Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

My guess is that most people can relate this to the experience of sitting in a large conference session with a not so great speaker thinking - "I could have got more value by searching the topic on Google and reading about it than sitting here for an hour." Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective

Scanning 100

Scanning Blogging Write Blog eLearning 2.0 100

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 5, 2009

Tools to Make Reading & Research More Effective. Tool Sets are Personal A caveat that I make in every presentation on this topic is that studies of personal information management repeatedly show that tool sets and methods for personal work and learning are personal. So, here goes. What is a Tool Set?

PWLE 122

PWLE PLE Tools PKM 122

Tony Karrer

MARCH 23, 2009

"leading" or "better" … overall the suggestion was to be very careful about assuming because something works in one situation it will work in others. So, the first thing I did was to quickly search my blog for any mention of "best practice" – whew, I don't use the term much. eLearning Technology.

Pattern 100

Pattern Examples Metrics Knowledge Worker 100

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. I think everyone has to evaluate what works for them. Yes, you can create a group.

Social Networks 102

Social Networks Social Ning LinkedIn 102

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Strategy (15) PWLE Not PLE - Knowledge Work Not Separate from Learning (15) Corporate Social Bookmarking Tools (14) Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis (13) Test SCORM Courses with an LMS (13) 90-9-1 Rule aka 1% Rule in Collaborative Environments (13) Social Conference Tools - Expect Poor Results (13) Instruction eLearning 2.0

Authoring Tools 100

Authoring Tools Social Networks Long Tail eLearning 2.0 100

Big Dog, Little Dog

DECEMBER 29, 2005

I also had a chat a few days ago with a Wall Street Journal reporter who is researching an article on knowledge worker productivity. I said yes, and mouthed the old Peter Drucker chestnut that "making knowledge work productive is the greatest economic challenge of this century." He asked me if the subject is important.

Wiki 32

Wiki Knowledge News Journal 32

Spark Your Interest

MARCH 7, 2021

They diverted the money they were spending on the ongoing maintenance and hired an instructional designer with LMS knowledge. Working together they identified an LMS that met their needs, was easy to use, and only had a modest cost. So, they also did a google search and read a couple of articles on the LMS as well.

LMS 262

LMS Authoring Tools Compliance Training Instructional Design 262

Tony Karrer

MARCH 25, 2009

Complexity of Productivity for Knowledge Work Productivity is defined as: the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time For some knowledge workers, we can reasonably define things this way. It also causes us to confuse activity and effectiveness.

Productivity 100

Productivity Product Social Networks Knowledge Worker 100

Performance Learning Productivity

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The way organisations work today is almost unrecognisably different from the structured and closely-managed systems in pre-Internet and pre-ubiquitous connectivity times. They, themselves, expect immediacy and real-time responses. Innovation is their driver and change is accepted as the norm.

Social Media 221

Social Media Attitudes Performance Support eLearning Consultant 221

CLO Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2018

The answer is yes — and that means they need the skills to author effective, high-quality insights. Writing effective insights starts with understanding the foundation on which they are built. Writing insights effectively is important to their adoption, fruition and use. Value Starts With Critical Thinkers.

Informal 71

Informal Business Authoring Tools Score 71

Jay Cross

JUNE 28, 2009

At the same time, we are shifting into an era in which knowledge work and learning occur where re-engineered business processes collide with a participative and interactive ecology of information flows. Make a hypothesis of cause and effect. Network interactions yield volatile results because echo effects amplify signals.

ROI 66

ROI Social Networks Network Authoring Tools 66

Tony Karrer

MARCH 29, 2009

And you cannot Separate Knowledge Work from Learning. I know from Data Driven performance improvement solutions that often informal learning can be very effective in driving results. I would claim that we need to help people with their Search Skills. Different people will find different styles of use that are effective.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Blended Learning Compliance Training Write Blog 100

Jay Cross

JUNE 28, 2011

Working smarter is the key to sustainability and continuous improvement. Knowledge work and learning to work smarter are becoming indistinguishable. The accelerating rate of change in business forces everyone in every organization to make a choice: learn while you work or become obsolete. Network Effects 46.

Compliance Training 64

Compliance Training Social Media Knowledge Worker Instructional Design 64