Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

It’s not that there is anything in particular wrong with Visio as a flow charting tool. Rather, it’s the access to the tool. So, paperwork is filled out, tech support gets involved, and a few days later I can finally create a flow chart. I’m also pleased with the variety of publishing options the tool provides.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Given that the goal of instructional designers and training developers is to improve employee performance, it’s surprising that many continue to create blended learning programs with little or no reliance on performance support tools or systems. Build performance support into every blended learning effort.

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Adobe Captivate

JULY 10, 2018

The 70:20:10 model for Learning and Development clearly establishes the need for L&D teams to focus on informal learning. In this article, I outline the significance of Performance Support Tools (PSTs) and how they can boost learning. Why You Should Use Performance Support Tools.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

It sounds like Weejee is growing quickly with Ian and Tracy at the helm, but they too are frustrated with the slow adoption of informal learning. Wikis are an easy place to start the promotion of collaborative learning spaces, and clients seem to be willing and able to accept this informal tool into their everyday lives.

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 182

Infopro Learning

AUGUST 7, 2023

This progress has enabled organizations to pave ways to meet their business needs more effectively and offer consistent employee learning and development opportunities. According to LinkedIn’s Building the Agile Future Report , most organizations strive to create a people-centric future and seek support from L&D to achieve this.

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Benefits eLearning Consultant Consulting Agile 221

Infopro Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Its ability to generate engaging, personalized, and adaptive text has made it a valuable tool in various domains. eLearning has provided learners access to a wide range of online resources, courses, and learning platforms that facilitate learning beyond the traditional classroom setting.

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Roles Case Study Simulations Virtual World 221

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. These tools give us a way to connect with people faster and more easily than ever before. Learning and development professionals should remember the Weak Ties theory when designing social learning systems. More about me here.

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Social Networks Social Network Network Social 180

EI Design

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The 70:20:10 model for Learning and Development clearly establishes the need for L&D teams to focus on informal learning. In this article, I outline the significance of Performance Support Tools (PSTs) and how they can boost learning. Why You Should Use Performance Support Tools.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 4, 2010

The Big Question for May is Learning Technology 2015 – it asks what we expect workplace learning technologies to look like in 2015. I definitely want to include Performance Support as part of the discussion. I think we are reaching a time when we are going to see an explosion of Performance Support.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2010

My live blogged notes from eLearning Foundations Intensive with Bob Mosher. they expect it, informal, interruption, necessary eLearning invented J.I.T. Once eLearning came along, learners starting asking for help! Contextual learning. So welcome to performance support. To support, not teach.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 11, 2020

It’s about not just courses on a phone, but: Augmenting formal learning: extending it. Performance support: cognitive augmentation. Social: tapping into the power of social and informal learning. And, I suggest, these are valuable ways to think about using technology in general to support us.

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Performance Learning Productivity

AUGUST 24, 2023

Calhoun Wick Cal is deeply experienced and knowledgeable in the area of workplace learning. He has been studying and supporting it for many years and is co-author of the highly acclaimed Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development into Business Results (Pfeiffer, 2010).

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EI Design

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In fact, this is a significant way how we learned as children. In this article, you will learn how to leverage informal learning in today’s remote working environment to drive creativity, innovation, and engagement. What Is Informal Learning? Informal learning , in contrast, happens organically.

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TOPYX LMS

APRIL 19, 2016

Did you take a structured, formal class, or did you learn the terms by hearing the language of others? 100 bucks says you learned to speak colloquially by hearing the speech of your family and friends and following suit. This method of learning is called informal learning. How an LMS Encourages Informal Learning.

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Jane Hart

JUNE 4, 2012

So one approach that I have been promoting is, instead of thinking of Formal and Informal Leaning as polar opposites, rather to think in terms of a Social Workplace Learning Continuum (as shown diagrammatically in the image on the right). But in order to support the full SWL Continuum, there are 5 points to take on board.

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Performance Support Social Support eLearning Guild 210

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, September 21, 2009 eLearning Authoring Tools Review -- Help! I am working on a presentation in a few weeks about eLearning authoring tools. Now, Im not much of a tool user myself. Any experience.

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eLearning Tools Authoring Tools Corporate eLearning 136

Paradiso

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Progress Tracking: Features to monitor individual learner progress and performance. Assessment and Feedback Tools: For evaluating learner understanding and providing feedback. Customization: Options to tailor the learning experience to organizational and individual learner needs.

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LMS Corporate eLearning Cornerstone OnDemand Guide 91

Clark Quinn

MAY 25, 2021

After 9/11, when we were avoiding travel, there was a push for elearning. And, with the usual push for efficiency, rapid elearning became the vogue. That is, tools that made it easy to take PDFs and PPTs and put it up online with a quiz. It looked like lectures, so it must be learning, right? Read: continual innovation!

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DevLearn Asynchronous Performance Support Rapid eLearning 276

Learnnovators

JANUARY 18, 2014

The year saw many interesting developments directly impacting e-learning in areas like: Courseware Authoring Tools. LMSs, LCMSs, and Learning Management Platforms. Learning Standards/Specifications (Experience API). Learning Analytics. Learning Styles (Personalized & Adaptive). Mobile Learning.

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Without a commitment to continuous training and lifelong learning, ensuring your employees have the information and tools necessary to outperform the competition is challenging. Fortunately, eLearning makes cultivating a capable workforce simple. Here’s a look at how online training supports organizational success.

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Brilliant Teams

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Assessing the Impact of Tin Can API on eLearning ROI - Introduction In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, eLearning has become an integral part of corporate training and education. However, simply creating eLearning content is not enough. Are you looking for eLearning Solutions? Key Features of Tin Can API 2.1

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Zephyr Learning

JUNE 25, 2013

Developing elearning tends to focus on three areas – content, design and technology, which really is a given, but there is no strategic substance to focus our vision and desired outcomes. Making elearning work is a challenge, and I know from experience that there is very little emphasis placed on the people who will be taking the learning!

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Litmos

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Consider the internet; developments on top of the TCP/IP protocol like SMTP and HTML allowed a variety of tools to work together to bring us email and the world wide web. Which is a preface to talk about learning standards, and the field is quite dynamic right now. Learning Standards. They make working together easier.

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eLearning Cyclops

MARCH 6, 2011

eLearning Cyclops. My insights on elearning and mlearning. Free eLearning. Informal learning. Maybe I Can Informally Assess Its Impact #LCBQ. This months Big Question at Learning Circuits is regarding assessing the impact of informal learning. Future location of eLearning Cyclops.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 28, 2016

As Chief Technology Officer for Trivantis Corporation, John Blackmon is responsible for all aspects of development and strategy for the company’s eLearning products. Learnnovators: You were the first to provide the world’s largest template library free of cost to the learning community in collaboration with eLearning Brothers.

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Adobe Captivate

JUNE 8, 2018

In our early years, informal learning is the significant way we learn. In fact, we continue to learn through this approach even at the workplace. In spite of this, many people are skeptical about the impact of informal learning at the workplace. I wrap up with 5 informal learning examples that you can use.

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 14, 2018

Informal learning is integral to the way we learn, but organizations have several associated concerns about its value and impact. In this article, I address them and—through 6 informal learning examples— I also show you how you can use informal learning effectively.

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Informal Learning Examples Informal Blended Learning 45

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning [My notes from a webinar. Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning … &#%!? In a disconnected learning system: Need.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

We can shed our obsession with isolated formal learning and embrace the real question: how can we best support organisations and individuals to develop a culture of continuous learning and high performance. Central to this cultural shift is the understanding that learning happens by learners, not to them.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 7, 2018

Thinking around technology for Learning & Development has shifted from delivering ‘courses’ to looking at the entire learning and performance ecosystem where technology can not only help us perform in the moment but also develop us over time. Too often learning science is ignored (c.f. If not, why so?

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Learnnovators

MARCH 22, 2015

. “ Learning would be exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. ” – Albert Bandura (Originator of Social Learning Theory). “ Also included are references to a few valuable resources on the subject of social learning.

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Case Study 172

Mindflash

OCTOBER 13, 2014

When designing and delivering online training programs, we often focus on the tools and the content independently. The management and administration tool of choice is often a Learning Management System (LMS). What features in the modern LMS support it? Does a formal training best support your learning objectives?

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Compliance Training Social Networks Tools Online 81

Learnnovators

MAY 29, 2014

For anybody to become a Social Learning Practitioner to help their own organization embrace social learning, they need to ‘Walk the Social Talk’.” – Jane Hart (Founder, Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies ). “ I might disagree that L&D professionals possess high-level skills around formal learning, too.

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Wahoo Learning

JUNE 5, 2024

Evaluating skills, competence and job performance is essential for any workplace, and channel businesses are no different. If, for example, the goal of your training program is to achieve higher partner sales, then a more accurate measurement of the success of the course would be sales performance, post-training.

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Performance Learning Productivity

JULY 10, 2017

Calhoun Wick Cal is deeply experienced and knowledgeable in the area of workplace learning. He been studying and supporting it for many years and is co-author of the highly acclaimed Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development into Business Results (Pfeiffer, 2010).

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Research Examples Sample Performance Support 176

Upside Learning

MARCH 26, 2013

Early this month we ran two webinars on “Designing eLearning for Pads (tablet)” A big thank you to all of you who were able to join us! Finally, here’s everything you wanted to know about eLearning on iPads… and asked! mLearning and Tablet Learning. We hope you enjoyed it and found it useful.

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iPad Custom eLearning Development Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools 270

Learnnovators

JULY 9, 2015

Laura Overton is the Founder and Managing Director of Towards Maturity – a not for profit benchmark practice that provides independent research to help organisations deliver improved performance through learning innovation. Laura is an Academic Fellow of the CIPD and a fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute.

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