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Creating an environment for effective learning measurement

CLO Magazine

I’ve spent most of my working career within the realm of professional education, focused on helping individuals achieve “yahoo!” Corporate training and the annual planning cycle. Corporate learning can be loosely divided into two categories: compliance training and skills development. Closing thoughts. I don’t buy it.

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Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis

Tony Karrer

Adler's recent article - Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 The article is definitely worth a read, and it got me to finally write about what I see as a crisis in corporate learning. Consider the following: Corporate learning functions today act like a publisher / distributor.

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Skills Are the Currency of “The Expertise Economy”

CLO Magazine

“Never has there been a time where so many changes are happening so quickly, and it is really hard for companies and employees to adapt,” said Kelly Palmer, co-author of the “The Expertise Economy: How the Smartest Companies Use Learning to Engage, Compete and Succeed.”. CLO : What do you view as the most effective way to learn?

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Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools - A Summary

Tony Karrer

Final week was a summary discussion The participants in the class were corporate learning professionals from a variety of medium to large organizations. Summary This has been a great learning experience for me. However, I found little value over using separate tools such as Yahoo Groups and a PBWiki.

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Here Come the MOOCs

CLO Magazine

But how will MOOCs influence corporate learning? Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are a hot topic in education and learning. MOOCs also have a potential role in corporate learning and development — an industry reliant on technology and always in search of greater quality and efficiencies.

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The Year in Learning—89 Hand-Picked L&D-Related Articles from 2017

The Learning Dispatch

Both Jason Snell of Six Colors and David Pogue of Yahoo spend time exploring the accessibility features offered by iOS and MacOS. Sanjay Nasta and I talk about making elearning accessible to people with disabilities in the latest Leaders in Learning podcast. Is online learning as effective as face-to-face courses?

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What’s a learning culture anyway? 4 essential attributes for bringing it to life

Axonify

Just look at what happened to Blockbuster , Polaroid , and (most recently) Yahoo. Organizations must be learning constantly to ensure survival. An organization’s long-term viability is not solely determined by the quality of its product. It’s now highly-dependent on how quickly the company can evolve in the face of disruption.

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