(7) Ad hoc problem solving 10 Trends for Workplace Learning (from the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015)

10 Trends for Workplace Learning (from the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015) Jane Hart

A learning tool is “any so@ware or online tool or service that can be used for your own personal learning or for teaching or training”

Voter Demographics 18% Primary/secondary teachers 14% University/college teachers 2% Adult educaOon 3% EducaOonal consultants 7% Trainers & instructors 5% Online learning facilitators 1% Community managers 9% InstrucOonal designers 15% E-‐Learning developers 6% L&D Managers 1% L&D Administrators 9% Workplace learning consultants 4% Vendors 6% Other From 63 countries: Andorra, ArgenOna, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Brunel, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, CroaOa, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, MauriOus, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, UK, Ukraine, USA, Venezuala, Vietnam

10 Trends

Although a number of e-‐learning authoring tools appear on the list that support the producOon of click-‐next page-‐ turning courses … new tools are being used to create richer, more visual content. (1) E-‐Learning content is becoming more appealing From tools to create simple and eﬀecOve infographics …

.. to animated explainers that build content along a Omeline

InteracOve video content for PowerPoint (voice, video, digital ink) is now available as a free Microso@ plugin … “My ‘new kid on the block’ this year. Why would you invest in expensive and complicated authoring tools if you just want to ‘convert your PowerPoint to e-‐learning’ (even if that’s not always a good idea)?” Jan Van Belle

With Microso@ Sway you can now embed a variety of diﬀerent resources to create more engaging content.

(2) 2015 is the Year of Video! has a very strong 2nd posiOon on the 2015 list

Tools to create video-‐based lessons are very popular

Video ediOng tools are back on the list in 2015

(3) There is an emerging shiB from Course Management to Course Networking Within educaOon, there is amove from tradiOonal course management systems to 21st century learning plakorms

Whilst in the workplace, there is the beginnings of a shi@ out of the LMS towards hosOng courses within enterprise social plakorms.

(4) Classroom interacJon tools are on the rise Teaching and training is moving from a broadcast to a parOcipaOve experience

QUESTION 3 How are you oﬀering a more social (networking and parOcipaOve) environment for your formal learning iniOaOves -‐ either online or in the training room?

(5) MOOC plaPorms now being used as a part of a corporate training oﬀering They are not just a source of self-‐organised professional learning but are genng the seal of approval from training departments who are recommending online courses to their people

(6) Professional networking sJll leads the way “I have learned more in my professional life through TwiKer in the past six-‐and-‐a-‐half years than in the previous 30 years. For me TwiKer gives access to smart people who provide an enormous wealth of informaOon and insight through their commentary and links to research, arOcles and other resources.” Charles Jennings Having a Personal or Professional Learning Network (PLN) is now seen as essenOal aspect of learning in today’s world

(7) Ad hoc problem solving remains vital People conOnue to do their own thing – it is easier and quicker and they ﬁnd what they want in the format that suits them

(8) Sharing is the new saving! everything is shareable -‐ whether it be personal notebooks … blog and web feeds that you subscribe to .. as well as stuﬀ you save to read later.

PosOng or pinning images has become very popular – far more so than tradiOonal social bookmarking.

Curated content is also shareable – it’s not just for you! “I curate ﬁve topics on Scoopit. You really learn something when you share it with someone else.” Jay Cross

(9) ConnecJng & CollaboraJng are king Real-‐Ome messaging apps have risen up the list “Slack is a great way to stay connected and work in small groups and I am a member of two acOve Slack communiOes” Harold Jarche

(10) The iPad is the device of the Year

What does this all mean for workplace learning?

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