Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Situated learning (learning within context in a community of practice) grows thanks to augmented mobile reality. Twitter, Yammer), wikis, blogs, discussion groups, etc. Elliott Masie Learners as designers. open up exciting opportunities for people to access relevant information where and when they require it.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

How can you make learning continue to be effective after the learner closes the browser window or leaves the classroom? Encourage employees (both new and veteran) to identify possible communities of practice or mentoring programs. Here are a few ideas for encouraging informal learning in the workplace.

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Obsidian Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2015

If you work in oil and gas, you’ve probably seen the effects of low oil prices in your own workplace. Is WBT as effective as ILT? Here are a few ideas: Use wikis, blogs, or even Twitter (perhaps with a unique hashtag) to build virtual communities of practice. The answer is a resounding “Yes!”

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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. Learning is often integrated with knowledge management – through the wiki for example.”

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EI Design

APRIL 18, 2016

All of us use their standard communication and collaboration features like comments, posts, instant messaging, group discussion boards, wikis, video chats, and so on. How Effective Is Social Learning In Helping Learners Learn? What kind of programs would work? Communities of practice. Panels of experts.

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Jay Cross

DECEMBER 26, 2008

Most of the organizations that responded are sailing stormy seas without a rudder: • Less than half reported that their professionals and/or teams form communities of practice. • Most reported that it’s difficult to set up an in-house blog or wiki. • Most reported that it’s difficult to set up an in-house blog or wiki. •

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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. Sometimes it’s more effective to imbed the knowledge in the work than to plant it in the head of the worker. These qualities are at the heart of the discipline of agile programming.

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Jay Cross

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Looking through the program, I’m delighted to see that many of the sessions could easily play at DevLearn and vice-versa. An unexpected surprise has been the enthusiastic adoption of the wiki by even the least Web 2.0 What might a PKM program in your organization look like, and how can it leverage social networking tools?

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IT Training Department Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Formal training can be expensive, so affordable yet effective is the best approach. In this guide, we’ll explore the most cost-effective and efficient methods of corporate technical training, giving you the tools and insights to make informed decisions for your organization. It also boosts overall productivity and efficiency.

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eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

have relied on COPs (Communities of Practice) along with ILT to drive their training. If I have those skill sets, why would I want to be an administrator of a LMS, when I could work free-lance or in some other programming capacity? another buzz word) coming into play, APIs (Application Program Interface) is showing up as well.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 10, 2015

Managers resist attending formal training events and participating in other kinds of learning activities (elearning, mentoring, coaching, action-learning, communities of practice, internal wikis, etc.) using the excuse that they are too busy. In fact, because it is part of the job, it doesn’t add any time at all.

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Mark Oehlert

AUGUST 25, 2007

I really thought that Andrew Hintons presentation on the idea of user experience as Communities of Practice was excellent. Then we extend the idea ofmanipulative materials to the idea that learning is most effective whenpart of an activity the learner experiences as constructing ameaningful product."

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Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

. “Social collaboration capabilities such as blogs and communities enable employees to share expertise and collaborate, and creates an informal network that helps propel the organization’s innovation agenda, and can far more effectively leverage the collective skills of the entire organization. ”

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Through their presentations at conferences, Allison Rossett, Elliott Masie, Gloria Gery, and scores of other awesome teachers have shaped the thinking of the greater learning and development community of practice. Some of the certificate programs conducted before conferences strike me as low-grade diploma mills. Response 22.

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eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

19 Tips for Effective Online Conferences - eLearning Technology , August 5, 2010 I was recently asked me about my recommendations for conducting effective online conferences (virtual conference). Using Graphics To Improve Learning - The eLearning Coach , August 4, 2010 What are you doing about the picture superiority effect?

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Production costs have dropped – we can start adding a lot more media/engagement to our programs. We worked with the responsible program element to help them gather and establish their data baselines. We're trying to move away from this model to a natural knowledge access and practice model. 30-90 seconds.

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Jay Cross

JUNE 28, 2009

The more powerful the executive, the more likely he or she is involved in effectiveness — doing the right things rather than doing things right. Make a hypothesis of cause and effect. Network interactions yield volatile results because echo effects amplify signals. It’s difficult for them to give up models they understand well.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JULY 12, 2010

He has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix three decades ago. Cross: Formal learning can be somewhat effective when things don’t change much and the world is predictable. First, how do you explain the fact that many (most?)

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Jay Cross

APRIL 16, 2013

Most people in training programs learn only a little of the right stuff, are fuzzy about how to apply what they’ve learned, and never address who are the right people to know. Informal learning is effective because it is personal. In sum, communities are much more than a way to make up for knowledge deficiencies of some individuals.

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Jay Cross

JULY 17, 2012

Person-to-person instruction is no longer cost-effective. Training technology focused on the person, not the group: PLATO introduced computer-based training; Stanford pioneered instructional television; teaching machines and programmed instruction enjoyed brief popularity. Content management systems, wikis, blogs, curation.

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