Knowledge work – Gram Consulting

August 5, 2018ByTom GramInBlog, informal learning, Instructional design, Knowledge work, Learning Design, Performance Design, social media

Practice and the Development of Expertise (Part 1)

This is a re-post based on a article I wrote for CSTD Learning Journal back in 2013. It’s posted here in three parts. *** We know well-designed practice is a critical for effective training. It’s what differentiates meaningful learning from passive information. But as work becomes more complex and knowledge-based, are the practice activities we design for...

May 4, 2011ByTom GramInBlog, e-learning 2.0, informal learning, Knowledge work, Learning Design, Performance Design, social media

Mapping Informal and Formal Learning Strategies to Real Work

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...

March 25, 2011ByTom GramInBlog, informal learning, Instructional design, Knowledge work, Learning Design, performance support, social media

Making Informal Learning Assets Work

Seeking ways to leverage new social media environments, learning departments are discovering ways to sneak a little formal learning through the informal learning back door. Some of our clients for example, are looking to load up their social learning environments with small bits of learning content related to business goals. The notion being that these...

February 28, 2011ByTom GramInBlog, informal learning, Knowledge work, Learning Design, management development, social media

The 30 Second MBA

I came across this interesting resource recently–The 30 second MBA. It’s a venture of Fast Company Magazine. Leaders and entrepreneurs from a variety of industries are asked to describe their approach to various leadership problems and topics in 30 seconds or less (ticking clock and all). The site describes their mission like this: The great...

February 17, 2011ByTom GramInBlog, Foundations, Knowledge work, measurement and evlauation, Performance Design

Evaluating Training and Learning Circa 2011

In a recent article in CLO magazine Dan Pontefract questioned the value of traditional training evaluation and the Kirkpatrick approach in particular (article re-posted here). The article raised the ire of the Kirkpatrick organization and Dan responded in a follow-up post . Others had observations on the post (see Don Clark and Harold Jarche.) I’ve...

May 31, 2010ByTom GramInBlog, informal learning, Instructional design, Knowledge work, management development, performance support, social media

Leadership Development in a Learning 2.0 World

Last week I presented a session titled Leadership Development in a Learning 2.0 World at the CSTD 2010 National Symposium. Here is the description of the session from the conference program: Leadership Development in a Learning 2.0 World Developing effective leaders and managers is an increasingly important task for the learning function. Leadership development has...

September 17, 2009ByTom GramInBlog, e-learning 2.0, informal learning, Knowledge work, social media

Web 2.0 Helping to Generate Measurable Business Value

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...

August 24, 2009ByTom GramInBlog, e learning, Instructional design, Knowledge work, Learning Design, Performance Design, performance support

Simulation and Immersive Learning

Here’s a nice example I stumbled on this week that illustrates the transition that training needs to make. A few years ago the UPS driver training unit had a mini-revolt on its hands from younger drivers who were unhappy with the long traditional classroom-based training program required for new drivers. The program was experiencing increasingly...

July 20, 2009ByTom GramInBlog, e learning, e-learning 2.0, informal learning, Knowledge work, social media

Breakthrough?

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.

July 15, 2009ByTom GramInBlog, informal learning, Knowledge work, Performance Design

10 Strategies for Integrating Learning and Work (part 4)

This is the fourth post in the 10 Strategies for Integrating Learning and Work series. Organizational Learning Practices (Strategy #8) offers opportunities to build learning into day to day work. The methods can help individuals, teams and entire organizations surface and understand patterns of behaviour that lead to sub par performance and to adopt...

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