We may learn on our own but usually not by ourselves. People learn socially. One is internally focused, as in “How do I learn this?” and the other is external, as in “Who can help me learn this?”. Developing good triage techniques takes time and practice. Tags: Informal Learning Categorize. Make Explicit. MORE >>

In the late 1990’s knowledge management was part of our solution suite at the Centre for Learning Technologies ( CLT via The Wayback Machine). The Centre for Learning Technologies is an applied research, consulting and resource centre for the use of new media in learning, knowledge management, and workplace performance support. MORE >>

We have talked throughout this series on communities of practice about “content.&# Books, papers, self-paced learning modules, resources, learner discussions, reflective logs/blogs, images, audio, video. It is alive in our learning communities.  . From a communities of practice perspective, it is important for two reasons. MORE >>

“Eminds&# was where I learned that online relationships can be real, how they get real, and  how they break and fail. knew from that experience that whenever we talked about technology (social media) we needed to also talk about practice and the human beings doing the practicing. Online Learning Together. Learning. MORE >>

As designers, we spend a lot of time examining design solutions against an array of information–business goals, user needs, design principles, best practices, the results of usability tests–but less often (if at all) against a definition of the core experience we hope to deliver. Tags: Learning From Others Methods So why not designers? MORE >>