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2.0 and Interesting Times

Tony Karrer

The theme of LearnTrends 2009 is a term I call Convergence. Thus, we must look to provide value in the long tail of learning. It's worth taking a look at some of these: Enterprise 2.0 is the use of Web 2.0 Definition: the shift from a 9-5 workday to a flexible workweek inclusive of work location (ie.

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Hot Topics in eLearning for 2009

eLearning Learning Posts

Hot Topic #2 - Social Media , Social Networks , Social Learning , and Informal Learning. Social media, social networks, communities for learning both formal and informal is bigger than I think we can even imagine at this point. What is Informal Learning , February 19, 2009. Information Radar , January 13, 2009.

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Business of Learning

Tony Karrer

. … This is similar to a post I wrote called Social Learning Defined where I argued that there were three models at play simultaneously: socializing existing formal models (top-down), the sharing of information “from the trenches” back to management (bottoms-up) and the sharing of best practices and collaborating (side-to-side). …

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