Did anyone ask if you wanted email?
At my last post The Effectiveness of Learning – Ready Set Go (Part 2) which discussed the implementation of e-learning, I mentioned I’d write next about a implementation that was surprisingly and...
View Article4 reasons why employee social learning will fail at work
Yes, I know that Facebook has 23 million users. Yes, I see people on Facebook everywhere I look – on the trains, at traffic lights and when at work. Personally I spend more time than I should on...
View ArticleSocial media: It’s not about the technology!
As an enterprise, Acme Corporation is “dipping its toes” into social media. It might be said it’s adopting a cautious, almost experimental approach to the concept. While the organisation has invested...
View ArticleDo you need a fix?
The fix I am of course referring to is the good old prefix, more specifically the prefix used to identify types of learning delivery methods. The most notorious being the ‘e’ in e-learning and more...
View ArticleFind the need, demonstrate the value
In order to understand a tool, you have to use it. In order to understand its value you have to apply its use to something to see whether it improves a task or an issue. Until you do this it is just a...
View ArticleWARNING, social netWORK AHEAD
I’ve been reading with interest recent articles and blog posts proclaiming that social practices won’t work in the enterprise. Posts such as ‘You ready to fail at social networking’ and the excellent...
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Gartner’s top tech 2012 predictions: Impact on learning at 3 levels
The highly respected information technology research and advisory company Gartner has made the top 10 enterprise technology predictions for 2012. You can access the presentation and webinar here...
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Open source in corporate learning – The need to take it seriously.
The world of learning has been buffeted by the GFC and its after effects. Almost all forms of learning have been impacted. In Australia, as in other parts of the world, corporate training budgets have...
View ArticleWhen Social means Business …
Last week news was abounding that Microsoft are about to announce their acquisition of social media company Yammer for $1.2B. Although not yet confirmed, it comes hot on the heels of other social...
View ArticleUsability and e-Learning – The Critical Connection
An interface is the medium via which the human (user) interacts with the product or application. The design of an interface whether it is a hand-held device, a cockpit, a console or a website, impacts...
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M-Learning’s dirty little secrets
I have a confession to make. At my workplace a little while ago, I created a smartphone-friendly version of our online induction course. Ownership of smartphones is relatively common in this corner of...
View ArticleBy: Debora Gallo
Great post Bob. From my experience what i have found is that building the unstructured elements is relatively easy. The difficult part is actually helping the learners understand that the value and...
View ArticleBy: Bob Spence
Thanks Debora. Liked your “take” as well. Reinforces my point that it’s important to think through the various risk areas before “hitting the button” on a blender full of fruit with the lid off!
View ArticleBy: Effective Learning – Musings from the UnConference | Learning Cafe
[...] Interestingly, and again inkeeping with much of the discussion across the Streams and Sessions during the day, the question about whether L&D professionals being adequately equipped, well...
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View ArticleWhen Social means Business …
Last week news was abounding that Microsoft are about to announce their acquisition of social media company Yammer for $1.2B. Although not yet confirmed, it comes hot on the heels of other social media...
View ArticleUsability and e-Learning – The Critical Connection
An interface is the medium via which the human (user) interacts with the product or application. The design of an interface whether it is a hand-held device, a cockpit, a console or a website, impacts...
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M-Learning’s dirty little secrets
I have a confession to make. At my workplace a little while ago, I created a smartphone-friendly version of our online induction course. Ownership of smartphones is relatively common in this corner of...
View ArticleMOOCs for Organisational Learning – Conversation with Kevin Werbach – Wharton...
I recently participated in a MOOC (Massively Open Online Course) on Gamification along with 66,000 fellow learners run by Kevin Werbach. Associate Professor, The Wharton School. I thoroughly enjoyed...
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Blending MOOC on Public Speaking at JLT Group
JLT Group is one of the world’s largest providers of insurance and employee benefits related advice, brokerage and associated services including an office of over 850 employees in Mumbai, India Massive...
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