Learning Pool

DECEMBER 11, 2023

AI Conversations leverages OpenAI’s GPT4 to provide users with convincing, conversational responses, but also detailed, personalized feedback to help them improve their communication and management skills. It is based on the power of personalised feedback and practice, both of which we know are vital for true learning to take place.

Brandon Hall 114

Brandon Hall Conversation Technology Communities of Practice 114

Clark Quinn

MAY 12, 2020

If we ever get better about developing self-learning skills in school or university (ideally the former), could we eliminate the need for organizational courses? If schools start developing learn-to-learn skills, wouldn’t everyone be able to take responsibility for their own learning? E.g. will we still need L&D?

Communities of Practice 222

Communities of Practice Community Roles Alternatives 222

TalentLMS

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Situated cognition is based on the idea that learning is most effective when it is in context. For example, if an individual needs to learn how to complete a complex task, learning by doing is more effective than simply reading out it in a manual. 4 Situated Cognition Best Practices. Foster learning communities of practice.

Cognitive 48

Cognitive eLearning Strategy Simulations Case Study 48

Matrix

AUGUST 5, 2021

Effective marketing always sells. Therefore, employing some effective marketing techniques when “selling” the change is a good idea. Promote communities as a way to overcome the remote effect. To counteract that, it’s important to build communities of practice. That’s how people function.

Blended Learning 97

Blended Learning Blended Communities of Practice Community 97

Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the right place and time, they can be effective tools. What you’re doing is taking ownership of a critical skill that facilitates moving from survival to ongoing success. Once we start measuring, we need to do so effectively. Which isn’t to say you should avoid these technologies.

Trends 147

Trends Cognitive Virtual World Second Life 147

Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the right place and time, they can be effective tools. What you’re doing is taking ownership of a critical skill that facilitates moving from survival to ongoing success. Once we start measuring, we need to do so effectively. Which isn’t to say you should avoid these technologies.

Trends 130

Trends Cognitive Develop Virtual World 130

Acorn Labs

JULY 9, 2023

What is R&D capability? Research and development (R&D) capability refers to the collective skills, behaviours, knowledge, tools and processes required of R&D professionals for an organisation to achieve its goals. It could simply be lacking technical knowledge, process innovation or even basic research skills in their teams.

Effectiveness 52

Effectiveness Assessment Leadership Metrics 52

Acorn Labs

JULY 9, 2023

What is R&D capability? Research and development (R&D) capability refers to the collective skills, behaviours, knowledge, tools and processes required of R&D professionals for an organisation to achieve its goals. It could simply be lacking technical knowledge, process innovation or even basic research skills in their teams.

Effectiveness 52

Effectiveness Assessment Leadership Metrics 52

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 31, 2018

Communities of Practice served as a model for this thinking. Instead of courses, the solution connected those with demonstrable skills to mentor those who could benefit. For an internal self-help solution, Allison Anderson developed a community of practice with events, portal, and a networking platform.

Case Study 135

Case Study Social Networks Communities of Practice Social Network 135

Docebo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Sadly, many businesses fall into this category regarding their sustainability practices. It’s no surprise that lack of knowledge and skills is often cited as the main barrier keeping small-medium enterprises (SMEs) from improving their sustainability performance. says Mark Sugden, VP of Community of Practice.

Education 240

Education Docebo Case Study Diversity Training 240

BrainCert

JUNE 12, 2023

An LMS provides a streamlined platform for businesses to deliver learning experiences to their employees in an efficient and cost-effective manner. An LMS also provides improved data analysis capabilities so that companies can better track how effective their training is at achieving desired outcomes.

Corporate eLearning 52

Corporate eLearning Diversity Training Association Learning Management System Digital 52

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. Which leaves me with … Where's the help for Network Skills?

Network 115

Network Skills Wiki Community 115

GnosisConnect

OCTOBER 31, 2017

A discussion forum is an online asynchronous communication board, where a user can read or add messages for various communities of practice. The forum feature allows online communication in an LMS and messages can be posted or read by anyone at anytime. A discussion forum is organized into discussion threads.

Forum 40

Forum Discussion LMS Effectiveness 40

GnosisConnect

OCTOBER 31, 2017

A discussion forum is an online asynchronous communication board, where a user can read or add messages for various communities of practice. The forum feature allows online communication in an LMS and messages can be posted or read by anyone at anytime. A discussion forum is organized into discussion threads.

Forum 40

Forum Discussion LMS Effectiveness 40

Jane Hart

APRIL 24, 2012

PKM is also a key skill of being an effective autonomous learner – as we can see from the many individuals who are already organizing and managing their own personal learning strategies in the organization – and consequently a key aspect of BYOL (Bring Your Own Learning).

PKM 196

PKM Social Learning Social Communities of Practice 196

PDG

DECEMBER 19, 2022

With about 65,000 pharmaceutical sales representatives reflecting an annual cost of about $13 billion, developing effective leaders from those ranks stands as a critical success factor for a company’s overall commercial effectiveness. Developing Leaders at the Speed of Business. But a program of this nature isn’t a series of events.

Sales 40

Sales Strategy Create Communities of Practice 40

Instancy

MARCH 9, 2023

Creating Communities of Practice Instancy’s social learning tools help learners to create communities of practice based on their interests. Each learning community may have its own unique site containing a content library, discussion forums, wiki knowledge base, polls, and more.

Social Learning 52

Social Learning Wiki Social Social Networks 52

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Will we still continue to speak about learning as an activity to be undertaken in order to be effective at work? These complex challenges will continually defy norms and call for radically different skills to solve. We know that training is not enough and employees cannot be trained for skills that are still emergent.

Network 202

Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What would an effective L&D unit be doing, and what would the employee/manager/exec experience be? I see employees experiencing less ‘training’ As I’ve said, effective training is expensive when done properly, and should be used only when significant skill shifts are needed.

Change 173

Change Performance Support Diversity Training Communities of Practice 173

Association eLearning

APRIL 30, 2014

Since colleges and universities are not providing all the skills needed for their workforce, corporate universities have grown up around identifying gaps in their new hires and developing standard training paths for these employees. This process is time-consuming, but designed to create an effective learning experience.

Association Learning Management System 242

Association Learning Management System Association Corporate eLearning Instructional Design 242

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

Leaders say how they will support learning and how they will recognize and reward those employees who continually acquire new knowledge and new skills. . Goals of the organization are communicated to employees and linked to knowledge and skills that will help the organization achieve those goals.

Culture 229

Culture Coaching Trust Performance Support 229

PDG

MAY 17, 2021

Even though setting clear, measurable goals is Selling 101, effective sales leaders need to consider modifying their approach with remote teams. You can also create internal communities of practice around skill sets that need continual attention or specific projects or tasks. Provide clear direction and coaching.

Sales 52

Sales Teams Strategy Virtual World 52

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. Today, I’ll summarize the five skills: Business Acumen. Enterprise 2.0

Enterprise 2.0 91

Enterprise 2.0 Authoring Tools Instructional Design Skills 91

ID Reflections

JULY 20, 2011

No one can see the engrossed look on my face when I read discussion threads in the Learning and Skills group. From a community of practice perspective, lurking is interpreted as “legitimate peripheral participation,” a crucial process by which communities offer learning opportunities to those on the periphery. (p.

Communities of Practice 203

Communities of Practice IBM Community Jive 203

PDG

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Even though setting clear, measurable goals is Selling 101, effective sales leaders need to consider modifying their approach with remote teams. You can also create internal communities of practice around skill sets that need continual attention or specific projects or tasks. Provide Clear Direction and Coaching.

Sales 40

Sales Teams Strategy Virtual World 40

Learning with e's

MAY 11, 2009

Today I read an interesting article entitled: 'Seven habits of highly effective teachers' in the Times Education Supplement. It's an adaptation of Stephen Covey's self-help book: 'The seven habits of highly effective people' and I'm glad the TES has herded these ideas into a teaching context. But it helps.

Social Networks 81

Social Networks Skills Social Network Picture 81

Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

Certainly, the downsides of hyperconnectivity—such as depleted attention spans and degraded interpersonal relationships and skills—warrant serious consideration. So how can smart organizations seize this potential to reach employees and stakeholders with effective learning? Capture Tacit Knowledge and Build Communities of Practice.

Learning Technologies 40

Learning Technologies Technology Learner Communities of Practice 40

Jane Hart

MARCH 11, 2013

But successful initiatives in supporting self-managed team learning are not just about implementing new social technologies; they also involve developing a range of new social workplace worker skills. Social collaboration skills – how to work and learn collaboratively and productively in a team.

Performance Support 224

Performance Support Support Teams Metrics 224

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. Correspondingly, the shelf-life of most skills was shortened too. They understood that they needed to equip their employees with new skills faster.

Metrics 89

Metrics Lesson Performance Support Unison 89

Clark Quinn

JUNE 26, 2012

CTA is highly effective, but also very complex. Not surprisingly, I believe simulation games are the best form of deep practice to help cement skills. First, the best method to get the knowledge out of the heads of SMEs is Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA). It requires considerable effort to do the official version.

Wiki 154

Wiki Simulations Cognitive Communities of Practice 154

Hurix Digital

APRIL 10, 2023

Digital transformation is the use of technology (which may be of any sort) to help you improve your business by making your people and processes more productive, efficient, and effective. It can simulate real-life scenarios and environments, enabling employees to practice skills and scenarios in a safe and controlled environment.

Digital 40

Digital Virtual Classroom Compliance Training Augmented Reality 40

ID Reflections

JUNE 29, 2014

Repeatable tasks are performed more rapidly, with greater accuracy and more cost effectively by machines. And this mega-shift calls for some key role changes and skill acquisition for L&D. Some of the related skills required to do this are given below. But I will leave that discussion for another post.

Roles 167

Roles Social Media OER Performance Support 167

Obsidian Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2019

A more organic approach, allowing relationships to develop naturally, is usually more effective. Depending on how it is used, microcontent helps build connection around shared interests or necessary skill building. Let’s look at some practical examples. Click here to read some Community of Practice success stories.

Social 56

Social Communities of Practice Performance Support Forum 56

Jane Hart

AUGUST 31, 2012

3 – helping people work and learn effectively in this networked era (and within a social business), by developing their own Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) skills. Want to find out more Online Communities ? Want to find out more about PKM, then the Personal Knowledge Management workshop runs through September.

Collaboration 208

Collaboration Performance Support Social PKM 208

Web Courseworks

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

As you may or may not already know, I like to refer to associations as our real “communities of practice.” This gathering is for creative thinkers who want to discover and reflect on the next big idea for their community of practice. Hope to see you there!

Communities of Practice 140

Communities of Practice Social Media Association Conference 140

Connect Thinking

AUGUST 4, 2012

The intention of an e-learning strategy is generally to advance the efficiency and effectiveness of organisational learning. Example: An online Community of Practice for client engagement skills doesn’t need to finish at the end of the learning program. Staff skills development of existing technologies.

Blended Learning 157

Blended Learning Learning Strategy Wiki Strategy 157

Connect Thinking

AUGUST 4, 2012

The intention of an e-learning strategy is generally to advance the efficiency and effectiveness of organisational learning. Example: An online Community of Practice for client engagement skills doesn’t need to finish at the end of the learning program. Staff skills development of existing technologies.

Blended Learning 157

Blended Learning Learning Strategy Wiki Strategy 157