Challenge to Learn

MARCH 3, 2011

The question of the month #LCBQ is: How do you assess whether your informal learning, social learning, continuous learning and performance support initiatives have the desired impact or if they achieve the desired results? So, did the learning activity solve the problem within the given requirements?

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Informal Learning Informal Yammer Learning 214

ATD Learning Technologies

JANUARY 14, 2016

The ATD and i4cp study Instructional Design Now: A New Age of Learning and Beyond reported in early 2015 that social learning was in use by fewer than three in 10 organizations. Here’s a look at the full results: Make access to social learning easy and fast; 68%.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 24, 2010

I thought it would be worthwhile to pull together these resources. is up - Adventures in Corporate Education , April 18, 2009 Facilitating a twitter chat - Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning , March 9, 2010 To get Twitter you gotta Tweet!

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Twitter Yammer Social Media Adobe Captivate 278

eLearning Cyclops

JULY 13, 2014

Social Media (SoMe) expert and Informal Learning Catalyst - Sometimes I''m the go to guy to coach staff on utilizing SoMe or I''m the guy implementing informal/social learning. Then appropriately incorporating them in courses, your Intranet, Yammer, etc.

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Instructional Design Yammer Yahoo Voice 253

Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

70:20:10 has shone a spotlight on the limits of formal learning. In contrast, social and experiential learning continue to be veritable goldmines of productivity, placing learners at the centre of their story and demanding a major shift from Learning & Development professionals. social networks (yammer, chatter).

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Blended Learning Performance Support Social Networks Create 100

Big Dog, Little Dog

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

In my last post, The Tools of Our Craft , I wrote how the Four Level Evaluation model is best used by flipping it upside down and that it can be used to evaluate informal and social learning. In this post, I want to expand on the second point—evaluating informal and social learning.

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Kirkpatrick Wiki Evalution Social Learning 42

eLearning Cyclops

JANUARY 14, 2010

January's Big Question at the Learning Circuits blog asks for our 2010 predictions. So, here we go; m-Learning continues to grow. I think the growing popularity of social media apps on mobile devices will assist with a growth of social learning (I consider social/informal learning on mobile devices m-learning too).

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Imagine a senior executive in your company returns from Thanksgiving weekend having read white papers from IBM that say social business is the next step in the overall evolution of business. Social business is the flavor of the day in the C-suites of the Fortune 500. You’re a learning leader. and learning networks.

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Social Networks Social SocialText Social Network 80

Big Dog, Little Dog

MAY 23, 2011

I recently received this comment on my post, Using Kirkpatrick's Four Levels to Create and Evaluate Informal & Social Learning Processes : “What do you do when the "learners" are new hires? Social Learning and Reflection Continuum. Task Two: Quickly find product information.

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Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

For example, in a Klint Finley interview called Five Principles for Improving Social Enterprise Adoption , Yakabod CEO Scott Ryser cites the importance of “political juice.” Social Business as follows: The big failure of social business is a lack of integration of social tools into the collaborative workflow.

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Adoption Adopt Collaboration Integrate 189

Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

In the online world, this ease can be created by a community space or platform that is easy to access, like Twitter or Yammer. Apart from anything, working out loud is a valuable self-reflection and learning tool. What matters is the participation and the contribution. And cooperation is the key. It’s a mindset.

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eLearning Strategy Strategy Blended Learning Community 133

eLearning Cyclops

MARCH 1, 2009

The March Big Question from Learning Circuits is What will workplace learning look like in 10 years? Here are some of the things I see in 10 years: We will see much more informal learning and knowledge management. Participants will have much more control of learning events.

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 7, 2011

RT @ alc47 : Collaboration and social learning – even trees do it [link] <Another powerful post by Nic #. RT @ charlesjennings : @ JaneBozarth Informal Learning strategy – slide 15 here shows the essential tool, Jane. pgsimoes , @ BreakingNews & @ kasey428 showed up in my social summary!

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Twitter Compliance Training Yammer Liability 140

The Learning Circuits

JULY 9, 2012

Social media and mobile technologies have turned the spotlight on social learning concepts, which in turn have made more of us think about the large, ill-charted dark matter of culture : informal learning. Maybe your top-down Yammer implementation has yielded more tumbleweeds than users.

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Network Personal Learning Personal Personalization 83

Mindflash

OCTOBER 13, 2014

People tend to have a preference for formal learning (instructor-directed) or informal learning (experiential, self-directed, impromptu learning). Whatever your preference, flexible learning strategies include a combination of both types of learning and more, as needed. Supporting Performance. Going Global.

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Compliance Training Social Networks Tools Online 81

Elucidat

JULY 27, 2021

In an effective team learning culture, time and resources are prioritized for formal and informal learning. So, whether it’s a project evaluation or regular team meeting, everyone can reflect on their work and share their learning. – Lars Hyland, Chief Learning Officer at Totara Learning. Individual.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Twitter, Yammer), wikis, blogs, discussion groups, etc. open up exciting opportunities for people to access relevant information where and when they require it. The role of the learning leader is shifting from being a program manager to a solution architect. Learning technologies are becoming social, collaborative, and virtual.

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Learnnovators

JULY 20, 2015

Learnnovators: In this age where PR has greatly transformed with the power of social media networking, how significant is it still for organizations to rely on external professional PR services such as yours vis-à-vis building in-house PR capability to build brand and customer relationships? Cloud-based learning. Virtual classrooms.

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Authoring Tools Social Networks Virtual Classroom Press 170

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

One of a modern leader’s main responsibilities is to sift through the massive amounts of information that bombard him or her daily to get to what is truly important, what is trite and what requires immediate attention. The impact of social media has complicated matters. Communication in organizations is no longer top-down.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 27, 2016

In 2016, most people are accustomed to social media and the conventions associated with profiles, friends, posts, liking and sharing. But how are these new social business behaviors influencing social learning features of today’s learning management systems (LMS)? Proof of Change?

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Association Learning Management System Social Learning Social Networks LMS 75

Jane Hart

JULY 1, 2012

1 – Informal Learning. Informal Learning continued to be a dominant theme through June. Clark Quinn, (6 June) started us off with a post: Getting pragmatic about informal. “The L&D group has to start facilitating the sharing of information between folks. Put on your crap detectors.

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Yammer Informal Learning Informal Platform 189

Mindflash

MARCH 30, 2012

However, Linda Honold describes excellent strategies for developing employees who love to learn. Companies need to embrace other, additional forms of informal learning, and most importantly, develop employees who take responsibility for their own development. Embrace Social Learning. Not an easy task to be sure.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2013

According to a December 2011 issue of Business Insider, the mobile apps analytics firm Distimo said many popular apps were games such as Angry Birds, social networking such as Facebook, Skype and Twitter, and other content such as Google Maps and iBooks. As learning evolves from an event to something systemic, learners need guidance.

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Authoring Tools Social Networks Blended Learning Webcast 74

eLearning Learning Posts

JANUARY 5, 2010

Luckily eLearning Learning was able to point me at the top 63 posts for the month! The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. and Change Present Challenges to Many Learning Executives - Informal Learning , December 13, 2009. Google Goggles will rock m-learning. Why Moodle?

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OpenSesame

DECEMBER 10, 2012

(@emasie ) – Elliott is a futurist, visionary and convener of a great annual conference for learning professionals. JaneBozarth ) – From technology and social media to your holiday shopping , Jane tells it like it is. Koreen is an instructional designer and entrepreneur interested in social media and virtual gaming.

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Twitter Technology Education Blended Learning 52

eLearning Weekly

AUGUST 1, 2009

the use of social media and social networking tools in a business setting, is having a major impact on how employees learn and share information. As learning professionals, it’s becoming increasingly important that we stay aware of these changes and understand how and why they’re happening. conference.

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Mindflash

DECEMBER 30, 2013

One of the biggest problems with social learning is that it is an informal type of learning and organizations can’t help but to try to formalize it in any way possible. Tailor-made for Informal Learning. We really do try to formalize something that is tailor-made for self-directed learning.

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Informal Learning Yammer Informal eLearning Strategy 82

eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Growing Your Business - Innovative Marketing Using Social Media. The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. Podcasting for E-Learning: Recording Audio - The E-Learning Curve , September 14, 2009. The Free e-Learning Page Hits 100 - MinuteBio , September 13, 2009. Other Sources.

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Knowing Doing Gap Compliance Training eLearning Strategy Corporate eLearning 40

eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Best of eLearning Learning. The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. As a member, I have access to a plethora of sharing, information and intellect as it relates to how individuals are driving Enterprise 2.0 Should they be coupled with your LMS or other learning-specific tools?

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Google Buzz iPad Blended Learning Google 85

eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

And I feel honored that social signals came in granting my post on eLearning Strategy top spot. Understanding the Tools of the Social Learning Landscape - Free as in Freedom , November 2, 2010I am with Mark Oelhert this morning in his all day workshop about the tools of the Social Learning Landscape.

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eLearning Strategy Simulations Corporate eLearning eLearning Consultant 85

Jay Cross

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

What Universities Must Learning About Social Networks. Increasingly, businesses are looking to more social approaches to employee learning and development. THE ISSUE IS NOT whether you are going to become a socially networked university but how soon. Businesses are being transformed into social businesses.

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Social Networks Social Network Network Social 79

Jane Hart

AUGUST 14, 2011

elearn Magazine: The Oxford Union Debate on Informal Learning, Style or Substance?: Turn Up Engagement With A Yammer Treasure Hunt! link] via @ Yammer #. My upcoming webinar Social Media and its impact on how we learn in the workplace [link] # realwplearn #. It’s about networks [link] by @ hjarche #.

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Twitter Yammer Social Media Photo 140

eLearning Learning Posts

JUNE 9, 2010

A Defense of the LMS (and a case for the future of Social Learning) - Social Enterprise Blog , May 12, 2010 For some time now, I’ve seen a growing negativity toward LMS solutions by a pretty wide group folks in our space. Not because they are wrong about social, but because they get so little right about LMS.

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eLearning Strategy Corporate eLearning Authoring Tools eLearning 89

Vignettes Learning

MAY 11, 2011

I was reminded of the challenge in adding space for contemplation in eLearning when I listened to Pat Morrison, KPCC Public , and her May 3, 2011 interview with Sheryl Turkle (MIT Social Media Scientist) and Nicholas Carr (New York Times writer) on the topic “Technology and the Internet: can they change our brains and behavior?”

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Program eLearning Social Media Journal 73

Vignettes Learning

MAY 11, 2011

I was reminded of the challenge in adding space for contemplation in eLearning when I listened to Pat Morrison, KPCC Public , and her May 3, 2011 interview with Sheryl Turkle (MIT Social Media Scientist) and Nicholas Carr (New York Times writer) on the topic “Technology and the Internet: can they change our brains and behavior?”

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Program eLearning Social Media Journal 40

Mindflash

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Learning in the Workplace. All this yammering about Yammer and twittering about Twitter have you wondering, “What’s all of this have to do with workplace learning?&# This is a must-read for trainers and training designers. You’re not alone. Share them with us and leave a comment.

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Blogging Yammer Social Media Stock 77

NuggetHead

JUNE 7, 2010

Social Networking/Bookmarking This is not so much a tool as it is a cultural shift in how we communicate and share. One of the biggest discussions in the last couple of years is around informal learning or social learning. How that plays into your business model or your companies learning strategy depends on you.

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Tools Custom eLearning Development Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion 56