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Bob Little – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

In reality this has been part of mainstream working practice for many knowledge workers since the 1990s. Moreover, by using curation tools such as Twitter, Yammer, Skype and other texting tools, as well as Facebook, social/informal learning is progressing at a pace.

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43 Great eLearning Posts and 5 Hot Topics Including Google Buzz and iPad

eLearning Learning Posts

E-Learning along the curve: adapting to knowledge workers learning needs - The E-Learning Curve , February 18, 2010 Formally-structured approaches to learning are best deployed to novices in the relevant discipline or skill area.

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SMBs and Social Learning Technologies

Janet Clarey

Where we are today: Primary forms of social learning technologies used in corporations today appear to be e-mail, live online learning (Web conferencing), threaded discussion, and collaborative content development. Most learning professionals view social media as valuable to learners, and usage is growing. For leadership development.

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Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

Knowledge workers learn more than twice as much from experience as from bosses and coaches, and the training department accounts for less half of that. Workers are disgruntled. Goofing off, Facebook, the football pool. Instead, managers should inspire workers, set expectations, and get out of the way. Ineffective.

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Informal Learning – the other 80%

Jay Cross

Now it’s often more effective to take control by giving control, by letting “the invisible hand” self-organize worker learning. The organization establishes the goals and gives the workers flexibility in how to meet them. How workers learn now. Think about a go-getter knowledge worker learns something new. [6]