Workplace Learning is changing!

A number of people, my Internet Time Alliance colleague, Charles Jennings in particular, have highlighted the fact that training that simply involves filling people’s heads with knowledge, is ineffective and inefficient – as most people forget what they have learnt very quickly.  And that online courses, which do pretty much the same, take time, effort and money to develop. Read more →

The social learning revolution has only just begun. Corporations that understand the value of knowledge sharing, teamwork, informal learning and joint problem solving are investing heavily in collaboration technology and are reaping the early rewards. ~ Jay Cross Read more →

I’ve riffed before about virtual mentorship, and it resonated again today.  We were getting a tour of one of the social platforms, organized as many are around tasks, questions, and dialog.  While implicitly it could support tracking a group’s progress, separate thoughts as recorded through blogs and tweets aren’t a natural feature. Yes, there’s integration with wikis and blogging tools, but it’s not quite the same.  And seeing these meme tracks or thought trails can be a valuable way to understand how someone thinks in context, which can develop others’ thinking. Read more →