We all were strong proponents of the value of conversation in learning (informal or otherwise) but I found myself backing off a bit and reminding myself that conversation is one of the three legs of my learning stool. . Stepping back, reviewing, observing, evaluating our own learning both in terms of process and content.

Here are some examples: Wirearchy : The performance management schemes, grade levels in the organizations and compensation practices have yet to recognize how work gets done in networked environments and increasingly, in a networked world. Tags: Learning Wirearchy What is the best advice for today’s business schools? Think again.

Twitter as Personal Learning and Work Tool. Learning. Practice. Using the approach described in Hot List , I’ve collected the top posts, items and keywords from Work Literacy based on social signals in January. Top Posts & Items. Predictions 2009. The Wiki Toolbox: 30+ Wiki Tools and Resources. Tool Set 2009. The U.S.

The double-barreled question: What is it about the way large organizations are currently managed that will most imperil their ability to thrive in the decades ahead; and given this, what fundamental changes will be needed in management principles, processes and practices? Humanize the language and practice of business. Snip. ].

EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) is an area on the EDUCAUSE website that has a number of areas. link] [link] Photo by Sheila Webber: Snowdrops snowed in, Sheffield, Feb 2009.

The way I’ve seen many learning solutions go awry is right at the beginning, focusing on the wrong objective.  I’ve found it useful to turn the conversation to focus on the things that the learner needs to be able to do after the learning experience.  Get your objectives right, and get your learning going

works for a while when learning new tools, but if I stay in that discovery mode when I need to be producing, then I lose the benefit. How does the personal learning process of acquiring the new work practice happen? I like the idea of this Blog Carnival, even though I have never really figured them out. tools. Using Web 2.0

For a good number of years Communities (of Practice, of Interest, of Purpose, etc. Slideshare Productivity Knowledge Management Social Networking Social Networks Community Builders KM Social Computing Knowledge Sharing Remote Collaboration Communities Learning Collaboration CoP inside of the corporat.

A new book: Basili, C. Ed) (2008) Information Literacy at the cross-road of Education and Information Policies in Europe. Rome: CNR. voce=13&id=612 The price is 20 Euro and the order page is here: [link] Catalogopubblicazioni/ComeAcquistare.html (unfortunately it is payment by bank transfer).

Friedman Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work. Provide a hub for the discussion of this topic by knowledge workers. offered by people in the network.

Can we view knowledge sharing not as a proscribed set of practices, but instead a set of principles? What principles could encourage funders to reframe their support towards openness and learning? . My mind returned to what I learned about SRI. set of principles. So what might those principles be? Ownership, not public good.

In another infamous “Twitter learning moment&# , we were directed by @durff to an engaging Ustream presentation broadcasting live from the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives (unfortunately, this hasn’t been archived, but we’ll post it when it becomes available). Sometimes the thoughts escape. Here they are. tools.

Harold wondered whether this counted as meta-learning, and I’d have to say yes.  You not only are looking at the outcomes of your intervention, but you’ve got to be paying attention to your process, and revising the theory and the practice as well as the problem-solving.  Things aren’t slowing down. 

recent e-mail said how much the writer liked my post on inverting the pyramid , and by the way, their product enabled this: Now, what if you could incorporate social media practices like blogging and chat and incorporate social media feeds and video directly into the training courses? Tags: Learning Now look at what remains.

This group has had communities of practice in place for many years. The purpose of the workshop was to facilitate discussion designed to realign the communities of practice with customers' needs. The communities came away with a sense of renewal--of purpose, of practice, and of commitment to their customers and each other.

wrote in this post, “that it will be great if the US government adopts these practices to better connect with citizens. Perhaps lessons learned during the campaign on such issues as effective web practices to increase citizen engagement can be adopted by the government. and US Elections. There is great potential here.

10 Online Learning Tools for Students | MakeUseOf.com. tags : learning_tools. place for a Community of Practice to learn English. - “we can learn from each other and about each other through this language. Critically evaluate them out for yourselves, and see if they are a good fit for you. Home | Englishcafe.

wrote in this post, “I wrote that it will be great if the US government adopts these practices to better connect with citizens. Perhaps lessons learned during the campaign on such issues as effective web practices to increase citizen engagement can be adopted by the government. and US Elections. There is great potential here.

have had some subsequent experience in writing more generally: for articles, for online learning, and even some marketing material.  For me, I have a personal passion for learning and technology to help individuals and organizations achieve their goals; it’s what I’m here to do.  Here’s to better learning!

Part of doing this means engaging in your own personal reflective practices. Then you can move on to trying to create an organizational environment of reflective practice where there is regular reflection and structured thinking about the work and values of the organization and how that is fitting in with reality.

recently had the same <expletive deleted> experience with a stupid phone number field in another online form) of practices.  I say that you have to test usability before you can test for any learning effect, because if it’s not working, how do you know if it’s problems with the interface design or the instructional design?

More on " Understanding collaborative learning in networked organizations " in the article below - please follow the citation link. Because the paper is written in an educational context, it discusses at the beginning the fit between discussion forums and collaborative learning (which a year later I christened 'networked learning').

It is obviously increasingly difficult to control this kind of dishonesty without changing some of our academic practices. “The physics department has replaced the traditional large introductory lecture with smaller classes that emphasize hands-on, interactive, collaborative learning. So now there are layers of plagiarism.

Last month I wrote that it’s time to invert the pyramid and integrate learning into all that we do. Active, self-organising systems => Learning-based accountability. Most of our HR and work practices are premised on the assumption of stable systems, but we are realising that is no longer the case. felt accountable.

In the future I will be running a Facilitator’s community so I can keep community leaders in the loop of running and sustaining communities, and a place for them to learn off each other. This is a follow-up to my Community Lessons post, and Community paradox post. Top-Down community creation. so people need help. Groups and Design.

Actually, Oracle could learn something from IBM's research in this area related to Beehive (not to be confused with Oracle's collaboration platform with the same name). On January, 7 I posted my thoughts on an article Oracle contributed to Enterprise Systems Journal ( Oracle's View On Enterprise 2.0 ). promises. and self-organization.

KM is all about reuse, with a focus on lessons learned, transfer of best practices, and avoiding costly mistakes. A year ago, the quest for innovation was on top of many CEOs' agendas. Now, efficiency has replaced innovation as the corporate rallying cry. But let's not forget innovation. View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own.

The next Staffordshire University Information Literacy Community of Practice workshop is on 4 March on the Leek Road campus of Staffordshire University, UK, 1.30-4.30, costing £30. He will be examining how we can teach IL through a range of pedagogical methods such as, problem-based learning, dialectical learning and web quests.

spent time outlining all of the ways that these companies are contributing to establishing community best practices. Jeremiah Owyang has invested much time in gathering, evaluating & reporting on companies that offer community platforms. appreciate that the focus was on more than just technology. Lithium has some great whitepapers.

know that personally, I’m always looking for new ways to learn, which is why I was so intrigued when I came across WiZiQ. But in practice, what are WiZiQ’s limitations? Tags: Picks tools lessons teaching Locations & Services SME Software Apps learning networking Concentric Hosted IT Solutions and Web Hosting.

How many organisations implement a 'best practice' on the basis it worked for a similar organisation, and yet fail? Instead, it is better to apply lessons learned but adjust them to your own situation, not bend your situation to fit the lesson. As per usual, out came the gadgets. Including my iPod and his Zune. Net result. Wrong.

The large majority of them are about organisations, organisational effectiveness, the sociology of organisations, HR practices and methodologies, new directions in management, the development of leadership, organisational and community development, work design, learning, and so on.  Digital Game-based Learning , by Marc Prensky.

To borrow some wisdom from a poem that was popular about fifteen years ago, “Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”, I think we all need to learn how to “hold hands and stick together”, ’cause it’s probably going to get bumpy before the ride smooths out. Emergence and Organizational Structure and Dynamics.

From the Work Literacy blog: Work Literacy is based on the beliefs that: With the growth of new technologies, explosion of new information, and accessibility of experts around the world, there’s a growing gap between the work practices and skills that most knowledge workers possess and the resources available to them. work literacy

And I’ll argue, as I have done for some time now, that the spread and penetration of social media use into organisations large and small will lead to some major changes in the practice of leadership and management ( Will Enterprise 2.0 It would be interesting to learn what you think. If you want to know why, email me. world.

can work on practically any computer and of course, I prefer some browsers, operating environments and applications over others. Along the way these past five years, I’ve learned a few things that might be useful to you. Each and every time I respond the same way. Location, location, location! Can your phone be a modem too?

And I’ll argue, as I have done for some time now, that the spread and penetration of social media use into organisations large and small will lead to some major changes in the practice of leadership and management ( Will Enterprise 2.0 It would be interesting to learn what you think. If you want to know why, email me. world.

Home Thinkingshift is ThinkingShift CoPs 101 December 9, 2008 · Filed under Communities of Practice , Knowledge Management , Useful resources , YouTube Once again, I find myself in need of explaining CoPs (communities of practice) to people I’m working with. All good. I’m still surviving! Enjoy! How Curious!

My mother thought I should learn practical skills to ensure I always had a job. learned to love cricket aged 3 or 4 at the knee of my great aunt and in front of an old upright radio. Image via Wikipedia. Actually there are lots of things you don’t need to know about me, but you don’t need to know those now, do you.

It’s time to distinguish management practices based on context. Practice network stewardship. Learn to distinguish the complex from the complicated and act accordingly, using the complexity mapping tool listed on  the Third Day. Here are seven for today, the seventh day of net work. Network intentionally. Be mindful.

Connect Home | About EDUCAUSE | Login Home | About | Issue Archive | Media Kit | Subscribe CONNECT Home > EDUCAUSE Review > Archive > Volume 43, Number 1, January/February 2008 > Minds on Fire Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 What do we mean by “social learning&# ? to Learning 2.0

injenuity Home Viral Professional Development Switcher Home > VPD > The Job of Personal Learning The Job of Personal Learning October 26th, 2008 Goto comments Leave a comment I do a lot of thinking about personal learning in digital spaces. Here’s where I see parallels: Building a personal learning network is work.

Learn how to collaborate with people who are less tech savvy than we are. As online collaboration becomes more commonplace, we’ll be working with some people who aren’t up to speed with the most practical Web 2.0 Being practical with money has always been important, even more so during times when the economy is slow (eg.

L&D [learning &development] came out on top at 38%. You must take responsibility for your own learning. Have you set up a personal learning plan for yourself? Are you building your learning network ?   Are you using LinkedIn for lifelong learning ? That's what smart people do, too. Start Here!

If it´s transparency and trust they opt for, then organizational cultures, structures, practices and procedures will have to reflect a shift from hierarchy to wirearchy. If knowledge is power, then organizations face a future in which their offerings, brands and practices are much more transparent than ever before. WorldCom, etc.,

Wonderful in two main respects – one was the joy of working with switched-on, interested, critical and learning-hungry participants, who were also just plain nice people. I have spent a wonderful if exhausting week conducting workshops in Athens for a client. The view is stunning. It has also been a strange week. Surround that hill.

See if you can apply any of their techniques to your practice. You’ll need to learn how the competition engages your client.  Learning more about your competition isn’t necessarily about competition itself, it’s just another way of staying ahead of your own game.  Identify your competitors. literacy?

In Lessons Learned , Harry Martin describes two cases and provides several links for further reading. think most of us know this, but many organisations don’t practice it. Basically, formal training is more effective if followed up with specific objectives for change in the workplace.

Act 3 is the culmination of everything that Erasmas has learned, and has him questioning everything he knows and thought he knew.  At its heart, Anathem is a reflection - a meditation almost - on the relationship between pure theory and the practical arts of engineering and technology, with a touch of skepticism and mysticism thrown in. 

The need for online collaboration and the integration of work and learning will continue as long as we have the Internet. The aim is to help online community managers learn and practice their role. We’re starting to see some interest in our TogetherLearn initiative and one of the main drivers seems to be cost-reduction.

The recent addition of related terms (relationship factors) in eLearning Learning that show what how related terms are to a given result set provides some interesting insights. already pointed to some of the Interesting Information that we could see as we compare what different bloggers write about.

The Work Literacy online learning event is over and Harold Jarche has posted some of what he learned from our facilitation of the course. learning. We saw several people start up smaller study and interest groups and various forum threads that really added to the overall learning. tools for learning. forums, etc.)

For me, I just know that if I devote more time to practice and learning, I can be a few steps better than I am right now.  The truth is that there are always more skills to learn, mistakes to fix, and changes to adapt to. It’s a lifelong commitment to learning and practicing what you’ve learned. 

It was truly an amazing professional development experience, and by the end of the week, my head was so full of ideas that I was practically chomping at the bit to get back to work (not what I usually feel when I enjoy a conference). will treasure the experience and look forward to putting much of what I learned into practice

for Learning Professionals. Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis. Applications in Learning. Learn Trends 2008. Second Life Learning Videos (38). Personal Learning Tools and Technologies (38). Applications in Learning (24). for Learning Professionals (20). Learning 2.0 Web 2.0

The interviews were used to determine best practices, find interventions that had worked for store managers, understand in-store dynamics and the dynamics between store managers and district managers. To do this, the store manager clicks on a link to review templates of action plans that were based on best practices from other stores.

Do you want to learn how to apply kinesthetic modeling to your practice?  Come to VizThink ‘09 to learn how to do this with John Ward.  We live in a 3 dimensional world.   Often Often our problems, challenges, and opportunities are in 3D too, yet we try to solve them in 2D on paper, on whiteboards, and on computers. 

Oh, and I called it Learning Design in the diagrams, but I'm afraid that it's really more about Training Design. Maybe this more appropriately would be called Learning Design - or eLearning Design - or maybe something else that implies performance support as well. When you support informal / self-directed / workgroup learning?

We've implemented a few features in the eLearning Learning Community. relates closely to the concepts Learning 2.0 , eLearning Tools , Corporate eLearning , Personal Learning , and Enterprise 2.0 ; the Tools Odeo , CollectiveX , Bea Pages , Apache Roller , and Dogear ; and the Companies NexLearn , Awareness Networks , Element K , and Mzinga.

In my talk, I’d emphasized the critical importance of students getting practical library experience as part of the curriculum. How much can anyone learn about librarianship in one week?!?! Also, what you learn in library school is so much more relevant and meaningful if you already had some experience in a library setting.

In fact, I really dislike the term in general — I think it has little practical purpose and can actually be detrimental to people’s sense of self-efficacy. worry that it may make some people feel like they aren’t capable of learning a lot about a certain subject and that they will always have to rely on others for answers.

Much of our work has been around informal learning and performance improvement in the workplace. see myself as a bridge between theory and practice, or between early adopters and the early majority,  as this picture shows. For me, technology is the application of organised and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.

Can’t you learn English through acting? Improv is also a life skill and an good business skill as Brand Autopsy writes in Learning through Improv. Practice Passionate Followership. Our son, an actor who plans on majoring in drama at university, sent me this article on How Do Actors memorize their Lines? Don't Act, React.

What I realized today was that what I’m really about is improving organizational learning infrastructure.  It’s about knowledge and skills how to learn alone and together, using the infrastructure.  It’s about identifying competencies in learning through tools and collaboration.  Are you improving

I said the little speech that I’ve been practicing in my head: “Listen, I don’t want to cramp on your fun, but I usually work at around this time and the rest of the neighbors are asleep.  I experience these distractions everyday and have found ways around most of them.  Except for my new neighbors, of course. 

In a complex world however the most abstract and the most practical level actually touch, and the individual and global level are connected directly. IN TER DEPENDENT THOUGHTS. « Internet of Things and Social Objects | Main. Dealing With Customer Feedback at EA Games » Shifting Cultural Categories: Empathy. Now however we can.

for Learning Professionals Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008 Test SCORM Courses with an LMS Request for Proposal (RFP) Samples Training Method Trends Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis SCORM Test Web 2.0 Applications in Learning (24) Free - Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals (20) Tools Used (18) Learning 2.0

for Learning Professionals Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008 Test SCORM Courses with an LMS Request for Proposal (RFP) Samples Training Method Trends Corporate Learning Long Tail and Attention Crisis SCORM Test Web 2.0 Applications in Learning (24) Free - Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals (20) Tools Used (18) Learning 2.0

I'm really excited about this book - not because I'm using SharePoint to collaborate right now, but because I like the way Michael uses a story and weaves a combination of practical SharePoint how-to's with some useful concepts around collaboration theory and process.

It has been fun interviewing vendor spokespeople, seeing demonstrations, and learning about all the innovation within the enterprise 2.0 We at the AppGap blog are excited to announce the launch of a new section of reviews - The AppGap: Appopedia. The new section brings together the growing number of enterprise 2.0 space. app available.

As a practical matter, social software tools range across a panoply of different technology families, including portals and collaboration suites, pure-play blog/wiki/forum products, hosted community solutions and revamped Web 2.0 Functionally, social computing can span a variety of practical business services. By Tony Byrne -.

The workload was aggressive (20 cases covered over the week, each requiring hours of prep), and learning via the case method made for a highly interactive and powerful experience. I was very fortunate this week to attend the Executive Education program " Leading Professional Services Firms " at Harvard Business School.  Wish me luck

Better yet, go take a look at: Be an Insanely Great Professional Conference Attendee Better Questions for Learning Professionals Continuing Thoughts on Questions What Questions Should We be Asking? Session Hopping a Practical Guide General Session - New Work Literacies and E-Learning 2.0 Learning 2.0

Sorry for the dearth of postings, but what with last week’s DevLearn conference and this week’s (free, online) Corporate Learning Trends (CLT) conference, and background kitchen remodel, client work, etc, I’ve been wiped out by the end of every day.  Which is, basically, the middle of the night for the Western Pacific. 

It has been fun interviewing vendor spokespeople, seeing demonstrations, and learning about all the innovation within the enterprise 2.0 The AppGap bloggers are excited to announce the launch of a new section of reviews - The AppGap: Appopedia.  The section brings together the growing number of enterprise 2.0 space. app in the market.

emphasised collaborative practices and behaviours and at one point I introduced the idea of gaining agreement from their team to " call me on it." Happily things have changed and now I have the privilege of helping others learn these fundamental collaboration practices. Last Friday I ran a workshop for a client on collaboration.

This week we’re exploring various strategies for using a blog to support personal and formal learning as part of the Work Literacy course’s focus on blogging.  In a blog challenge, several  bloggers work together on a group learning project over a period of time–a few days, a week, a month. What is a Blog Challenge?

This is the last (for now) in my series of posts on using blogs for learning. Document success stories and best practices –in their own words. learners create audio journal entries –maybe describe what they learned. Create learning channels –maybe. share best practices and ideas.

I confess I’m ambivalent about Learning Management Systems such as WebCT ad Desire2Learn. Learning Management System is a broad term used for a wide range of systems that organize and provide access to online learning services for students, teachers, and administrators. … web.mit.edu/oki/learn/gloss.html.

The Work Literacy online learning event is over and Harold Jarche has posted some of what he learned from our facilitation of the course. learning. We saw several people start up smaller study and interest groups and various forum threads that really added to the overall learning. tools for learning. forums, etc.)

The Work Literacy online learning event is over and Harold Jarche has posted some of what he learned from our facilitation of the course. learning. We saw several people start up smaller study and interest groups and various forum threads that really added to the overall learning. tools for learning.

emergent approach (with sharing, learning, connections happening along the way). just yet, our Intranet is still top-down, lacks customisation/personalisation, user input, etc… But we do have Communities of Practice for teams, cross-team workgroups, and shared interest groups. can come together. think KM 2.0 think KM 2.0 Related.

I was in Singapore last week helping a group of leaders learn how to find and tell their own stories. No templates, no recipes, just helping them become mindful of their own stories and showing that storytelling is a visual practice. Don't try and remember the words of a story, remember the pictures. barack obama

We have: Will Thalheimer, Work Learning Research Kevin Oakes, I4CP Claire Schooley, Forrester Chris Howard, Bersin Kevin Martin, Aberdeen Biggest trend is Learning 2.0 Allow people to work faster, better through informal learning. Bersin is publishing report on learning 2.0. Learning 2.0 Learning 2.0 trend.

I’m very excited to announce that Jim Haudan, CEO of Root Learning , will be one of our facilitators at VizThink ‘09. While we’re still wrapping up VizThink Europe ‘08, it’s time to begin launching VizThink ‘09 in San Jose. Jim may be even more well known for his incredible storytelling abilities.

Yesterday I shared a couple of videos on real-life, online communities of practice. I've been looking for some good examples of communities of practice and here's two that are spot on. I'm particularly taken by the sharing culture concept that Dave talks about and Rio Tinto does in practice. Thank you.

A couple of short videos on communities of practice. The first is from Dave Vance, former president of Caterpillar University, who shares some of Caterpillar's experiences in facilitating online communities of practice. One full-time staff person supports 4,000 communities of practice that include 40,000 Caterpillar employees.

Over several months now, Harold Jarche, Jane Hart, Jay Cross, and I have been working on getting our arms around assisting people with the informal side of organizational learning.  Ever since Jay’s book, Informal Learning , people have wanted specific ways to go about supporting this component of the organizational environment. 

All of the skills listed here are those an elearning instructor may well need in helping a student learn the same skills, and so must form part of the elearning portfolio. As basic as this skill may seem, it is essential for any elearning apprentice to have a practicing knowledge of the rudiments of using short-cuts on the keyboard.

Too often, the potential benefits of knowledge management are lost under a sea of theory and jargon, making it hard for business people to put the techniques into practice. If you have an interest in knowledge management, this is a great place to start, and a wonderful jumping off point for further learning. Highly recommended

Implementing new communities of practice for example, informal communities that aren’t dependant on size. Examples are combining communities of practice and wikis or reporting community conferences. Bill concludes that you have to accept failure in the short term so you can learn from your mistakes. New Learning Playbook.

Attend this presentation to learn how to extend SharePoint and get more out it.”. Tim shared some best practices. might switch the order of steps two and three but this still is consistent with what we have been saying about knowledge management for years and still is good practice that is often overlooked. ” Seminar.

It was organised by the Information Literacy Network , which consists of people from my Department (Information Studies), the library, and the Centre for Inquiry Based Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences. Last week we had an information literacy week here at Sheffield University.

The process of obtaining a new skill incorporates several levels of learning and awareness. learning a new skill. Wow, I want to learn how to do that!â?? he/she needs to learn, but has not yet addressed the skill deficit. level depends on a number of factors including their willingness to learn and. You donâ??t

In my last post in September, I wrote that it will be great if the US government adopts these practices to better connect with citizens. Perhaps lessons learned during the campaign on such issues as effective web practices to increase citizen engagement can be adopted by the government. go under the name, Bill the blogger:).

I've read a bit from ( here , here , and here ) about Jet Blue's use of web 2.0 / social media tools to communicate between their staff of learning professionals. This is another great example of eLearning 2.0. The Awareness platform includes tools such as blogs, wikis and social bookmarking / tagging. Something I talk about all the time

Along the lines of the earlier post about social media tools, I thought it might be a ‘practice what your preach’ if I made my thinking explicit. We know that learning is facilitated when experts articulate not only their decisions, but the background rationale (ala Alan Schoenfeld , as I know it from Cognitive Apprenticeship). 

blogger, but since changing work roles I now blog more about KM, collaboration, community, conversation, learning, self-organisation, emergence, and slowly getting into complex adaptive systems. The actual practice of work is now documented, we communally share what process documents never know. started off being a library and web 2.0

The diverse tasks we need to accomplish often lead us to learning new skills which may be applied professionally. The same could be said for practically any creative field. It might even cost money if you want to purchase books, learning materials, or attend formal classes.  What’s the point? Is it your dream venture? 

What are our limits as we integrate social learning into our work environments? We want to see how much we can learn together by maximizing your attention, so jump in anywhere with your tips and tales. This seminar is being organized by some great friends and colleagues. Bronwyn Stuckey Jeffrey Keefer Sue Wolff Sylvia Currie.