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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eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 7, 2009

LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers - eLearning Technology , July 6, 2009. The Challenge of Training the PlayStation Generation - The E-Learning Curve , May 15, 2009. What Training Costs Part I: Converting Content from ILT to WBT - Leveraging Learning , July 30, 2009. tools designed to support learning?

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Performance Learning Productivity

JANUARY 3, 2013

The ‘Best Practice’ Conundrum However, it seems that the majority of training and development approaches and processes are based on deterministic models. “ We first need to identify best practice ” is a cry often heard in HR and L&D departments as organisations set out on their journey to develop a high performing workforce.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Official description: Microlearning: Beyond Learning Objects and Just-in-time Performance Support. training when I need it (whoever I am). Focused on knowledge workers–people who use digital info in their jobs. not knowledge workers. Discussion of Communities of Practice vs. Networks.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Key Social Learning Roles - Daretoshare , April 4, 2010 Premise : Learning communities or networks thrive because its members possess certain skills and capabilities. Community members should be able to perform one or more of the five roles described in the table that follows.

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Jay Cross

MARCH 14, 2010

An executive, a manager, a training director, and a worker each have different but valid ways of evaluating the effectiveness of learning. Training directors see learners; everyone else sees workers or employees.). Knowledge Workers. Today’s workers are out for themselves. Training Directors.

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Jay Cross

APRIL 16, 2013

It’s all a matter of learning, but it’s not the sort of learning that is the province of training departments, workshops, and classrooms. 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. ” [1].

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Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Authoring Tools 98

Jay Cross

JULY 17, 2012

Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It. Training is not the same as learning 6. Corporate Training Is Broken 7. Chief Learning Officers know training is not working 7. Managers feel training has scant impact 8. Workers are disgruntled 10. Training is out of sync with the times 11.

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