March 2010 Informal Learning Hotlist

April 2, 2010

Best of Informal Learning Flow March 1, 2010 to April 1, 2010 The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. The Social Media Bubble- HarvardBusiness.org, March 23, 2010 Twitter for Learning – 55 Great Articles- eLearning Technology, March 24, 2010 Augmented Reality – Explained by Common Craft- Common Craft – Explanations In Plain English [...]

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Informal Learning and Learnscapes

March 31, 2010

Working Smarter: The “unbook” that shows why informal learning must be part of everyone’s future learnscapes By Sahana Chattopadhyay via Amplify The excerpt below from @janebozarth reflects her takeaway from Jay Cross’ unbook, Working Smarter. I finished reading the book last week and have been meaning to summarize my learning from it. Then, I came [...]

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Free Webinar on Informal Learning

March 30, 2010

Free, but you do need to register.

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Time Is Money

March 27, 2010

Chief Learning Officer, April 2010 Time Matters The sooner workers are productive, the larger their contribution to the organization. This makes time-to-performance, the amount of time required to begin performing at target levels, a vital metric. Here’s an example. At the end of the last century, Sun Microsystems was a high-flier in the workstation business. [...]

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10 pieces of advice on the web, workflow, & learning

March 27, 2010

After a lengthy hibernation, Learning Light‘s eLearning Centre rides again! From a press release yesterday: Learning Light has now launched the new look and feel e-learning centre. Check it out for news, views, jobs, reports, research papers and supplier directory. The e-Learning Centre is a free information resource for learning and development professionals and e-learning [...]

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Free webinar on informal learning

March 27, 2010

UMBC’s ISD Now Webinar Series — Informal Learning: 5 Ways to do More with Less, April 20, 2010 UMBC’s ISD Now Webinar Series is UMBC’s ISD Graduate Program’s newest online platform to share ideas and information on topics related to business, organizational productivity and workplace learning and performance. Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) March 25, 2010 — [...]

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How to retire from Skillsoft

March 26, 2010

As you’ve probably read, SkillSoft is being sold to a group that includes Berkshire, Advent, Bain Capital, and Stockbridge Partners. I’ve got a copy of the acquisition disclosure statement. Executive officers will be reimbursed for unexercised options as follows: Charles Moran | $13,580,884 Tom McDonald | $8,689,325 Jerald Nine | $5,615,914 Mark Townsend | $5,883,519 [...]

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Carl Rogers

March 21, 2010

Student-centered learning, that is, putting students first, is in stark contrast to existing establishment/teacher-centred lecturing and careerism. Student-centered learning is focused on the student’s needs, abilities, interests, and learning styles with the teacher as a facilitator of learning. This classroom teaching method acknowledges student voice as central to the learning experience for every learner. Teacher-centered [...]

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We have a hero!

March 12, 2010

This takes a couple of minutes to load but I think you will find it worthwhile.  It’s a nifty way to thank someone for a favor. Watch it! Naturally, you can make your own.

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Driven by demand

March 11, 2010

Human Capital Institute is hosting a webinar by Dave Wilkins and Jay Cross entitled The Learners Are Taking Over the Asylum. Organizations that focus on the supply side of the training they provide are looking at the wrong side of the equation. By focusing on the demand side (what learners need) they can facilitate the [...]

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