Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. It could be knowledge gained from reading, Web searching, or from colleagues and friends. Build a Learning Culture.

Informal Learning 40

Informal Learning Classes Informal Wiki 40

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2012

By combining the power of the human brain with technology in a way that facilitates work, collaboration and communication, leaders can turn learning into multifaceted performance support. Lots of the opportunities to improve come through the network, through the people we learn with and from.

Performance Support 72

Performance Support Performance Mentoring Suite 72

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

This requires ethnographic digging, an understanding of the organization, a deep appreciation of knowledge practices and emergent affordances. Not many firms recognize or care about sub-optimal performance in this area - the results you see, are diffuse, obtuse and difficult to fit into classic ROI models.

Knowledge Management 100

Knowledge Management Issue Knowledge Wiki 100

Learnnovators

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Over the past few years, the need to become a social business and to promote enterprise-wide collaboration have taken hold in many organizations. We have become accustomed to blaming the culture of an organization for the failure of any initiative, and more so when the change calls for redefining and re-imagining how people work and interact.

Culture 170

Culture Social Change Business 170

Jane Hart

AUGUST 27, 2012

A Social Business is one that embraces and cultivates a spirit of collaboration and community throughout its organization—both internally and externally.”. Recognises that formal learning accounts for small % of how people learn in the organisation. Informal learning. Social learning. Supporting autonomy.

Blended Learning 198

Blended Learning Social Business Performance Support 198

Learnnovators

MAY 11, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix.

Social Learning 176

Social Learning Social Integrate Blended Learning 176

Learnnovators

AUGUST 6, 2015

I have been reading a spate of articles and posts related to the need for a change in the way organizations function. The diagram traces the evolution of different social technology and their potential to enforce and enable a deep change in how organizations function and their structure.

Community 140

Community Social Technology Management 140

Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

I spent the greater part of the weekend mulling over the practice of working out loud, what makes some folks adopt the habit with ease while others struggle, and what could be some of the possible enabling factors that support working out loud. In this post, I want to focus on the support and environment needed to get people started.

eLearning Strategy 133

eLearning Strategy Strategy Blended Learning Community 133

ID Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2010

Clark Quinn, a thought leader in technology-mediated learning, said in 2000: mLearning is the intersection of mobile computing and elearning: accessible resources wherever you are, strong search capabilities, rich interaction, powerful support for effective learning, and performance-based assessment.

Mobile Learning 166

Mobile Learning Mobile iPod Wiki 166

Learnnovators

MARCH 21, 2015

Fortunately, most human behaviour is learned observationally through modelling; from observing others one forms an idea of how new behaviours are performed, and on later occasions this coded information serves as a guide for action.” – Albert Bandura (Originator of Social Learning Theory) “ The research isn’t heartening.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Learning Social Case Study 100

ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

Excerpts from the Best of T+D | 2007 - 2009 Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : As knowledge workers, we are like actors--only as good as our last performance. If the learning organization doesn’t get into that 70 percent and use social media, they’re going to get left behind. CoPs deliver unique benefits to an organization.

Learning 2.0 132

Learning 2.0 Blended Learning Social Networks Gartner 132

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Or will work itself subsume learning enabled by a transformed L&D / facilitators / coaches / mentors and the "right" organizational culture? How do we help organizations see that social and informal learning is not a new and fancy way to learn but an essential requirement in a complex, rapidly changing, and uber connected world?

Network 202

Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 12, 2009

I’ve written before about the changes I see coming for organizations (e.g. Things are moving faster, and this has all sorts of consequences: it means that change is occurring more frequently, information is doubling, our competition is more aggressive, and more. This doesn’t come for free.

Training 161

Training Train Pattern Performance Support 161

Coursy

AUGUST 26, 2022

This perspective is valid from a management and control standpoint, but antithetical to the way in which most people learn today. LMS' like WebCT, Blackboard, and Desire2Learn offer their greatest value to the organization by providing a means to sequence content and create a manageable structure for instructors/administration staff.

LMS 52

LMS Learning Management System Webct System 52

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A methodology that can flourish under very controlling and hierarchical organizations. A process to be mandated by management/supervisors/organizations with defined rules. Thus not only do we lose out on diverse inputs and knowledge, we also proverbially reinvent the wheel many times over and feed into systemic inefficiency.

Diversity Training 172

Diversity Training Cognitive Blended Learning Network 172

Clark Quinn

APRIL 18, 2011

You apprentice both in tasks *and* learning, basically, until you’re an expert in your domain are defining what’s new in conjunction with your collaborators. And I would think that the management is NOT directly invested in the product, only in the producer.

Mentoring 140

Mentoring Cognitive PKM Performance Support 140

Learnnovators

JUNE 8, 2015

Before I plunge into the heart of my analysis and discussion, I want to share a couple of snippets on Networked Learning from Wikipedia. ( [link] ). “ Networked learning is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way so as to support one another’s learning.

Blended Learning 124

Blended Learning Cognitive Diversity Training Micro-Learning 124

Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

Hence, these require learners to “pull” their own learning. For organizations, this has a direct implication and reflects the motivation employees feel, the autonomy they enjoy and the purpose they find in their work. The MOOC format is primarily learner-driven and learner-directed.

Diversity Training 154

Diversity Training Blended Learning Skills Learner 154

Tony Karrer

MARCH 16, 2009

The Big Question this month is Workplace Learning in 10 Years : If you peer inside an organization in 10 years time and you look at how workplace learning is being supported by that organization, what will you see? What will the mix of Push vs. Pull Learning; Formal vs. Informal supported by the organization?

eLearning Consultant 103

eLearning Consultant Consulting Job Management 103

Learnnovators

JUNE 8, 2015

Before I plunge into the heart of my analysis and discussion, I want to share a couple of snippets on Networked Learning from Wikipedia. ( [link] ) “ Networked learning is a process of developing and maintaining connections with people and information, and communicating in such a way so as to support one another’s learning.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Cognitive Diversity Training Micro-Learning 100

Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

But when it comes to the workplace, high-speed internet and sophisticated, social technologies have opened up new avenues for delivering learning and engaging learners across the enterprise. So how can smart organizations seize this potential to reach employees and stakeholders with effective learning?

Learning Technologies 40

Learning Technologies Technology Learner Communities of Practice 40

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The availability of cost-effective resources to facilitate wide collaboration (including open source software that enables wikis, discussion groups, chat and even web conferencing) presents the chance for organizations to reconsider the effectiveness of the performance support being offered to their people.

Predictions 198

Predictions Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools 198

Learnnovators

MAY 10, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix.

Social Learning 100

Social Learning Social Integrate Blended Learning 100

Continu

DECEMBER 7, 2018

But continual learning is more than that. It’s a shift in the culture of your company that helps employees improve their performance. Let’s take a look at what continual learning is, how it helps your company, and how you can use it right now to improve performance. Benefits of Continuous Learning.

Companies 49

Companies Mentoring Culture Assessment 49

Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

Hence, these require learners to “pull” their own learning. For organizations, this has a direct implication and reflects the motivation employees feel, the autonomy they enjoy and the purpose they find in their work. Often, this proves to be a great opportunity to build one’s PLN within an organization and to form weak ties.

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training Blended Learning Skills Learner 100

Clark Quinn

JULY 27, 2010

I intend to get more organized, but let me toss off a c0uple of quick thoughts that may get elaborated more soon: Mobile. As I’ve mentioned before , I really think mobile is poised to be a revolution that will fundamentally affect how we use technology to support organizational performance. The evidence mounts.

Social Networks 165

Social Networks Google Docs Twitter Performance Support 165

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2006

A few weeks ago, I posted a summary around the November LCB Big Question "Are ISD / ADDIE / HPT relevant in a world of rapid elearning, faster time-to-performance, and informal learning?": What's likely to happen here is that all sorts of innovation in learning, knowledge management, etc. What do you get?

Instructional Design 100

Instructional Design Change ADDIE Enterprise 2.0 100

OpenSesame

JANUARY 3, 2013

The beauty in these 4 simple truths is that they do not favor formal or informal learning but in each it is critical that all 4 are attended to. Real learning will also serve me well as a lens that I can view each of my approaches and in particular I aim to put more emphasis on reflection. Reflection is about opportunity.

PKM 52

PKM Information Overload Conversation Streaming 52

CLO Magazine

JUNE 17, 2016

This not only puts pressure on learning leaders to demonstrate value in different and potentially unfamiliar ways but also gives them an opportunity to address critical business needs, said David Jackson, partner in Mercer’s Talent, Leadership and Organizational Performance unit in Baltimore.

Teams 60

Teams Diversity Training Sun Metrics 60

Tony Karrer

APRIL 13, 2010

The general sentiment around the room was that many workplace learning organizations were focused on nuts-and-bolts training, and that there was little innovation. I tend to work on things that are a bit leading edge like Data Driven performance solutions or eLearning Startups or the next great idea that someone has.

Innovation 111

Innovation Compliance Training Google Wave PKM 111

Jay Cross

MARCH 29, 2015

Here’s a summary of the Working Smarter Fieldbook : While learning is ascendant, training is in decline, for workers are embracing self-service learning; they learn in the context of work, not at some training class divorced from work. Finally, here’s a summary of Informal Learning.

Social Networks 36

Social Networks Wiki Summary Social Network Analysis 36

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Today’s organizations expect employees to LEARN and INNOVATE at the ‘speed of business’! This is one of the most critical qualities that can help organizations succeed in rapidly changing business scenarios driven by disruptive technological advancements. 10’ refers to ‘structured learning’.

Performance Support 184

Performance Support Performance Develop Google 184

Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Sometimes it’s easier to add smarts to the workflow (performance support) than to stuff things into people’s heads. Moreover, people often fail to put what they learn into practice. I have reframed how I help organizations get things done. It may or may not involve learning. Supporters.

Xyleme 65

Xyleme Social Networks Theory Firewalls 65

Xyleme

MARCH 13, 2009

Everyone knows that the old way of doing things is just not working any more once you have any number of courses… doing your Instructor Guide and Student Guide in Word or FrameMaker, your Slides in PowerPoint or Keynote and your learning in Articulate or Lectora.

Content Developer 51

Content Developer Blended Learning Content Xyleme 51

Tony Karrer

JULY 17, 2006

What are other organizations doing? One conference organizer told me that eLearning session descriptions with "interactivity" in the title would draw larger audiences. How are organizations handling the cross-over between management, knowledge management, learning? When do I use it? How do you know?

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Courseware Conference KM 100

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Today’s organizations expect employees to LEARN and INNOVATE at the ‘speed of business’! This is one of the most critical qualities that can help organizations succeed in rapidly changing business scenarios driven by disruptive technological advancements. 10’ refers to ‘structured learning’.

Performance Support 100

Performance Support Performance Develop Blended Learning 100

Jay Cross

MARCH 26, 2010

The 50,000 foot view of what’s going on in social networks and informal learning has changed very little In the last five years. Knowledge management and corporate learning may never be the same. Support for social feedback : Think eBay, where buyers rate sellers for honesty, helpfulness and service level.

Social Networks 37

Social Networks CD-ROM Social Software Groupware 37