cooperative competencies Last month I wrote a post that included a presentation on enterprise social dimensions. It was based on three different perspectives I had come across. I recognized certain patterns and put these together to create a lens that could be used to determine if a selection of enterprise social network tools covered the spectrum of performance/learning needs in a networked workplace. The presentation has been well-received and so far I have not seen a similar approach. In working with the framework, I realized that not only do the seven facets address tool requirements, but they can also be used to look at workplace competencies in the digital workplace. Both collaborative behaviours (working together for a common goal) and cooperative behaviours (sharing freely without any quid pro quo) are needed in the network era. The image below shows an initial set of competencies that focus not just on collaboration, but also cooperation.
LindyMac's Blog » Pedagogy, Andragogy, Heutagogy compared Compiled by Lindy McKeown lindyaustralia@gmail.com from: Columns 1 and 2 from Burns, R. (1995). The adult learner at work : a comprehensive guide to the context, psychology and methods of learning for the workplace (1st ed.). Chatswood, N.S.W: Business and Professional Publishing. Column 3 from Hase, S., & Kenyon, C. (2000). From andragogy to heutagogy. ultiBASE(December 2000). *Definition of capable people Stephenson, J., & Weil, S. Tags: heutagogy pedagogy andragogy This entry was posted on Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 11:13 am and is filed under Uncategorized. Email Subjects: Specific vs. Vague What type of email subject gets your attention? This week I deleted 1226 messages from my email inbox. Viewing their subject lines, I was reminded of what typically makes me read a message: specificity--something specific in the subject. These are specific email subjects from my inbox: How to transition to the virtual classroom - an E-book [from a company called NetSpeed Learning Solutions] 2012 Global Ebook Awards Now Open for Submissions [from Dan Poynter, Para Publishing] The Reader - Expanding rail in Seattle [from our mayor] The Reader - Important update on budget priorities [another example from the mayor] The specific subjects offer me something. Compare these vague subject lines: Announcement from XYZ Company [I have disguised the company name] Digest Number 603 [from a professional organization, listing a job opening] Digest Number 605 [from the same association, listing a job opening] Your Confirmation [from a hotel] Those, I ignore. The "Digests" each list one job opening.
25 Top Concept-Mapping Tools For Visual Learning Concept-mapping–or mind-mapping, idea-mapping, or some other variation that makes sense to you–is the practice of demonstrating the relationship between ideas in a map-like form. Concept-mapping allows creators to articulate nuance, context, and interdependence between ideas in a very user-centered way. This makes them especially useful in education, whether you use them for pre-writing, research notes, or “back-mapping” a unit or unit assessment. They encourage macro-thinking, can provide a bridge to struggling writers who have trouble turning their thinking into prose, and are a powerful tool for visual learning. In short, a well-done concept-map communicates the full context and nuance of an idea cleanly and visually, which can lead to other more in-depth study, such as extended research, expository writing, Socratic discussions, and other “academic actions” and literacy strategies.
Assessing the ROI of training Assessing the ROI of training by Clive Shepherd If people really are your greatest asset, isn't it time to look at your training programmes as investments in your organisation's human capital and not just as an expense? Contents Measuring the success of trainingForecasting and measuring costsForecasting and measuring benefitsCalculating return on investmentMaking ROI work for you Measuring the success of training The evaluation of training, like motherhood and apple pie, is inherently a good thing. And even if training evaluation is undertaken, it is usually at the easiest and lowest level - the measurement of student reactions through happy sheets. Why evaluate training? To validate training as a business tool Training is one of many actions that an organisation can take to improve its performance and profitability. To justify the costs incurred in training We all know that when money is tight, training budgets are amongst the first to be sacrificed. Forecasting and measuring costs
5 Cool Content Curation Tools for Social Marketers In the age of Information, the ability to “curate,” or gather and arrange content, becomes one of the most important skills you can have. After all, the information is out there for everyone to see. What makes you stand out from the crowd is how you locate and present it. This process can be a grueling one if you go at it alone. That’s why the smart content curator will find tools to make their job easier in siphoning the best material off the top of the web, and presenting it in the purest and most palatable of forms. Here are five such tools that will allow savvy social marketers to make it happen. 1. The Scoop.it service allows you to search through a series of niche magazines on the web. What I really like about Scoop.it is how it lets you view the collections gathered by other people who share an interest in your topic. 2. Pinterest is not only one of the leading social networks, it is one of the best tools around for image curators. 3. 4. 5. Connect: Authored by: Mike Allton
New skills for the learning professional in changing times #chat2lrn Yesterday’s live Twitter chat #chat2lrn was about New skills for changing times. Here is the preliminary information about the chat, which briefly summarised some of the challenges learning professionals faced, then added “If Learning Professionals are to rise to these challenges, one of the key issues is the skills required to meet the needs of an ever more complex environment. The Learning & Performance Institute have recently released their Capability Map which details 27 skills across 9 categories, so the chat also wanted to consider the following: “Are these ‘new’ skills becoming a core part of the L&D role rather than a ‘nice to have’? As someone who was involved in the development of the LPI Capability Map, I wanted to be part of that conversation, and of course have my say! Following the chat a number of people have picked up on some of my tweets, and asked me for the context in which they were made, so here are the #chat2lrn question and my own tweets.
9 content curation tools that better organise the web. Content curation is a huge deal on the web today. As content on the web grows exponentially, our ability to make sense of it is inversely proportional. In other words, we are fast sinking under the sheer amount of content pouring onto the web every day. The social web hasn’t made life any easier on content production either – in fact its lowered the barrier to entry. URL: Redux has over the past year grown organically to become one of the web’s best places for finding great content. URL: A new startup still in Beta, Scoop.it again allows you to create topic centric information, and share with others. As with Redux, a way to ‘follow’ users and content as also been implemented to allow you to receive updates within a topic, and you can also suggest additional sites for the administrator of that topic hub to add to their curated masterpiece. URL: URL: URL: URL:
How Your Workplace Can Support Learning Transfer Sharebar Training that fails to transfer to the workplace is all around us. According to one survey of learning and development professionals, only 34% of trainees apply what they’ve learned to the workplace one year after a training intervention (Saks & Belcourt, 2006). Yet much research supports the fact that learning transfer improves when one’s workplace provides the right kind of support. You can leverage opportunities prior to, during and after training. Learning takes time to applyTraining must be more than a one-time eventLearning is a social processLearning often happens informally Go For a Positive Transfer Climate Transfer climate refers to the conditions in the work environment that inhibit or enable newly learned skills, knowledge and attitudes back on the job. Let’s look at some practical guidelines you can implement in your workplace. Frame the Training Studies show that a person’s attitude prior to training determines his or her motivation to transfer learning to the job.
Five reasons to hate virtual meetings Virtual meetings are a fact of life, but that doesn't mean we enjoy them very much. That in itself is not a big deal. After all, there are plenty of things at work we don't like but deal with, depending on exactly how much we loathe the activity in question. Like so much in life, it's hard to quantify misery, but if we were to develop a scale from mildly annoying (the coffee pot is empty and you could use another cup) to migraine-causing misery (Sitting through status updates from every participant, there are eight participants, with no time limit, in alphabetical order, and you're a "W"). I won't attempt to tell you how you should feel about them, but let's look at five reasons people hate virtual meetings and see if we can't make them less odious. On his "Public Words" blog, Nick Morgan recently gave some reasons he struggles with working virtually. These are all legitimate complaints. Here are some simple (not easy, implementation is still up to you): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
The Roadmap to Effective Leadership October 15, 2012 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Leadership The Roadmap to Effective Leadership By Timothy F Bednarz Leadership effectiveness can be thought of as “an influencing relationship process among leaders and employee followers who work collaboratively to effect real and necessary changes.” These changes tend to reflect shared purposes, goals and efforts. It is a dynamic action process focused on mutual understandings and beliefs between leaders and employees. As there are specific rules and principles that tend to guide leadership vision and actions for effectiveness, leaders need to consider certain questions that ultimately forge their roadmap for success. The journey toward leadership effectiveness should always begin with a question such as: “What improvement is needed within the organization, and what specific steps do I need to bring it about?” A leader’s roadmap to effectiveness consists of a series of factors that motivate people to follow. Timothy F. No comments yet.
Adobe Captivate, TechSmith Camtasia Studio, Articulate Storyline: Production Times One of the more common questions that I get from new eLearning developers is how much time it will take to produce published content. The answer I provide is dependent upon a couple of factors. For instance, which eLearning tool are you going to use to produce the lessons? Is it Adobe Captivate? I have extensive experience using Adobe Captivate and TechSmith Camtasia Studio. The production times mentioned above do not include the following: Writing an eLearning script. The production clock begins ticking after you create a blank project, open a project containing previously recorded content, or import external content such as a PowerPoint presentation. Adding/editing text content such as callouts/captionsAdding imagesAdding animationsAdding interactivity (Buttons, clickable hotspots, menus, etc.)Creating quizzesPublishing to an LMS or web serverTesting the published contentFixing errors found during the testing processRepublishing and retesting Looking to save time?