Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

Technology We similarly need to take guidance about the use of technology. There are principles out there for existing technology, but what about new technology? How do we ascertain what the meaningful uses of new technologies will be? That holds true today for new technologies.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 31, 2018

These represent some folks working at the edge, away from the ‘event’ Mark Britz , facing more experts than novices, structured his corporate university as a network, not a series of courses. Communities of Practice served as a model for this thinking.

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Jane Hart

MARCH 18, 2013

But the technology might well be handing them a solution – as well as giving them the opportunity to “join up” learning and working for the first time. integrating all social and collaborative initiatives into a common platform. planning the new community’s strategic approach. ECM activities are likely to include.

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Matrix

AUGUST 5, 2021

When we talk about blended learning, the financial toll can be more or less substantial depending on how much the company has already invested in learning technologies and IT infrastructure. To counteract that, it’s important to build communities of practice. Read more: 8 Best practices to facilitate informal learning.

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ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

The latter talks about the impact that the changing nature of technology is having on us. As technological capability increases, the cloud becomes pervasive, and the power of social and mobile become progressively evident, these will transform the way we function.

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Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

MAY 18, 2021

Last week (May, 2021) I attended my first ever totally online event since the pandemic started in March 2020. AulaCon 2021 , from Aula, a fully online event hosted on Hopin (check it out, it worked really well!) Why does community and belonging matter? ?– Powerful technology is social and social media.

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ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

With her focus on the main tools that have grabbed “global imagination” namely, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs and Wikis, Jane Bozarth writes a lucid, eminently readable account of what technology has to offer in terms of Social Media tools and their position in the sphere of learning. Hardly ever. Imagine the ROI in this case.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

It’s no secret – recently social media has had a rough ride. So why should we celebrate technologies that enable social learning experiences? After a decade of affordable high-speed internet access, smartphones, mobile apps and social networks, it’s easy to take our digital connections for granted.

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Xyleme

JULY 6, 2023

The buzz surrounding this immersive event was well-deserved, as it served as a melting pot of ideas, a hub where industry professionals converged to exchange knowledge and embrace the latest trends and technologies propelling our field forward. It was truly a catalyst in creating an invaluable community of practice.

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ATD Learning Technologies

JANUARY 14, 2016

The ATD and i4cp study Instructional Design Now: A New Age of Learning and Beyond reported in early 2015 that social learning was in use by fewer than three in 10 organizations. Here’s a look at the full results: Make access to social learning easy and fast; 68%. Provide motivation for learners to sign in to social media; 46%.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 6, 2012

At the recent Up To All Of Us event (#utaou), someone asked about the 70:20:10 model. The technology wasn’t advanced enough. One is the rise of social networking tools: blogs, micro-blogs, wikis, and more. But that’s changed. What has changed are several things. The other is the rise of mobile.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

By this I mean integrating the content with the environment in which the individual is situated, and I see a lot of potential in augmented reality and wearable technologies facilitating this. While this isn’t actually mobile learning, it leverages the technology. What about online social education and Communities of Practice?

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 5, 2009

So naturally when Nancy and John (with Etienne Wenger) put out the book Digital Habitats; Stewarding Technology for Communities I was very excited. And while I know they all have a deep understanding of CoPs I tend to ask Etienne the theory questions, Nancy the technology questions and John the group dynamics questions.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 21, 2020

Clawson’s Creating a Learning Culture book to accompany the event they held on the topic. And so, I thought it appropriate to revisit those lessons in this new era, and consider the technology/human intersection in these times. You’ve tried out some things, and so you’ve had some technology experience. Uncertainly abounds.

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Jane Hart

APRIL 2, 2011

I manage my family, team, career, and social needs effortlessly. What is the nature of that power and what levers must we wiggle to generate effective learning through online technologies? Social Learning Community. Here you can join discussions, ask questions, share links, experiences and events with others.

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Actio Learning

JANUARY 27, 2022

Blended learning isn't new, but its definition has evolved with emerging instructional strategies, advances in technology, and further research. Over time, new technologies and approaches have expanded the definition to include instruction (classroom, e-learning, etc.), sources of information ( resource repositories , job aids, etc.),

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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.

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Leo Learning

OCTOBER 23, 2019

This post from Andrew Joly, LEO’s Director of Strategic Design, looks at how digital learning has evolved to become connected learning—where social learning and data-led learning ecosystems combine to deliver game-changing opportunities for learning and organizational performance. Xerox: Communities of Practice.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

In contrast, social and experiential learning continue to be veritable goldmines of productivity, placing learners at the centre of their story and demanding a major shift from Learning & Development professionals. social networks (yammer, chatter). technology platforms (LMS, wikis, intranets). processes (six sigma, kaizen).

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

I write this as I travel to Birmingham to participate in a panel discussion with Nick Shackleton-Jones and Robin Hoyle on the role of social media in learning. The discussion forms part of the agenda for the World of Learning Conference, an event that I have enjoyed participating in for something like ten years now.

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Jane Hart

JUNE 1, 2011

Roles in communities of practice , Joitske Hulsebosc, Lasagna and chips, 9 May 2011. The case for online social networking in education , Jose Picardo, 14 May 2011. Without workflow, social business is doomed , Agency Collaboration, 26 May 2011. The Client knows best , CLO Magazine, 26 May 2011.

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Hurix Digital

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Before the invention of the desktop, typesetting was mainly outsourced to a select few who had the technology available to bring this craft tradition into practice, such as book typesetters. This is done with the guidance of communities of practice and the traditions that typesetting represents in the modern world.

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OpenSesame

OCTOBER 10, 2011

As a social media enthusiast, I’m eager to demonstrate the incredible value that social networks can offer to people – who are isolated physically – in connecting them to communities of practice who share their interests and challenges. My series of blog posts on social learning. Stay tuned for details.

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ID Reflections

MARCH 11, 2019

We have entered the Black Swan era with un-directed and unpredictable events regularly cropping up. This is not merely about implementing a few collaboration tools or putting in place an Enterprise Social Network (ESN) with the diktat to “collaborate”. The power of technology is immense. Gone is that era.

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Matrix

AUGUST 11, 2020

There is evidence to suggest that the modern learner requires mobility and flexibility, the ability to take ownership of learning, social workplace learning experiences, and modules that are succinct yet packed with information as time is very limited. Social learning appeals to most employees, regardless of demographic. Gamification.

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Matrix

JULY 4, 2017

Lately, this motor has been running faster than ever before, as we have the resources and technology to innovate in all aspects of our lives. That explains why highly emotional events – birth, marriage, divorce and death – become unforgettable. Evolution has been the main motor of mankind since the beginning of time.

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Learning Environment Environment Simulations Virtual World 55

The Learning Circuits

JULY 9, 2012

One of the best things about being an instructional designer right now is that now more than ever we feel that our field is in the zeitgeist of what's happening in the media and technology worlds. What we do (rather, how we do it) is influenced greatly by technologies that support more flexible means of communication and collaboration.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 21, 2015

One major phenomenon of the last decade has undoubtedly been the global and exponential rise of social media. Seeded at the turn of the century, the social web phase of Internet development promoted connections, participation, networked sociality. The social web truly is a powerful communication technology.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

He distills lessons from cognitive science, social networking, business strategy, futures research, and psychology to boost sales, improve customer service, and spark innovation. He travels the world, but increasingly delivers presentations and events virtually over the web. Jay: The Internet Time Alliance is a community of practice.

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Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 167

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

What we learn in formalised settings such as school, college and university is merely the foundation of our knowledge and the rudimentary skill sets that enable us to build our own minds and construct meaning, through individual and social contexts later in life. That has always been the nature of learning.

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Jane Hart

APRIL 20, 2012

An increasing number of the workforce – smart, social, autonomous workers – are already doing their own thing and solving their own learning and performance problems much more quickly and more easily by using their own tools and devices. (In The PKM framework is based on eight years of practical research and use.

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Web Courseworks

MAY 18, 2016

While this was most pronounced in the medical field—where advances were occurring at a dizzying pace—it also occurred within organizations for teachers, lawyers, business professionals, social workers, psychologists, accountants, and even clergy. Use of educational technology. Diversity of Participants.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Recently I have been considering the changing role of teachers who are adopting technology to extend the walls of the classroom. In effect, through the use of social media and telecommunication technologies, these teachers are becoming global educators.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 18, 2014

ABOUT CLARK QUINN (Learning Technology Strategist): Clark Quinn, Ph.D., helps organizations align technology with how we think, work, and learn. We’re still seeing an avoidance of social learning, the continual use of courses as the only solution, and consequently organizations that can’t adapt fast enough.

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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.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

He distills lessons from cognitive science, social networking, business strategy, futures research, and psychology to boost sales, improve customer service, and spark innovation. He travels the world, but increasingly delivers presentations and events virtually over the web. Jay: The Internet Time Alliance is a community of practice.

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Jay Cross

JULY 29, 2015

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. Asked what brings them to events, nearly everyone replies “face to face.” Next Practices for L&D Conferences.

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