we also need to provide similar virtual informal (learning) spaces.

Performance Support 210

Performance Support Social Support eLearning Guild 210

Jay Cross

APRIL 6, 2013

Post 1 People learn their jobs by doing their jobs. assignments and coach their team members. We learn to do the job on the job. These posts offer guidance to managers who want to make learning from experience and conversation more effective. We learn from experience and achieve mastery through practice.

Social Networks 83

Social Networks Social Network Communities of Practice Lesson 83

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

More than anything else, there was a significant shift in the strategic thinking of learning and development leaders. During this time, learning leaders understood how the speed of employee development was an unmatchable competitive weapon. Leveraging the lessons. An integrated ecosystem supersedes separate efforts.

Metrics 89

Metrics Lesson Performance Support Unison 89

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Given that the goal of instructional designers and training developers is to improve employee performance, it’s surprising that many continue to create blended learning programs with little or no reliance on performance support tools or systems. Learning Portals – act as hubs for all the resources listed above.

Performance Support 190

Performance Support Blended Learning Support Performance 190

Obsidian Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2015

When resources are cut, you need to identify your A-Team, and they need to be on top of their game. How can you ensure your A-Team is prepared to help guide your company through these anxious times? The answer, as almost always, is training and communication. How do you keep your A-Team up to speed?

Budget 40

Budget Compliance Training Authoring Tools Blended Learning 40

Web Courseworks

MARCH 22, 2010

When it comes to eLearning, the Guild is a trusted source of information, networking and a true community of practice. This is topped only by the way they organize events to promote the professional development of those of us in eLearning.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Conference Expert eLearning Guild 100

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Furthermore, the Project Management Institute’s report “The Competitive Advantage of Effective Talent Management” from March 2013 discovered that organizations with strong talent management programs met 72 percent of their project goals as compared to 58 percent for organizations with a weaker career development focus.

Blended Learning 60

Blended Learning Virtual Classroom Blended Communities of Practice 60

EI Design

AUGUST 19, 2020

This year, the COVID-19 crisis has reset the trends leaving HR leaders and L&D teams to rethink the way they manage and train the workforce. eLearning Trends in 2020 – Mobile Apps for Learning. They can be used to offer both Formal as well as Informal learning. eLearning Trends in 2020 – Personalized Learning.

Trends 75

Trends Blended Learning Compliance Training eLearning Strategy 75

Clive on Learning

APRIL 29, 2011

Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives. Rob is Senior Consultant, Organisational Development for Farm Credit, Canada, a government-owned financial institution making loans to farmers across Canada. No way will Rob ever be an order taker.

Communities of Practice 77

Communities of Practice SharePoint SAP Mentoring 77

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives. Rob is Senior Consultant, Organisational Development for Farm Credit, Canada, a government-owned financial institution making loans to farmers across Canada. No way will Rob ever be an order taker.

Communities of Practice 75

Communities of Practice SharePoint SAP Mentoring 75

Mindflash

MAY 23, 2012

The first post I wrote here was Critical Skills Learning Professionals Need Now , back in October 2010. Since then, I’ve been on a quest to help people in the learning and development industry continuously learn new skills and stay current. Software developers think in versions. Social/Informal Learning.

Enterprise 2.0 91

Enterprise 2.0 Authoring Tools Instructional Design Skills 91

EI Design

JANUARY 28, 2020

To distinguish this release from other offerings, I was mulling over the approach I could use to thread various Trends and I came up with the following 3 important aspects: Look at various Trends from the lens of how relevant they are for the learners, the business, and the L&D teams. Mobile Learning. Mobile Apps for Learning.

Trends 52

Trends Blended Learning eLearning Strategy Corporate eLearning 52

Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

Many of us are getting a crash course in remote work as we quickly get up to speed on teleconferencing, videoconferencing and the vast array of tools and hacks for virtual teams. The coronavirus may have robbed us of face-to-face interaction, but it can’t rob us of learning. We hope they help you keep calm and carry on.

Free 90

Free Brandon Hall Blended Learning Virtual Classroom 90

Challenge to Learn

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

At the end of the blog I concluded that we needed to come up with a coherent vision and mission to determine the direction of future developments of EasyGenerator as a solution and as a company. Inspired by my visit to the development team, I will take the cow by the horns (I am not sure if that is a valid English expression).

Blended Learning 139

Blended Learning CD-ROM Easygenerator Authoring Tools 139

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. Lack of professional development.

Network 36

Network Communities of Practice Trends Wiki 36

Tony Karrer

JUNE 8, 2009

Blogger in Middle-earth , May 26, 2009 Tips for Working with SMEs - Bozarthzone , May 21, 2009 Social Networking in Times of Stress and Personal Emergencies - Electronic Papyrus , May 11, 2009 Aligning Learning Theory with Instructional Design - The E-Learning Curve , May 21, 2009 Developing a PLE Using Web 2.0

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Wiki Corporate eLearning Case Study 100

Jay Cross

JUNE 2, 2013

Two days of the trip were paid work: One day I keynoted the Learning Innovations and Quality Conference and participated in the launch of the International Council for Open Research and Education ( ICORE ) in Rome. On another day I led a masterclass in informal learning and 702010 for a high-tech company and its customers in Utrecht.

Communities of Practice 40

Communities of Practice Maslow Community Delicious 40

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

“Empowering individuals to learn through discovery how to lead from their strengths is a major fulcrum for my work,” says Cross, who has written extensively on the subject of self-directed and informal learning and its increasing relevance and effectiveness — as compared to company-provided training — in today’s knowledge economy.

Knowledge Worker 36

Knowledge Worker Communities of Practice Performance Support Reference 36

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Lots of the opportunities to improve come through the network, through the people we learn with and from. Learning leaders should facilitate this learning to optimize outcomes. Learning leaders should facilitate this learning to optimize outcomes. Formal learning still has a place, as does asynchronous e-learning.

Performance Support 72

Performance Support Performance Mentoring Suite 72

Jay Cross

JULY 3, 2011

7 objections to social media in learning (and answers) - Donald Clark Plan B , June 11, 2011. Connecting with Communities of Practice - Harold Jarche , June 2, 2011. Making the most of Informal Learning - Jane Hart , June 16, 2011. Social learning in action at #elnil - Jane Hart , June 22, 2011.

Social Media 47

Social Media PKM Enterprise 2.0 IBM 47

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.

Global 91

Global Digital Social Networks Social Media 91

Clive on Learning

MARCH 24, 2011

In this extract, we take a look at how learning is architected within Shell, one of the world’s largest and most successful multinational corporations. Sebastian’s vision for learning covers all of the contexts that in which learning can occur at work. As Sebastian explains, “They expect you to be developing yourself.

Wiki 71

Wiki Blended Learning Diversity Training Compliance Training 71

Jay Cross

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Online team rooms keep the lights on as projects move around the world, passed from one team to the next. The social learning revolution has only just begun. Fewer still are involved with learning for customers, partners, distributors and the supply chain. The problem? The goal is to create constant teaching moments.

Social Networks 40

Social Networks Wiki IBM Metrics 40

eLearning Learning Posts

JANUARY 3, 2011

Take This LMS and Shove It - Living in Learning , May 19, 2010. Workscape evolution - Informal Learning , May 7, 2010. Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning , April 22, 2010. Virtual Team Management - ID Reflections , March 8, 2010. Learning Visions , October 15, 2010. Organizational Learning (159).

Blended Learning 105

Blended Learning Instructional Design Corporate eLearning eLearning Strategy 105

Acorn Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Previously, I was the head of digital learning experience at a large professional services firm. And prior to that I was head of the solutions design team for, sort of, a creative digital learning agency. I also teach at the University of Toronto, I teach a certificate program on learning experience design.

Digital 52

Digital Metrics Performance Support Performance 52

Acorn Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Previously, I was the head of digital learning experience at a large professional services firm. And prior to that I was head of the solutions design team for, sort of, a creative digital learning agency. I also teach at the University of Toronto, I teach a certificate program on learning experience design.

Digital 52

Digital Metrics Performance Support Performance 52

CLO Magazine

JULY 8, 2013

Both synchronous and asynchronous e-learning will gain portfolio share in most enterprises in reaction to continued pressure on development budgets and greater flexibility in scheduling and delivery. In every organization, the training team has to account for a mix of skill levels among its workers.

ILT 66

ILT CD-ROM Asynchronous CLO 66

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

ADDIE (analyze, design, develop, implement & evaluate) made it possible to manage the process of creating useful training programs systematically. Agile Software Development. Yet the agile community remains pretty insular. Agile Software Development on Wikipedia. Instructional purists still revere the logic of ADDIE.

Instructional Design 46

Instructional Design Agile Instructional Instruction 46

eLearning Learning Posts

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

The Secret to Podcasting Like a Pro - Learning Putty , January 25, 2010 The word “podcasting” strikes a certain fear and awe into the hearts of many trainers. This can give you the deep insights required to understand learners and to create worthwhile learning experiences.

Google Wave 46

Google Wave PKM SharePoint Podcasts 46

Janet Clarey

DECEMBER 5, 2008

It was a multi-phase implementation (LMS, LCMS, Talent Management) that went off pretty smooth and the team at GeoLearning was great to work with. A: Will Hipwell- GeoLearning’s GeoEngage module facilitates Communities of Practice (CoPs), enables social networking, and provides access to Web 2.0

GeoLearning 36

GeoLearning Social Networks Wiki Cornerstone OnDemand 36