During the Q&A at a recent conference session on Social Learning, a retail industry attendee asked “I have to train 300 store level associates in new product knowledge in the next three months. Is social learning really what I want?” What would your answer be? I get as excited about social tools as you likely...Continue Reading
In an earlier post (For Web 2.0 What’s in the Workflow is What Gets Used), I refered to some ongoing research McKinsey&Company is doing in web 2.0 adoption in the workplace– how and where it is being used and the impact it is having on business. The research is based an an annual survey of...Continue Reading
Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge Are you ready for Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge (B.O.O.K)? Apparently “thousands of content creators have committed to the platform and investors are reported flocking to the medium” I learned about the new device through this B.O.O.K MARK while browsing a local supplier of B.O.O.K on the weekend.Continue Reading
In a Learning 2.0 world, where learning and performance solutions take on a wider variety of forms and where churn happens at a much more rapid pace, what new skills and knowledge are required for learning professionals?” ASTD Learning Circuits big question for July The Learning Circuits big question this month is an important one,...Continue Reading
The 15th annual Advanced Learning: This is IT! conference is taking place this year at George Brown College in Toronto May 20-22. The conference focus is on advanced learning technologies in higher education and business learning. On Friday at 9:00, I will be presenting a session with Robert Luke (Director Research and Innovation at George...Continue Reading
These early days of implementing web 2.0 for learning (or working, or both) is turning out to be a hit and miss affair. While social media has been embraced in the public sphere, attempts to implement in organizations have been met with mixed success. A recent survey by Mckinsey and Company showed as many survey...Continue Reading
Formal learning (structured and designed classroom or e-learning programs) has been taking a beating these days. The informal learning movement, powered by constructivist concepts of learning and web 2.0 applications is well underway. Carl Sauliner almost got his virtual head lopped off in the blogosphere for suggesting that predictions of the death of classroom...Continue Reading
Interest in informal learning by the training function is tangible and growing. The 2008 ASTD State of the Industry report contained a special survey section on informal learning. The report concluded the following: ” Not only did survey participants acknowledge that informal learning plays a role in today’s workplaces, they also predicted that it would...Continue Reading
I’ve worked in learning design and management in both business and higher education settings and the differences in how e-learning technology is used in these two worlds is striking. Business e-learning has focused on short self-paced, independent, interactive learning module typically delivered via an LMS designed to store, deliver and track progress (think Plateau/SumTotal etc)...Continue Reading
In preparation for a presentation I’m doing on how the learning function can introduce more informal learning services to their repertoire, I’ve been exploring methods that build on the Natural Learning cycle that I mentioned in this post. Action Learning is one such method. It is essentially the process of reflective learning while solving real...Continue Reading
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