Tony Karrer

JANUARY 6, 2009

In New Work and New Work Skills , I discuss the fact that most of us have not participated in formal learning since college on foundational knowledge work skills - especially metacognitive skills. I only use it in about 2-3% of my searches. Sure they can get along without it.

Work Skills 102

Work Skills Skills Information Overload Search 102

Clark Quinn

JUNE 1, 2008

I'm very happy to announce that Michele Martin and I have just launched Work Literacy - a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work. In fact, we all have blind spots.

Social Bookmarking 100

Social Bookmarking RSS eLearning 2.0 Poll 100

Tony Karrer

JUNE 1, 2008

I'm very happy to announce that Michele Martin and I have just launched Work Literacy - a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work. In fact, we all have blind spots.

Social Bookmarking 100

Social Bookmarking RSS eLearning 2.0 Poll 100

Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 2, 2008

One of the questions being raised this week in the free, online course Work Literacy: Web 2.0 To me, this is a critical part of The New Skills for knowledge workers. And what I often cite as the biggest change in knowledge work skills over the past 20 years is the change in access to people. Great example of a query.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Conversation Ning Moodle 100

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

As part of my presentations on Work Literacy and eLearning 2.0 - I discuss how learning and knowledge work are changed by things such as computers, mobile computing, the web, social media, social networks, access to people/experts through the web, and the flood of new tools. on learning and knowledge work.

Social Networks 102

Social Networks Quiz Social Network Social Media 102

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2010

LMS and Learning Tracking Still Struggling While LMS solutions continue to get better, more powerful, more diverse, I continue to find myself searching for just the right solution for particular needs. For example my search for an LMS Solution for Simple Partner Compliance Training didn’t really arrive at just the right solution.

Text-to-Speech 200

Text-to-Speech Compliance Training Diversity Training SharePoint 200

Tony Karrer

APRIL 3, 2007

Search - Implications on Knowledge Work Corporate eLearning Development: Learning2.0, Why Wikis Are Conquering the Enterprise Wikis - Public vs. Controlled - Why There's No eLearning Wiki Will Blogs, Wikis, RSS, Mashups be Used in Corporate eLearning? Learning Trends Point To and Shape Corporate eLearning

Corporate eLearning 101

Corporate eLearning Wiki Mashups iPod 101

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 27, 2009

In Networks and Communities , I discuss the limits of search and how Evaluating Performance of Concept Workers leads us to needing to derive Value from Social Media. They didn't get a response in the discussion group and had not thought to do a search for people to contact directly.

Social Media 100

Social Media Wikipedia Social Networks LinkedIn 100

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The point, however, is from the point of the view of the learner, all the resources needed are ‘to hand’ through every stage of knowledge work. They may need to load, tag, and search on resources. Jay Cross talks about the learnscape , while I term it the performance ecosystem.

Wiki 182

Wiki IM IMS Network 182

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Work Literacy eLearning 2.0 Fourth Grader Wikipedia Update New Work and New Work Skills Work Skills Keeping Up? Knowledge Work Framework Tilde Effect Concept Worker Knowledge Work Not Separate from Learning Tool Set 2009 Search Better Memory Network Learning Information Radar Remote Collaboration Common eLearning 2.0

Social Networks 102

Social Networks ASTD Wiki eLearning 2.0 102

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 7, 2009

It starts by looking at your key knowledge work: Roles Projects For myself, these might be: Roles Small Business Owner Manager Acting CTO Community organizer Expert / Speaker / Writer Client Advisor Family Vacation Planner Fine Dining Planner etc. What's a top-down strategy? What sometimes goes wrong or seems harder than it should be?

eLearning Strategy 100

eLearning Strategy Strategy Scanning eLearning 2.0 100

Tony Karrer

JULY 6, 2009

I do a lot of presentations where one of the topics is how to use LinkedIn more effectively as part of your knowledge work. In most cases, I will ask for a show of hands: How many of you have a LinkedIn Account? Generally 50-70%. How many of you actively use LinkedIn? Generally down to 10%.

Social Networks 120

Social Networks LinkedIn Knowledge Worker Guide 120

Matrix

MAY 9, 2019

Another best practice training professionals should follow is that of making all learning materials available on demand to all employees and also make sure the search function in this central repository of knowledge works. Knowledge transfer is never an effortless process that happens spontaneously within an organization.

Knowledge 55

Knowledge Simulations Micro-Learning Instructional Design 55

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 13, 2009

In other words, we are using what is happening: with the content out in the network on the eLearning Learning searches that land on us and that occur on the site, and various other kinds of behaviors. There are some very cool new features especially our hot list feature coming out soon on the eLearning Learning Content Community.

Mzinga 100

Mzinga GeoLearning FLV Jing 100

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 8, 2009

Harold Jarche, Michele Martin and I are pleased to announce a new workshop offering that relates to the recent posts on Tool Set 2009 and to the issues of Work Literacy. Work Literacy Skills Workshop Was the last formal training you had on knowledge work skills the use of a card catalog and microfiche reader?

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Wiki Skills ASTD 100

Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

Tools Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Tools - A Summary PR 2.0: How To Find The Best Free Image/Photo/Graphics Downloads For Your Blog Posts | Smackdown!

Social Networks 139

Social Networks Blended Learning Authoring Tools PLE 139

Vitalyst

MARCH 8, 2018

More than 70 percent of employees use search engines to learn what they need for their jobs, and many rely on their smartphones for quick answers to pressing problems. The most important, in terms of the challenges organizations are facing today, are: Productivity must be the responsibility of the individual knowledge workers themselves.

Knowledge Worker 40

Knowledge Worker Innovation Culture Productivity 40

Tony Karrer

JUNE 26, 2007

Knowledge Work - the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information as part of work processes that captures personal value, builds network, and collects appropriate feedback Would it be fair to say that we have a responsibility to build these skills in ourselves?

Scanning 108

Scanning Media Skills Cognitive 108

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

My guess is that most people can relate this to the experience of sitting in a large conference session with a not so great speaker thinking - "I could have got more value by searching the topic on Google and reading about it than sitting here for an hour." The same feeling starts to happen when you read blogs and then go and read magazines.

Scanning 100

Scanning Blogging Write Blog eLearning 2.0 100

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2009

In June 2008, Work Literacy Launched. I’m convinced that we are all struggling to have our Work Skills Keep Up. And as part of this, I’ve been taking advantage of: 2009 Predictions How Did I Do? 2009 Top Posts and Topics , Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009 and just running through my blog posts for the year.

Diversity Training 109

Diversity Training Scanning PWLE Case Study 109

Tony Karrer

MARCH 23, 2009

"leading" or "better" … overall the suggestion was to be very careful about assuming because something works in one situation it will work in others. So, the first thing I did was to quickly search my blog for any mention of "best practice" – whew, I don't use the term much.

Pattern 100

Pattern Examples Metrics Knowledge Worker 100

Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2009

Leveraging Networks is Key Skill and the most important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap. Tools and Methods for Networks and Communities - Discusses specific tools and methods for using Networks and Communities as part of Knowledge Work. I definitely get value from a broader searching capability. Yes, you can create a group.

Social Networks 102

Social Networks Social Ning LinkedIn 102

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 5, 2009

Other Posts in the Series Tool Set 2009 Work Skills Keeping Up Top-Down Strategy Better Memory Information Radar Networks and Learning Communities Collaborate Twitter as Personal Work and Learning Tool Search Browser Short Cuts Other Places to Look Alternative list of skills - I've focused on the skills in the initial Knowledge Work Framework.

PWLE 122

PWLE PLE Tools PKM 122

Tony Karrer

JULY 20, 2009

This works across any subset of the content including sources, keywords and arbitrary searches. 130) Work Skills (26) PWLE (16) Flash Quiz (8) Knowledge Work (40) That's a pretty fair representation of topics that I talk about.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Association Learning Management System Folksonomy eLearning Strategy 100

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Strategy (15) PWLE Not PLE - Knowledge Work Not Separate from Learning (15) Corporate Social Bookmarking Tools (14) Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis (13) Test SCORM Courses with an LMS (13) 90-9-1 Rule aka 1% Rule in Collaborative Environments (13) Social Conference Tools - Expect Poor Results (13) Instruction eLearning 2.0

Authoring Tools 100

Authoring Tools Social Networks Long Tail eLearning 2.0 100

Big Dog, Little Dog

DECEMBER 29, 2005

I also had a chat a few days ago with a Wall Street Journal reporter who is researching an article on knowledge worker productivity. I said yes, and mouthed the old Peter Drucker chestnut that "making knowledge work productive is the greatest economic challenge of this century." He asked me if the subject is important.

Wiki 32

Wiki Knowledge News Journal 32

Spark Your Interest

MARCH 7, 2021

They diverted the money they were spending on the ongoing maintenance and hired an instructional designer with LMS knowledge. Working together they identified an LMS that met their needs, was easy to use, and only had a modest cost. So, they also did a google search and read a couple of articles on the LMS as well.

LMS 262

LMS Authoring Tools Compliance Training Instructional Design 262

Mark Oehlert

MARCH 8, 2007

I think as "knowledge work" moves more toward free agency and companies continually seek to shed overhead, it is going to be the people who can highlight their work and who make a difference who are going to be hired quickly and easily and who will command the most money.

Social Bookmarking 32

Social Bookmarking Performance Social Networks Second Life 32

Tony Karrer

MARCH 25, 2009

Complexity of Productivity for Knowledge Work Productivity is defined as: the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time For some knowledge workers, we can reasonably define things this way. It also causes us to confuse activity and effectiveness.

Productivity 100

Productivity Product Social Networks Knowledge Worker 100

Performance Learning Productivity

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The way organisations work today is almost unrecognisably different from the structured and closely-managed systems in pre-Internet and pre-ubiquitous connectivity times. They, themselves, expect immediacy and real-time responses. Innovation is their driver and change is accepted as the norm.

Social Media 221

Social Media Attitudes Performance Support eLearning Consultant 221

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

To me this has heightened my sensitivity to the need for concept workers to reach out to people for knowledge work tasks in order to ensure they will receive a good evaluation. I'm coming to believe this is the most important Knowledge Worker Skill Gap. It reinforces the fact that Leveraging Networks is Key Skill.

Evalution 100

Evalution Performance Knowledge Worker Social Media 100

CLO Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2018

As cognitive systems continue to strip away routine knowledge work, expert critical thinkers will play an increasingly valuable role in driving business actions and decisions. This scoring system seeks to achieve four outcomes. Writing insights effectively is important to their adoption, fruition and use.

Informal 71

Informal Business Authoring Tools Score 71

Jay Cross

JUNE 28, 2009

At the same time, we are shifting into an era in which knowledge work and learning occur where re-engineered business processes collide with a participative and interactive ecology of information flows. The impacts of collaboration-based knowledge work are accelerating.

ROI 66

ROI Social Networks Network Authoring Tools 66

Tony Karrer

MARCH 29, 2009

And you cannot Separate Knowledge Work from Learning. I would claim that we need to help people with their Search Skills. The audience has to be large enough. As concept workers , we quickly go past formal learning opportunities. There's no course on what I do every day. You've got to look beyond formal.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Blended Learning Compliance Training Write Blog 100

Jay Cross

JUNE 28, 2011

Working smarter is the key to sustainability and continuous improvement. Knowledge work and learning to work smarter are becoming indistinguishable. The accelerating rate of change in business forces everyone in every organization to make a choice: learn while you work or become obsolete. Workscapes.

Compliance Training 64

Compliance Training Social Media Knowledge Worker Instructional Design 64