Tony Karrer

AUGUST 2, 2008

My claim back then was the Yahoo MyWeb has some features that made it better for a lot of corporate users, and while I hate to argue for its use, the fact that two years later after Yahoo acquired del.icio.us (delicious), they've not addressed these issues is a surprise. What were the issues I cited back in 2006?

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 22, 2008

This year the conference has an incredible set of speakers and lots of opportunities to discuss the issues. Dave Wilkins - The Amazon Model and Forum Model - the intersection of LMS and Learning 2.0

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Tony Karrer

JULY 9, 2009

Wesley Fryer discusses How are you dealing with TMI? And I think that we need to recognize that it's more than the "Too Much Information" aspect of the issue. It's a big skills, knowledge, performance gap – see Work Skills Keeping Up. And I personally believe that it's a big mistake to Not Prepare Workers for Web 2.0.

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ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

I have paraphrased a few points from the book (pages 69-71): Rob Cross is the founder and research director of the Network Roundtable, a consortium of 40 learning organizations working with UVA faculty to apply network techniques to critical business issues.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Lots of discussion and debate around interesting questions for eLearning professionals. We would welcome lots of discussion. Twitter, Yammer), wikis, blogs, discussion groups, etc. We strongly believe the #LCBQ offers an opportunity to have something online that's like a sophisticated cocktail party.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 22, 2009

Harold and I have discussed this exact issue before and we are both on the same page that Personal is really important word in Personal Knowledge Management. All of my articles on PKM are descriptive, not prescriptive. Take what you need, as there are no “best practices” for complex and personal learning processes.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 27, 2010

I expected it to be about how to use twitter as a knowledge worker. But I had to share the comment: When I train on SharePoint, the biggest issues is that people don't understand what's possible. It’s instant threaded discussion. People end up staying home to be able to attend virtual events.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 21, 2009

In Love the Conversation – Ken Allan discusses the complexity of helping concept workers with the skills around this: The question here is where to start. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that we really are doing much to address this important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap.

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Learnnovators

JULY 20, 2015

It comprises stimulating discussions with industry experts and product evangelists on emerging trends in the learning landscape. Even opinion articles tell a story in a way because they set out a personal perspective on a particular issue. Every feature article tells a story. So, I agree that storytelling is an effective PR tool.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 20, 2018

A recent study from Wainhouse Research found that the youngest workers and the oldest workers have similar preferences when it comes to workplace learning — and that all learners want a variety of approaches. For this group, short-clip video is the second-most preferred approach to learning.

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ID Reflections

JANUARY 3, 2011

Source: Think Like a Commander.PDF) I discussed the need for Adaptive Thinking in this earlier post as well. Now the question remains, how will this help knowledge workers deal with complex and chaotic challenges that are unprecedented? Adaptive Thinking is a behavior. This is precisely the aim of Adaptive Thinking.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 23, 2009

As an individual encounters a situation he/she makes sense of the issue. Through pattern recognition, the problem solver identifies actions to address the issue. In particular, highly skilled workers demonstrate the ability to reflect-inaction (Schön, 1987), to conduct mental simulations as a way of imagining possible outcomes.

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Instancy

DECEMBER 5, 2021

discussions, learning circles, and sharing sessions. ? Employees gather on one platform to discuss information, questions, and resources. Social learning also distributes the ownership of responsibility to knowledge workers in a workplace setting. Social Learning is cost-effective due to its organic nature.

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Instancy

DECEMBER 5, 2021

discussions, learning circles, and sharing sessions. ? Employees gather on one platform to discuss information, questions, and resources. Social learning also distributes the ownership of responsibility to knowledge workers in a workplace setting. Social Learning is cost-effective due to its organic nature.

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Compliance Training Trends Corporate eLearning Augmented Reality 52

Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

It seems to me that there are 5 key differences (probably more) but before I discuss them in more detail, here are 5 questions to test you as well your organisation’s mindset. But let me now discuss the 5 questions I asked. (1) 2) Do you think that learning needs to be designed to solve every business or job problem?

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 14, 2009

Mercenary Rationale for Network Work & Learning As I discussed in Evaluating Performance of Concept Workers , evaluating the performance of a concept worker is difficult because there's no right answer and most often the evaluator knows less about the subject than the worker. How important are the various issues?

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 6, 2009

In New Work and New Work Skills , I discuss the fact that most of us have not participated in formal learning since college on foundational knowledge work skills - especially metacognitive skills. There's a lot of discussion about 21st century skills to be taught in schools, but what about the rest of us?

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 1, 2008

Part of what may be at issue here is the continuing question of the Scope of Learning Responsibility where I see Learning (capital L) being responsible for helping knowledge workers be able to do their work (that inherently has learning involved) more effectively, efficiently, accurately, etc.

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eLearning Brothers

JANUARY 5, 2010

The mission of corporate eLearning is to supply the workforce with an up-to-date and cost-effective program that yields motivated, skilled, and loyal knowledge workers. Technical obstacles, such as access, standards, infrastructure, and bandwidth, will not be an issue in a few years. Anywhere, anytime, anyone.

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mLearning Trends

OCTOBER 31, 2010

As discussed recently with Judy Brown , ADL's mobile learning expert and industry Mobile Maven, the concepts underlying mobile learning run wide and deep. Everyone knows how to use their issued device without much (or any) training and these devices facilitate the completion of typical knowledge worker tasks just about anywhere.

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Vignettes Learning

JULY 15, 2008

I have been reviewing the blog discussions on Work Literacy Gap and Frameworks between Harold Jarche , Tony Karrer and Michelle Martin's. The discussions are very helpful in formulating my thoughts on the issues of social learning tools, technologies and impacts on performance. Who is to lead? What are the skill sets?

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Jay Cross

MARCH 21, 2015

Knowledge workers spend three hours a day in meetings. You prepare in advance at your own pace with resources framing the business issue. Students read their homework before class and use the classroom for discussion, not presentation. Senior executives spend more. One in ten of us admits to daydreaming. What a waste.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 26, 2009

There will also be growth in discussions and social networks for collaborative learning. 9 - Knowledge Worker Skills Topic growing rapidly, problem getting recognized, more and more people offering workshops and solutions to address this I realized in 2007 that there's a very important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap emerging.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

It comprises stimulating discussions with industry experts and product evangelists on emerging trends in the learning landscape. The issue is how much of each. Jay: That’s a giant issue and it’s a bit out of my area of expertise. Jay: This is more than a learning issue. All learning is part formal and part informal.

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Matrix

MARCH 23, 2017

In a similar spirit, Ikujiro Nonaka, author of The Knowledge Creating Company , characterized knowledge-creating companies as places where “inventing new knowledge is not a specialized activity… it is a way of behaving, indeed, a way of being, in which everyone is a knowledge worker.”

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Tony Karrer

MAY 11, 2009

And I feel that Leveraging Networks is Key Skill and the most important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap. This is an issue that I've found fascinating about networks – content-centric vs. people-centric. LinkedIn certainly is adding all kinds of content-centric connection opportunities with Answers and discussions via Groups.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 19, 2015

It comprises stimulating discussions with industry experts and product evangelists on emerging trends in the learning landscape. Learnnovators: You seem to be passionate about discussing organizational culture. On-the-job” learning, for example, has taken on a new meaning today with knowledge workers working from anywhere. “On-the-job”

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

It comprises stimulating discussions with industry experts and product evangelists on emerging trends in the learning landscape. The issue is how much of each. Jay: That’s a giant issue and it’s a bit out of my area of expertise. Jay: This is more than a learning issue. All learning is part formal and part informal.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 13, 2015

One topic of discussion that has become popular in recent times amongst all stakeholders is the re-imagining of an education scenario where creativity and innovation hold center stage. “ We have failed for over 7000 years to find the answer to the issue of how to educate everybody. ” ― John Dewey. ” ― Sugata Mitra.

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eLearning Learning Posts

APRIL 6, 2010

10 Rules For Writing Multiple Choice Questions - The eLearning Coach , March 18, 2010 This is a back-to-basics article about the undervalued and little-discussed multiple choice question. Social Media for Knowledge Workers , March 30, 2010. What’s Needed First? Culture Change or Enterprise 2.0 Let’s explore a scenario.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2009

Leveraging Networks is Key Skill and the most important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap. Tools and Methods for Networks and Communities - Discusses specific tools and methods for using Networks and Communities as part of Knowledge Work. And then you have threaded discussions. This is a really challenging issue!

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The Learning Circuits

JULY 1, 2008

I'm hoping this will spark some discussion. Work Literacy is trying to figure out how knowledge workers can be helped to improve their skills to take advantage of things like social media and new forms of informal learning. Gina Minks: Adventures in Corporate Education What Competencies do Knowledge Workers Need?

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Big Dog, Little Dog

OCTOBER 9, 2008

The business issues of engagement, setting goals and alignment are still big gaping holes in most companies." Case studies can serve as a touchstone for discussions of real-world situations in organizations. How can you imagine yourself as a highly-paid knowledge worker and not know how to do these things.

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eLearning Learning Posts

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Four roles for social media in workplace learning - 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. More from this issue tomorrow. However some issues got a heated debate going.

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Janet Clarey

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Great questions, great crowd, no big tech issues. My arguments primarily revolve around the knowledge worker - those who work with information. Description: Overview of this important immersive environment, discuss its advantages and disadvantages for corporate training, and show examples. Keep your own bias in mind.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 13, 2015

One topic of discussion that has become popular in recent times amongst all stakeholders is the re-imagining of an education scenario where creativity and innovation hold center stage. We have failed for over 7000 years to find the answer to the issue of how to educate everybody. ” ? Sir Ken Robinson. “ John Dewey. “ Sugata Mitra.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

APRIL 20, 2009

After all, we know that we have highly detailed processes that must be learned in order to ensure that our customers receive the correct product and service, compliance and safety issues, plus the development programs our leaders want to implement. The second is improving the quality of captured information (codified knowledge).

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