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Coherent performance

Clark Quinn

Some of the time, we might identify a real skill shift we need, and then we might actually take a course, but it’s a small part of the picture. We may need data to look for patterns that can explain what’s going on, or models to help find a solution, or even people. Here, the support we need differs.

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27 Books for L&D Folks.

ID Reflections

They are not predominantly directly related to learning or instructional design or theory (except for one or two); however, they all helped me to see the larger picture, to understand where workplace learning and training fits in, and why and where change is needed. 11 Communication/Presentation/Business Made to Stick Dan and Chip Heath.

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Working Smarter Cracker Barrel

Clark Quinn

You also have the opportunity to use the formal social learning as a way to introduce the learners into the communities of practice you can and should be building. You don’t want to approach the steps individually, but with the bigger picture in mind, so everything you do is part of the path towards the end game.

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Using SharePoint

Tony Karrer

In this post, I wanted to capture some of the patterns of use of SharePoint that seem to be emerging. Using SharePoint for Work Team or Communities of Practice (CoP) Collaboration Outside of any particular formal learning, many training organizations are using SharePoint to support work teams. A lot of what eLearning 2.0

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Blended Learning For Better Results

Actio Learning

and methods of collaboration (social, communities of practice , etc.). Resource library : The organization had extensive resources but worked to reorganize libraries to make them practical development resources. sources of information ( resource repositories , job aids, etc.),

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Posts that Influenced Me in 2009

ID Reflections

That is when I thought of penning this down for further analysis and to examine the pattern of influence. Only through sharing of stories and experiences, the larger pattern and the connections emerge, the information becomes knowledge that we can then effectively use. And her knowledge in this area is formidable.

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How To Create an Interactive Learning School and Engage Your Learners

learnWorlds

“In the social learning system, new patterns of behavior can be acquired through direct experience or by observing the behavior of others.”, Instructor Interactions and Direct Communication. The integrated social network supports interactions with both the whole community and specific individuals and groups.