Big Dog, Little Dog

APRIL 20, 2009

Two recent posts got my attention -- Tony Karrer's Reduce Searching Start Talking and Harold Jarche's Effective knowledge sharing. Harold notes the 80-20 funding ratio between formal and informal learning and Will Thalheimer questions this funding differential in the comment section. So which chart do we believe?

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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. Tags: corporate training e-learning 2.0

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Learning 2.0 Blended Learning Social Networks Gartner 132

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

My introduction to Jay had been through his book Informal Learning. Needless to say, it had become my bible to understand what social learning is and could be in the context of workplace learning. In those days, I was just a rookie instructional designer trying to write storyboards and grasp the basics of e-learning.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 26, 2011

If you are reading this, you are a knowledge worker. Consider the content (knowledge, information, learning) you personally need to get your job done. I also should point out that the information is more specialized all the time, meaning ever smaller audiences. What's our ideal kind of content?

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2010

Image via Wikipedia "Collaboration is a process through which people who see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and search for the solution that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible." ~ Anecdote And informal learning is hinged on collaboration.

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ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Today, as I sat reading ( once again ) Informal Learning by Jay Cross in a distant hotel room in Westbrook, Connecticut, the point on Organizational Network Analysis hit me. And analysis also shows that most knowledge workers are likely to turn to their neighbor to discuss a problem than consult a database.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces.

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

Working from home offers me plenty of solitude but not the intellectual stimulation and those over-the-shoulder conversations so crucial to serendipity, ambient awareness, and informal learning. If anyone reading this is a knowledge worker and is thinking about working from home, read Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 17, 2009

Top Posts and other Items The ‘Least Assistance’ Principle eLearning is not the answer Multi-Generational Learning in the Workplace Here’s How I Built That PowerPoint E-Learning Template Informal learning - what is it? What Goes in the LMS?

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Session Hopping a Practical Guide General Session - New Work Literacies and E-Learning 2.0 Thursday, 01/29/2009 8:00AM - 9:00AM Over the past 20 years, there has been an explosion of information sources, greatly increased accessibility of experts and expertise around the world, and new tools emerging every day. Learning 2.0

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces.

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Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 113

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2009

And it can turn into great things like: Discussion Forums for Knowledge Sharing at Capital City Bank. I don’t actually think using the terms “social learning” or “informal learning” is the right way to go about selling this stuff either. I’m convinced that we are all struggling to have our Work Skills Keep Up.

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ID Reflections

APRIL 22, 2010

What does Agile have to do with Informal Learning and Instructional Design? Agile means the willingness to be in a perpetual state of Beta, accepting that there is no closure, can be no closure with information, requirements, needs, business opportunities changing at lightning speed. It's all about the mindset.

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Kapp Notes

JULY 8, 2010

There has been a lot of talk about formal vs. informal learning in the educational blogosphere and when it comes right down to it, formal learning is the most effective. The processes have been formalized, in knowledge work, many of the processes are formalized. Here's why.

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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?

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Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

Mike Taylor

AUGUST 28, 2020

Accelerated Learning: Learn Faster and Remember More. People can end up stuck with a static amount of knowledge because we don’t just passively absorb new ideas and information. Learning something new requires active engagement. At FS, we see learning as part of our daily job. link] learning /.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 28, 2009

It also includes the Periodic Table of Agile Learning. Arguments For Informal Learning. Jay Cross lays out some excellent reasons for organizations to incorporate informal learning into their overall training strategy in this article. LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers. How cool is that?

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

Tools Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Mathemagenic " PhD conclusions in a thousand words: blogging practices of knowledge workers Web 2.0 Applications in Learning Rethinking Learning Styles Understanding E-Learning 2.0 Tools - A Summary PR 2.0:

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Social Networks Blended Learning Authoring Tools PLE 139

Learning Visions

MARCH 1, 2007

What strikes me about this whole DIY/informal learning/death of ISD conversation is that what were really talking about are those so-called motivated knowledge workers. These are guys who will take informal learning by the horns and run with it. Its ok Dan. Were not dead yet. And they do.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

According to Chris Tratar, senior director of product marketing at Saba, early adopters tend to have heavy focuses on knowledge worker industries, which include consulting, tech companies and any organization with a robust research and design process. There, pull learning can facilitate the need for collaboration and sharing.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 2, 2008

Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : Today, active involvement in informal learning, particularly through web-based communities, is key to remaining professional and creative in a field. Being a learning professional in a Web 2.0 world is becoming more about your network than your current knowledge.

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Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

2) Do you think that learning needs to be designed to solve every business or job problem? But, what is more unfortunate is that even those who have begun to realize that informal learning is an important part of workplace learning, still think that informal learning can be “designed”, or “blended” with the formal.

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Quiz Blended Learning Social Media Performance Support 198

Tony Karrer

JULY 6, 2006

From Wikipedia's description of Knowledge Economy , quoting Peter Drucker (1966): A manual worker works with his hands and produces "stuff". A knowledge worker works with his head and produces ideas, knowledge, and information. What's the most important skill of a knowledge worker?

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Personal Learning Personal Personalization eLearning 2.0 100

Clark Quinn

JULY 2, 2008

Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : Today, active involvement in informal learning, particularly through web-based communities, is key to remaining professional and creative in a field. Being a learning professional in a Web 2.0 world is becoming more about your network than your current knowledge.

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Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

A constant state of connection has grown increasingly common, especially for knowledge workers. With easy access to learning platforms and other technologies that support collaboration , L&D teams can foster social learning and encourage the creation and growth of communities of practice.

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Jay Cross

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Could you give our readers a brief on your book that is also a part of a larger part of your Real Learning project please? Millions of knowledge workers and their managers have been told they are responsible for their own learning but have no more idea what to do than the dog who got on the bus (Now WTF do I do?).

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Coach: In general, how do you compare the effect and impact of informal learning in the workplace versus formal, structured eLearning? So by shear volume, informal learning is the most powerful tool for learning in organizations. The impact of informal learning is huge.

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Instructional Design Design Wiki Simulations 77

CLO Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2013

While we in the learning organization may find ourselves asked to build programs and curricula to develop deep skills in various topics, we know there are already plenty of experts floating around with far more skills than we already have. What is your role in this new world of expert-to-expert learning?

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Jay Cross

MAY 2, 2015

informal learning. Thought leader and chief proponent of informal learning. In ten years, took an object of derision and made it the #1 or #2 priority of virtually every Chief Learning Officer in America. DIY learning. First to use term eLearning on the web. Chief cheerleader for concept. Book (2008).

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Change Case Study ISPI Virtual World 36

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Learning content will be transformed for easier consumption. Success metrics for learning will be based on content access, views, involvement and downloads. Learning leaders will be more focused on relevancy of information. Grows - But Creating "eLearning 2.0

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 9, 2009

The second half of the prediction “self directed learning” got less attention during the year than I anticipated, but it was there and certainly was a big part of the discussion around social and informal learning. Strategy" Fails One of the better, cheap support mechanisms for self-directed learning are web 2.0

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Predictions Virtual Classroom Wiki eLearning 2.0 183

The Learning Circuits

MARCH 17, 2005

I think he hits on a couple of concepts that are barriers to adoption by most organizations.

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Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

The 9:00 am to 5:00 pm notion of work is all but vanishing, at least for the knowledge workers. Work has become location agnostic; workplace is no longer defined by a brick and mortar building. The workforce today is not only globally distributed but also contingent giving rise to the notion of the extended enterprise.

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Diversity Training Cognitive Blended Learning Network 172

Tony Karrer

APRIL 13, 2010

Google Buzz , Google Wave and PKM PKM stands for Personal Knowledge Management, which is a definite passion of mine (see Work Literacy and Social Media for Knowledge Workers ). Effectiveness Informal Learning Reaction? So, here’s what we are already seeing this year. Not sure how to categorize these things.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 1, 2008

When the question is phrased this way, I'd be surprised if Matthew wouldn't be able to talk to these tools in the context of their impact on personal learning and formal learning. And I'm not allow in these views - see Lead the Charge.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 8, 2009

- Blogger in Middle-earth , May 26, 2009 Tips for Working with SMEs - Bozarthzone , May 21, 2009 Social Networking in Times of Stress and Personal Emergencies - Electronic Papyrus , May 11, 2009 Aligning Learning Theory with Instructional Design - The E-Learning Curve , May 21, 2009 Developing a PLE Using Web 2.0

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eLearning Learning Posts

JULY 14, 2009

LinkedIn Guide for Knowledge Workers - eLearning Technology , July 6, 2009. New skills for learning professionals - Informal Learning , July 1, 2009. Social and Networked Learning , July 4, 2009. New skills for learning professionals , July 10, 2009. Knowledge (45). Hot Topics.

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