Jay Cross

AUGUST 7, 2009

Effectiveness – Jay Cross. Published in Chief Learning Officer, August 2009. Informal Learning 2.0. In the world of business, the era of networks is crowding out the Industrial Age. Networks also speed things up, often at a terrifying rate, making the corporate world unpredictable. Like the U.S.

Learning 2.0 75

Learning 2.0 Informal Learning Informal Cognitive 75

Tony Karrer

JUNE 16, 2009

eLearning Technology , June 3, 2009 Student Guide: Introduction to ‘Wikis’ in Blackboard - Don't Waste Your Time , June 12, 2009 Discovering Instructional Design 11: The Kemp Model - The E-Learning Curve , June 10, 2009 I Say Instructional Designer, You Say Tomah-toe - Learning Visions , June 9, 2009 Attribution in a Web 2.0

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Social Networks Social Network Analysis Social Network Network 100

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Key performance indicators for social and informal learning identify knowledge hubs and lead to better results. Just as social learning and technology have modernized the way learning occurs in companies today, they also have made a mark on the key performance indicators learning leaders should capture and measure.

Informal Learning 64

Informal Learning Social Informal Brandon Hall 64

Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. In fact, we typically learn more from informal learning than from formal learning experiences. Build a Learning Culture.

Informal Learning 40

Informal Learning Classes Informal Wiki 40

Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Chapter 9: “ Like, Comment, Share: Collaboration and Civic Engagement Within Social Network Sites ,” by Greenhow and Lee, in Emerging Technologies for the Classroom: A Learning Sciences Perspective. Social media and social networking sites allow individuals and groups to collaborate and learn together.

Social Networks 66

Social Networks Summary Emergent Classroom 66

Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

social networks (yammer, chatter). formal learning elements (micro videos, webinars, workshops). work based learning mechanisms (action learning projects) and much, much more. The underlying aim is to help people develop in ways they need, when they need to, in the ways that are most effective to them.

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Blended Learning Performance Support Social Networks Create 100

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. The Internet Time Alliance , which he chairs, helps corporations and governments use networks to accelerate performance. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix.

Blended Learning 167

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 167

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Here are the most popular posts on the Informal Learning Blog in 2009. Business Impact of Social and Informal Learning. T o implement social/informal learning infrastructure projects, learning and development professionals need to shift their focus from learning to earning. Metcalfe’s Law.).

Informal Learning 38

Informal Learning Informal Instructional Design Blogging 38

Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Angry Birds – the game – can certainly be used as a model for eLearning; it has all the attributes that make for effective game-based learning: immediate rewards and feedback, increasingly challenging tasks, focus on action and decision-making. Unfortunately, this sounds too good to be true, and it is.

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Social Learning Community Social Social Media 167

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

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. The Internet Time Alliance , which he chairs, helps corporations and governments use networks to accelerate performance. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix.

Blended Learning 113

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 113

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. No time for reflection. •

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Network Communities of Practice Trends Wiki 36

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. Build performance support into every blended learning effort.

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Performance Support Blended Learning Support Performance 190

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. has become mainstream.

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Social Networks MySpace Social Network Ratio 62

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

L&D executives, business professionals and training thought leaders learned the importance of formulating effective strategies for the future to be at par with their competitors. 5 major lessons learned in 2021. This article bridges reflection of the past and the strategic planning for the future.

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Metrics Lesson Performance Support Unison 89

Learnnovators

MAY 11, 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. Learning and working have become one and the same.

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Social Learning Social Integrate Blended Learning 176

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Even a tool such as a book, when read by a solo reader, socially mediates learning. The reader in effect has an internal conversation with himself (thinking) which is shaped through reading text that has been written by a knowledgeable other person - the author. They are infused with social meaning. Even consciousness is social.

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Social Theory Compliance Training Communities of Practice 88

Jay Cross

APRIL 6, 2013

Post 1 People learn their jobs by doing their jobs. Effective managers make stretch. This can only happen when we’re adapting to the future, i.e. learning, at the same pace.Internally, everyone needs to stay current. Conversations are the stem cells of learning. An effective community of practice is like a beehive.

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Social Networks Social Network Communities of Practice Lesson 83

ID Reflections

JANUARY 1, 2010

I Finally Get It--Why Social Networking is so Important What did I learn: The importance of Social Networking and SoMe lie in their ability to help us make sense of the confusing mass of information that bombards us everyday. What is Informal Learning? And her knowledge in this area is formidable.

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Social Networks KM Social Network Write Blog 120

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. In the absence of such conversations, I have to consciously make an effort to write about and communicate what I do within the organization.

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Stock Skype Knowledge Worker Community 124

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. But as Jay points out on line one 'You bought the beta edition of this book.

Informal Learning 40

Informal Learning Blended Learning Informal Social Networks 40

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.

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Blended Learning Virtual Classroom Blended Communities of Practice 60

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. Learning and working have become one and the same.

Social Learning 100

Social Learning Social Integrate Blended Learning 100

Learning with e's

JANUARY 11, 2009

Wikis, blogs, podcasts, social bookmarking, RSS feeds, microblogs, social networking. and to learn. Formal learning is not the only type of learning possible, you see. You are learning something new now by reading this blog post, and I learnt something new while I was writing it. we are learning informally.

Social Networks 62

Social Networks Wiki Social Social Bookmarking 62

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

We need practical ways to build personal informal networks. Helping groups learn from mistakes and errors, practices to carry over learnings from project to project and improve corporate memory. practices ? Could we improve the situation by adopting some emergent mindsets & web2.0

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Knowledge Management Issue Knowledge Wiki 100

TalentLMS

MAY 16, 2016

Social learning creates the much in-demand informal learning setting where learners can network, share, collaborate, and exchange ideas on problem-solving. Let’s examine some top benefits of social learning in organizations. What is Social Learning? This has led to a positive growth in job performance.

Social Learning 74

Social Learning Social Cognitive eLearning Strategy 74

Learning with e's

APRIL 5, 2010

Wikis, blogs, podcasts, social bookmarking, RSS feeds, microblogs, social networking. and to learn. Formal learning is not the only type of learning possible, you see. You are learning something new now by reading this blog post, and I learnt something new while I was writing it. we are learning informally.

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Social Wiki Social Bookmarking Social Networks 75

Jay Cross

JULY 29, 2015

I concluded that: Flipping conference presentations can vastly improve learning outcomes. Community First! Events should focus on nurturing the L&D community of practice before content. Many Next Practices for conferences (I’ve listed 30) are not difficult to implement. Next Practices for L&D Conferences.

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Conference Social Networks Masie eLearning Guild 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. Information can and should be “in the world.”

Performance Support 72

Performance Support Performance Mentoring Suite 72

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Branon Learning Management System App Stores Bob Little Apps, Not Courses Inge de Waard Augmented reality moves towards augmented learning with easy tools: Wikitude , Layar , ARToolKit. Situated learning (learning within context in a community of practice) grows thanks to augmented mobile reality.

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Predictions Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools 198

Mindflash

MAY 23, 2012

In a series of blog posts, I plan to provide further detail on each of the five critical skills that co-author Mitchell Levy and I believe learning professionals can put to use right away. Learning pros should never wait for a class to be perfect. Social/Informal Learning. collaboration, and performance support.

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Enterprise 2.0 Authoring Tools Instructional Design Skills 91

Clive on Learning

MARCH 24, 2011

Communities of practice have been established for more 12 years, with well-defined policies and systems. On-demand approaches To support on-demand learning Shell has its own wiki, with 70,000 users and more than 40,000 articles. Every employee is encouraged to establish a profile on the network.

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Wiki Blended Learning Diversity Training Compliance Training 71

Challenge to Learn

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The feeling is that we are now on the verge of a new phase in the development of e-Learning. 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.

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Blended Learning CD-ROM Easygenerator Authoring Tools 139

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. Tribes and networks coexist - Harold Jarche , June 28, 2011. Why Social?

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Social Media PKM Enterprise 2.0 IBM 47

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.

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Knowledge Worker Communities of Practice Performance Support Reference 36

Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

There are many books and resources available that will provide the same information you’d get in any formal program. Combine that with the easy authoring tools and rich informal learning networks available today and you’re all set. Getting Started. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Instructional Design 84

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 84

eLearning Learning Posts

JANUARY 3, 2011

Learning styles: Worth our time? Will at Work Learning , December 14, 2010. Networked Learning Design - Occasional rants - Why serious games work - an over-simplified view - Networked Learning Design , February 18, 2010. Take This LMS and Shove It - Living in Learning , May 19, 2010. Learning (5237).

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Blended Learning Instructional Design Corporate eLearning eLearning Strategy 105