A group of federal employees tackles federal disability employment issues using a collaborative workspace. Group members collaborate and share effective practices to support Executive Order 13548.
Online social networking has become the way people connect, communicate, collaborate, and create in the 21st century. So it's not surprising that in the workplace, communities of practice (CoPs) are tapping into the power of the Internet to connect professionals with similar interests and goals.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/The-Public-Manager/Archives/2013/Summer/Changing-Culture-and-Lives-Through-Communities-of-Practice
That first meeting can be the big win or lose.
Initial training project meetings, where the training request is explored, may include the internal client, subject matter experts, instructional designers, production, and project managers. It can be a time for high-level analysis to determine how the request will proceed, but also a time when the client can feel overwhelmed. This initial meeting can be critical to the success or failure of a project.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/L-and-D-Blog/2013/05/Dont-Lose-a-Training-Project
This month, on the heels of ASTD 2013, I thought we might share some of our favorite post-conference ideas and expectations.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/L-and-D-Blog/2013/05/May-2013-Letter-to-Community
There are many different ways to use social media for learning, and its benefits have already been well documented. But not every formal learning initiative that uses social media is successful. If you’ve been trying things out yourself, you may have realized that this is not “Field of Dreams” scenario, you are not Kevin Costner, and simply building it doesn’t mean they will come. You need to stoke the fire to engage your learners
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/L-and-D-Blog/2013/05/Stoke-the-Fire-for-Social-Learning-Success
Rather than telling employees how to do something, show them.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/05/Show-Your-Work
Thinking about picking up a video camera and shooting some content for your online courses or to show in your education programs? If so, you’re not alone. Video is a hot topic in the learning profession right now.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/ASTD-Blog/2013/04/Learning-Video-For-Learning-Professionals
My first article on the obstacles to the adoption of social media by corporate learning generated a series of requests for guidance on how to overcome those hurdles. In this post, I’d like to present a few guiding principles and key considerations that have proven to be effective in the context of technology adoption.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/L-and-D-Blog/2013/04/Overcoming-the-Obstacles-to-Social-Media-Adoption
Last week, I discussed the importance of applying the right tool to the right learning scenario, and I stressed that regardless of the tools we have at our disposal, a few maxims about effective learning systems remain unchanged. Specifically, we need to ask ourselves:
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/L-and-D-Blog/2013/03/Training-Technology-and-the-Law-of-the-Hammer-Part-2
In 1996, Abraham Maslow (best known for his theorem of the hierarchy of needs in psychology) quipped that “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.” Two years earlier, the American philosopher Abraham Kaplan made a similar observation: “Give a small boy a hammer, and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding.”
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/L-and-D-Blog/2013/03/Training-Technology-and-the-Law-of-the-Hammer-Part-1
With increased constraints on both time and budgets, today's leadership must find creative solutions and strategies to deliver needed training. The National Highway Institute (NHI) has harnessed the power of virtual solutions, mobile and social media, informational videos, and distance learning to complement its traditional training role and respond to the challenges its partners and stakeholders face.
These tools allow NHI to innovatively solve issues such as travel restrictions and time constraints while maintaining high-quality and cost-effective instruction. The new delivery formats also allow NHI to reach a wider audience over the past few years.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/The-Public-Manager/Archives/2013/Spring/Virtual-Worlds-and-Social-Media-Drive-Results-and-Training