Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

I’ve been working with Steve Wexler and the eLearningGuild on the eLearning 2.0 This is resulting in some pretty interesting data such as the Web 2.0 tell us that Wikipedia is blocked. Who blocks Wikipedia after all? Corporations have not woke up to the need for knowledge workers to reach out for expertise.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Last week at ASTD TechKnowledge , I did a keynote on Work Literacy and eLearning 2.0, an online Q&A Session for the Virtual Conference and a session on using Web 2.0 Tools for eLearning. Learning from Our Kids In my keynote, I mentioned a Fourth Grade Wikipedia Update. Work Literacy eLearning 2.0

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Social Networks ASTD Wiki eLearning 2.0 102

Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Thomas Davenport classifies Knowledge Work Types in Thinking for a Living: How to Get Better Performances And Results from Knowledge Workers using a variety of classifications. Within that he then defined the following types of knowledge workers: Transaction Worker - Routine, individual, ex. call center.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 6, 2006

From Wikipedia's description of Knowledge Economy , quoting Peter Drucker (1966): A manual worker works with his hands and produces "stuff". A knowledge worker works with his head and produces ideas, knowledge, and information. What's the most important skill of a knowledge worker?

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 19, 2008

Background If you are not familiar with the concept of the Long Tail, head over to take a look at the Long Tail article on Wikipedia. The average knowledge worker has access to an increasingly large set of information resources and corporate learning is an ever smaller part of this set. Time (attention) is much more important.

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Long Tail Attention Corporate Learning Corporate eLearning 111

Tony Karrer

JUNE 26, 2007

In other words, in a world with Wikipedia, blogs, social networking, etc. - not to mention in a world of Google as the interface to knowledge - what new skills, techniques and tools do we need? Isn't this what eLearning 2.0 While Henry focuses primarily on students, the question is really important to all of us.

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eLearning Learning Posts

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Wikis in eLearning 2.0 - Learning with e’s , September 12, 2010 The latest issue of the journal Interactive Learning Environments is a special issue entitled: Towards eLearning 2.0 More cool e-learning for kids (and their grown-ups) - Spark Your Interest , September 10, 2010 Image via Wikipedia.

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