There Is No Chalk

JUNE 6, 2011

June's Big Question over at LCB asks how WLP professionals might break down organizational walls to learning.

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There Is No Chalk

MAY 7, 2009

ASTD, in a study on informal learning conducted in conjunction with the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), published a short synopsis of the results of their study yesterday. As the post on ASTD's blog states: e-mail emerged as the top-ranked informal learning tool at 68%.

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There Is No Chalk

OCTOBER 27, 2011

CLO magazine has a good, quick article that highlights what I think is an important point, especially for WLP professionals to consider. The article discusses the pitfalls of implementing best practices, especially in the information age, when those practices could change every other month, if not more.

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Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

The point (hard to see though as it is) however, is that with learning - the changes are going on inside our own heads and bodies. We are acted upon by outside forces but ultimately learning is an internal act mediated by our own individual/collective contexts. What learning is NOT is a product. It can NOT be shrink-wrapped.

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There Is No Chalk

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Tony Karrer posted November's Learning Circuits Big Question today, and the subject of this one is compelling. As a WLP professional that uses SM.

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OpenSesame

MARCH 16, 2012

I’ve recently been reading quite a few articles, tweets and blog posts about whether learning styles exist. If believing in the presence of diverse learning styles makes you a better designer and learning facilitator–great! What is a “learning style”? And do the best we can to remove obstacles to them learning.

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The Learning Circuits

MAY 7, 2012

It reigns supreme in just about every needs study for workplace learning professionals. When workplace learning and performance (WLP) professionals are asked about the four levels of evaluation, in the USA and beyond, they respond in unison: “Level 1 is reaction, 2 is knowledge; 3 is behavior in the workplace; and Level 4 is results.”

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