Social Learning Systems

Apps: Learning at the Point of Need - Chief Learning Officer, Solutions for Enterprise Productivity

Organizations are harnessing the smartest smartphones, handheld PCs, tablets, the iPad, netbooks, as well as devices such as the iPod touch to deliver mobile learning applications.

“This is a resurgence and change in something that’s been proven for many years to work — electronic performance support,” said David Metcalf, director of the Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab at the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation and Training. “Apps are enabling that in new and creative ways to have just-in-time learning right at an employee’s fingertips.”

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Windows 8 Beta: 8 Questions That Will Make Or Break Microsoft's New OS

Windows 8, the recently unveiled operating system from Microsoft, is a huge gamble for the software giant. The followup OS to Windows 7 is split into two different views that exist on the same machine; the user can switch between either at will: First, the mouse-and-keyboard-friendly 'desktop view,' which features that classic Start-bar-and-icons look from Windows past; and second, the touch-friendly 'metro view,' which will run on all future Microsoft tablets and which Microsoft is pushing as the future of Windows and computing.

 

--- AND WILL IT SUPPORT FLASH AND PDF ADD-INS?

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Social Learning doesn’t mean what you think it does! Learning in the Social Workplace

Harold Jarche makes this point succinctly himself in Social Learning: the freedom to act and cooperate with others

“One current theme in the workplace and education circles is to “blend” social with the formal and structured. But social learning is not a bolted-on component of our formal educational and training programs. It is a sea change. It will disrupt institutions built upon the technology of  the printing press – all communication enterprises, including education. Yes, we have always learned and worked socially, but we have never had the power of ridiculously easy group-forming or almost zero-cost duplication of our words and images.”

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The Real Succession Plan For Steve Jobs: Apple Thinks Different With Apple University

Apple's Succession Strategy for Jobs:  Apple University

Publicly, we know that Apple has been grooming Tim Cook for several years.  Not only has he already experienced the CEO role, he has been working directly with Jobs on the company's supply chain - so he has a deep understanding of the internal operations of the company.

Behind the scenes, we also know that there has been a project at Apple for several years to "capture the essence of Steve Jobs management philosophies" for generations ahead. Under the title of Dean of Apple University, Joel Podolny (former Dean of Yale Business School) has been building a leadership curriculum around Jobs behind the scenes.

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Steve Jobs's Ultimate Lesson for Companies - Horace Dediu - Harvard Business Review

In a rare reflective moment Steve Jobs, after the launch of the iPad, mentioned Apple's DNA. He said:

"Technology alone is not enough. It's technology married with the liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields the results that makes our hearts sing.

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Marc My Words: Back to Basics – When Training Is Not the Answer by Marc J. Rosenberg : Learning Solutions Magazine

 Fourteen reasons why people don’t perform, and what you might be able to do about it.

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Marc My Words: Back to Basics – When Training Is the Answer by Marc J. Rosenberg : Learning Solutions Magazine

To be sure, learning is more complex than I can discuss here. But, assuming we’ve done our due-diligence to confirm that a learning strategy is appropriate, and assuring that the training will work whether we are developing a classroom course (including virtual classrooms) or an online (eLearning) program requires, at a minimum, that we make sure it reflects eight fundamental characteristics:

1. The right content — Of course, this is a primary concern. But the right content for the instructor or the training department may not be the right content for the learner or the sponsoring organization. Content should be more than just accurate; learners should see it as relevant and authentic as well. Take the time to find out exactly what you need to teach; no more and no less. Learners usually perceive courses that get the content wrong to be a waste of time.
   
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New Jive Study Unveils Social Business is Top Executive Strategic Imperative -- PALO ALTO, Calif., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jive Software today announced the results of a new study of 902 U.S.-based knowledge workers that was conducted by Penn Schoen Berland and commissioned by Jive. The study revealed that Social Business is increasingly perceived as a strategic executive imperative in the enterprise. Seventy-eight percent of the executives surveyed recognized that having a social strategy is critical to the future success of their businesses.

"Social is now open for business, and Jive is at the center of Social Business," said Tony Zingale, Jive CEO. "Today's executives realize that the New Way to business is here and that they must have a social strategy or risk falling behind. The results of this survey underscore the importance and growth of the Social Business market."

The study, called the Jive Social Business Index 2011, was conducted in May 2011 and surveyed 301 executives, 301 working millennials and 300 general knowledge workers at both large (1000+ employees) and mid-size companies (500 – 999 employees) across various industries.

The Jive Social Business Index 2011 identified three key findings:

• Social Business is a top executive strategic imperative;
• App Stores are gaining traction in the enterprise; and
• Email usage is growing but is not solving communication challenges in the enterprise.
  
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Harold Jarche » Resetting Learning and Work

Taking control of our learning and our work isn’t really a revolution. It’s more like a reset to the proper default position for the conceptual age.

An interesting piece on lifelong learning.  Read the entire article here.

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Training Secrets From Inside The Googleplex | Fast Company

Anyone who’s tried to keep up with the online ad business, especially lately, knows it’s a turbulent tumble of ever-changing products--search, display, video, mobile--with vastly different sets of advantages and potential payoffs. So imagine being one of the poor Google sales agents tasked with keeping up with the company’s dozens of offerings.

Its thousands of agents don’t have to master one or two products, but every single one. That’s why the company has tossed out the old-school, classroom-style of teaching.

Every other Friday, the company hosts a “Product Spotlight,” a dial-in conference call which Learning and Development Manager Debbie Newhouse tells Fast Company is run like a Jon Stewart-style “talk show" (well, minus any adult toy-themed spinning wheels). A moderator interviews a product manager about a particular new feature, as sales agents across the country, and around the world, listen in. Sometimes there are also slides or video to follow along with online, and the agents get to ask questions via chat. Maybe it's more like Leno.

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