ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

Shaffer in How Computer Games Help Children Learn (quoted by Harold Jarche in T+D) Professionals immeresed in communities of practice have a larger zone of proximal development. In a flattened learning system, there are fewer experts and more fellow learners on paths that may cross.

Learning 2.0 132

Learning 2.0 Blended Learning Social Networks Gartner 132

Matrix

MARCH 22, 2018

A sound L&D strategy can mean many things: from face-to-face formal courses to mentoring relationships to full-featured learning management systems and all the technology that helps people share ideas and learn. But it must also support all the informal learning that happens organically in the workplace.

Companies 49

Companies Strategy Communities of Practice Community 49

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces.

Blended Learning 113

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 113

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

After my last blog post , a commenter asked a pertinent question: Many organizations/companies have multiple intranets, wiki sites, and so forth, often making it difficult for employees to know where to go when they want an answer or more information. Typically, each business unit is providing a portal of their information for others to use.

Portal 150

Portal Wiki Communities of Practice Site 150

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.

Performance Support 190

Performance Support Blended Learning Support Performance 190

Tony Karrer

MARCH 26, 2009

Here are the top items via eLearning Learning. Adult Learning in the Workplace – Research Findings Top Keywords PKM eLearning Tools Informal Learning Swish Adobe Captivate Twitter LinkedIn Tools Harbinger Adobe Google Articulate Microsoft eLearning Technology.

Swish 100

Swish Harbinger Ning PKM 100

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

There was also a discussion on ITFORUM that expanded to discuss how experts are losing the problem-solving skills and how to develop them. The point is, for the novice to practitioner transition, we need the formal treatment, whereas practitioner to expert transition is more informal, and even information can be instruction and sufficient.

Pedagogy 140

Pedagogy Instructional Design Learning Communities of Practice 140

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.

Social Networks 62

Social Networks MySpace Social Network Ratio 62

EI Design

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This gap can be addressed through Content Curation that provides users the curated or relevant information they seek. The use of Content Curation for corporate training is on a steady increase and it is being leveraged by L&D teams to support formal training as well as informal training.

Corporate eLearning 40

Corporate eLearning eLearning Strategy Strategy Content 40

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

As we get older, we consolidate what we have learnt, modifying our knowledge and skills as new information and techniques become known to us. Libraries and 'seats of learning' were traditionally the places to be when formal learning was required. He also sees a future of learning where we will be astounded by what is possible.

Change 100

Change License Press Creative Commons 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? . The learner is not a passive recipient of information.

Social Learning 74

Social Learning Social Cognitive eLearning Strategy 74

Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

I spent the greater part of the weekend mulling over the practice of working out loud, what makes some folks adopt the habit with ease while others struggle, and what could be some of the possible enabling factors that support working out loud. A community grows through conversation, collaboration, and showcasing of work in progress.

eLearning Strategy 133

eLearning Strategy Strategy Blended Learning Community 133

Clive on Learning

MARCH 8, 2013

Learning professionals have no real difficulty in supporting the formal element of their work, i.e. providing access to courses. You could then be supported in meeting those goals through YouTube-style video channels, communities of practice, shared content, webinars run using Saba Meetings, and so on.

Performance Support 95

Performance Support Saba Support Blended Learning 95

Adobe Captivate

MARCH 12, 2018

Today, information access is immediate, but we end up spending a lot of time sourcing the right information we need. Today, the Internet provides access to information in seconds. Step 4 : Leverage on the expert advise to add commentary on the context and relevancy. Align a set of experts to the Content Curation team.

Adoption 40

Adoption Adopt Performance Support Support 40

Jay Cross

APRIL 6, 2013

Charles Jennings made 70:20:10 a guiding philosophy of learning during his eight-year tenure as Chief Learning Officer at Reuters, the world’s largest information company. Post 2 The 70 percent: learning from experience. An effective community of practice is like a beehive. amateur photographers).

Social Networks 83

Social Networks Social Network Communities of Practice Lesson 83

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

As we move into 2022, organizations should continue to emphasize field learning as it proved to be more effective. However, this move will require more technology-based learning, performance support systems, goal-directed social and informal learning avenues and on-demand learning in the flow of work.

Metrics 89

Metrics Lesson Performance Support Unison 89

Obsidian Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2015

One of the best ways is to encourage interaction and informal learning among learners after completing WBT. Here are a few ideas: Use wikis, blogs, or even Twitter (perhaps with a unique hashtag) to build virtual communities of practice. For more ideas, see our article on informal learning in the workplace.

Budget 40

Budget Compliance Training Authoring Tools Blended Learning 40

Jay Cross

MARCH 29, 2015

Here’s a summary of the Working Smarter Fieldbook : While learning is ascendant, training is in decline, for workers are embracing self-service learning; they learn in the context of work, not at some training class divorced from work. Finally, here’s a summary of Informal Learning.

Social Networks 36

Social Networks Wiki Summary Social Network Analysis 36

eFront

APRIL 3, 2011

During the last 5 years I was able to exchange ideas, share thoughts, and learn from an eLearning community of practice that exists in the blogosphere. I did my research and I listed 134 eLearning and workplace Learning Blogs. We support Free eLearning!

Blogging 109

Blogging Brandon Hall Corporate eLearning Rapid Intake 109

Clive on Learning

APRIL 29, 2011

Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives. Communities of practice Rob works closely with the company’s Knowledge Management function to look for any opportunities for the two departments to collaborate.

Communities of Practice 77

Communities of Practice SharePoint SAP Mentoring 77

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Throughout my book The New Learning Architect I take time out to look at real-life examples of great learning architects in action. Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives.

Communities of Practice 75

Communities of Practice SharePoint SAP Mentoring 75

Tony Karrer

JUNE 16, 2009

yes, they went there - WISE Pedagogy , June 1, 2009 Time Spent - The Learning Circuits Blog , June 1, 2009 Top Other Items The following are the top other items based on social signals. World Part 2 - Social Enterprise Blog , June 6, 2009 Should you Care about Google Wave?

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Network Analysis Social Network Network 100

Marcia Conner

JANUARY 26, 2012

It involves memory, synapses, endorphins, and encoding, and, more often than not, those accidental and serendipitous moments we call informal learning. Most real learning—the kind that sticks to the walls of the brain—is informal. Informal learning is what goes on around our formal learning process.

Blended Learning 70

Blended Learning Instant Messaging Simulations Virtual Classroom 70

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.

Predictions 198

Predictions Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools 198

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

Knowledge Management 100

Knowledge Management Issue Knowledge Wiki 100

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Social knowledge management consultant Harold Jarche suggests there are multiple layers, from collaborating in work teams, to collective learning in communities of practice, to cooperative learning with peers and friends in our networks (Figure 1). Learning leaders should facilitate this learning to optimize outcomes.

Performance Support 72

Performance Support Performance Mentoring Suite 72

Jay Cross

MARCH 21, 2012

This is a world of clear expectations and roles, organizational-driven development, structural talent management, competency mapping, Subject Matter Expert-focused (authoritative knowledge), planned innovation (business cases, calculated risks), planned careers, and large structured curricula. Informal learning thrives here.

Social Networks 51

Social Networks Compliance Training Exercise Predictions 51

Mindflash

DECEMBER 30, 2013

One of the biggest problems with social learning is that it is an informal type of learning and organizations can’t help but to try to formalize it in any way possible. Tailor-made for Informal Learning. We really do try to formalize something that is tailor-made for self-directed learning.

Informal Learning 82

Informal Learning Yammer Informal eLearning Strategy 82

eLearning Learning Posts

JULY 8, 2009

New online book on mobile learning -available for free download - Ignatia Webs , June 12, 2009. Informal learning patterns - Informal Learning , June 26, 2009. Where Organizations Go Wrong With e-Learning - MinuteBio , June 20, 2009. Time Spent - The Learning Circuits Blog , June 1, 2009. eLearning 3.0

Compliance Training 46

Compliance Training Google Wave Social Networks eLearning Strategy 46

CLO Magazine

JULY 8, 2013

Despite recent and continued emphasis on social media to support learning, the most significant types of informal learning aren’t technology-based. “More social learning efforts, connecting experts with learners real-time as learning is happening on the job,” said one CLO.

ILT 66

ILT CD-ROM Asynchronous CLO 66

Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, June 14, 2007 Defining an e-Learning Strategy: Planning the Kickoff In the spirit of building a Community of Practice -- sharing ideas and processes -- I thought Id try and share what I can of a current project.

Learning Strategy 100

Learning Strategy eLearning Strategy Instructional Design Strategy 100

Jay Cross

MAY 30, 2009

That first round of e-learning largely failed for precisely this reason. You can’t remove the humans from learning. Companies should embrace network-supported informal learning because it works better, not because it reduces labor costs. New communities have different requirements than old.

Technology 38

Technology Wiki Metrics CLO 38

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Lots of content is delivered over the web, but online access to experts, online collaboration, and online communities of practice are slow to catch on. Half of them view the tumultous economy as an opportunity to do more with less. Podcasts and video conferencing are becoming more popular, while IM and chat are less so.

Case Study 36

Case Study Metrics IM IMS 36

Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

The coronavirus may have robbed us of face-to-face interaction, but it can’t rob us of learning. There are tons of free webinars this month to keep you connected with your communities of practice. They revamped their people programs and have started to implement new learning and development strategies.

Free 86

Free Brandon Hall Blended Learning Virtual Classroom 86

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. The Secret to Podcasting Like a Pro - Learning Putty , January 25, 2010. Explore Bloom’s Taxonomy Using this Interactive Resource!

Blended Learning 105

Blended Learning Instructional Design Corporate eLearning eLearning Strategy 105

eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Hot Topic #2 - Social Media , Social Networks , Social Learning , and Informal Learning. Social media, social networks, communities for learning both formal and informal is bigger than I think we can even imagine at this point. What is Informal Learning , February 19, 2009. Community (1202).

Social Networks 49

Social Networks Google Wave LearnTrends Virtual Classroom 49

eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Why The Death Of The Newspaper Industry Should Scare The Hell Out Of The Learning Industry. Adjunct Faculty: Building Teachers From Experts. The Big Question: How do I communicate the value of social media as a learning tool to my organisation? Clive on Learning , November 12, 2009. Wednesday, December 02, 2009.

Google Wave 40

Google Wave LearnTrends Blended Learning DevLearn 40