5. Paradigm shifts…
Past
Present/Future
Information scarcity
Information abundance
Stable and predictable work
Changing and unknown work
Valued traits:intellect, diligence, obedience
Valued traits: initiative, creativity, passion
Work tied to location
Work freed of location; anytime, anywhere
First learn, then work
Work is learning, learning is work
Individual,siloedworkers and orgs
Ubiquitously connected workers and orgs
7. Five skills for the future #ID
Past
Present/Future
Designing courses
Designing the learning experience
Creating formal training programs
Designingthe spectrum –formal to informal
Focused on learning objectives
Focused on performance& business outcomes
Content gathering& chunking
Content aggregation & curation
Managingthe LMS
Facilitating communities
Building personallearning networks (PLNs)
8. Formal to Informal –the “Spectrum”
Social Workplace Learning Continuum
Social Training
Organizing/Managing
Social Learning & Collaboration
Encouraging/Supporting
1. Augmenting formal training with social approaches
2. Facilitating online / collaborative peer learning
3. Supporting online Communities of Practices (online)
4. Supporting collaboration and knowledge sharing in work teams
5. Fostering connections across the org to build collective intelligence
Enterprise network / social collaboration platform
Social Intranet
LMS
Reference: Jane Hart
14. Practical Tips #1
Create Key Groups
Define Objectives
Seed with Content
Design Information Architecture
Have a dedicated Community Facilitator
15. Practical Tips #2
Talk to key advocates and members
Who will the users be?
Where are they?
What are the burning needs and issues?
Why shdthey collaborate?
Define the purpose
Will the users mainly consume content?
Will they primarily use the group for discussions?
How will joining the group help them?
Explore current communication channels
How do the users currently communicate?
How might this impact their participation?
How much change will the “new way of learning” bring?
16. Design content layout
Tag carefully to make it findable
Move content to the group
Find existing content
Do not launch an empty group! Make sure users have relevant contentto engage with when they join.
Practical Tips #3
17. User Generated Content Welcome!
ContentType
Purpose
Blog posts
Personal opinion, project experience, sharing of ideas
Documents
Preserve team thought, capturegood practices, document lessons learned
Discussionforums
Ask questions, seek feedback, debate and ideate
Status updates
Work out loud, share quick tips, keepin the loop, share interesting finds
19. Housekeeping tips
Clean up tags
Relocate content
Add widgets to aggregate
Delete duplicates
Branch out discussions
Indicate if questions are answered
Highlight unanswered questions