Workforce development brings its own set of opportunities and challenges to Learning 2.0. During my life I have seen major technology shifts and failures. I remember my first Sony Walkman, Sony Discman, and Ill never forget my first Apple iPod. I also remember school le... More »

Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Delivering Training , Informal Learning , Innovation , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General , Trends

Humans have conveyed short messages, long with meaning, for as long as 40,000 years. Smoke signals have traversed the airways. Expressive quips filled the Seinfeld show. At all stages and ages, we move forward in small bursts of communication. Some people just dont noti... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Beginner Level Content , Delivering Training , Engagement , Informal Learning , Innovation , Mobile Learning , Trends

To understand social learning, we must first understand social media. Social media is a set of Internet-based technologies designed to be used by three or more people. Its rarer than it sounds. Most interaction supported by technology is narrowcast (one-to-one), often w... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Engagement , Informal Learning , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Social media tools can help create a more dynamic community of practice and provide an ongoing and searchable conversation to benefit others. To successfully introduce social media into a community of practice within an organization, there are several factors that need ... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Designing Learning , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Social Learning , Trends

Workplace learning professionals should focus on how social learningand its associated toolscan help achieve business goals. The transfer of knowledge has always been a social activity. Many years ago, workers learned skills through apprenticeship. More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends