Predictions for Learning in 2008

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Happy New Year! As promised ... The Big Question for January is: What are your Predictions for Learning in 2008? To help you get started, you might want to look back at the posts on last months big question and last year's pred... More »

What is to Come in 2008

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As I read the blog I'd like to post a few updates on our research and predictions for e-learning in 2008. 1. Social Networking is hitting the corporate scene, driving tremendous demand for informal learning, or what we call "learning on-demand." The solutions organi... More »

Self-organized groups and the methods and ethics of accessing learning resources

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Jay Cross has posted some further reflections on the Hole in the Wall project that was presented in a keynote speech by Sugata Mitra at Online Educa Berlin two weeks ago. Although the Hole in the Wall has been going for at least 7 years and has been deployed (as Sug... More »

The Campfire and the Sandlot

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One can imagine the time in our pre-paleolithic history when formal learning consisted of two balanced parts: During the day, people with skills would show others how to do something. "Grab the spear here," the teacher might say, taking th... More »

How would the world have evolved if everyone assumed training was just about worthless? Like it has!

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There is a pact between corporate students and corporate trainers (and, I think, IT, budget holders, the lawyers, and middle management) that essentially says, "We all know that training does almost nothing. Given that, let's all agree to make it as frictionless as ... More »