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A quick guide to knowledge sharing (L&D)

Learning Pool

Studies suggest that as little as 10% of what we learn comes from formal training programs. It’s a highly effective way of learning: employees ask for help and advice from others; experienced employees will mentor newcomers; bilateral consultations will lead to improvements in practices. 10 benefits of knowledge sharing.

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Using online communities to extend the learning experience

CLO Magazine

Within formal L&D programs, collaboration time is often guided and scheduled, allowing learners to share and socialize ideas before moving on to the next topic. Mentoring: Communities can also provide opportunities for mentoring and coaching. But what if there was a way to encourage collaborative learning more organically?

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Building a Learning and Performance Support Ecosystem (Steve Foreman) #elguild

Learning Visions

Access to Experts: ask questions, get guidance A directory of experts in your org (could be Sharepoint). But you might also have a structured learning program that involves mentoring and shadowing. Their solution included knowledgebase, process based performance support, ask an expert, CoP, learning/mentoring program.

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Social Media vs. Social Learning

Integrated Learnings

Let’s say you have one group of learners in one region going through a four-week new hire program, but you also have another group going through the same four-week program in another region at the same time. 2-- Share “real world” learnings with each other after the training is complete. 3-- Create an Alumni group.

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An Introduction to Modern Learning Ecosystems

Watershed

Whether it’s formal learning delivered in the classroom or in the LMS via e-learning, or whether it’s informal learning pulled from a SharePoint site, YouTube video, Google search, or a peer—learning is happening everywhere, and it’s all part of your corporate learning ecosystem. Learning also happens in many different ways.

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BOB MOSHER – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

And as far as case studies go, probably one of the better ones that we talk about is a large professional services company that took an 18-month onboarding program, which is as you can imagine was not effective in a number of ways, economically and others, down to a four-to-five month program, which increased time to performance.

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What's on Your Social Wish List?

CLO Magazine

Front-running companies are installing social networks such as Chatter, Jive, Connections, Socialcast, Yammer, Socialtext, SharePoint, Ideo and HootSuite like there’s no tomorrow. And they learn about twice as much from those conversations with others in classrooms and formal learning programs.