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Earlier this week, Mozilla (the makers of Firefox) released Ubiquity - a small application that allows you to quickly perform web-related tasks without having to surf out to different web sites. Watch their video for a quick introduction. So, can this relate to learning? My answer would be absolutely! My main job is to help people learn (acquire knowledge and skills) and then apply what they know on the job. Sometimes this is done by providing them with the right tools. Ubiquity is one of these tools. It gives learners faster access to a wide range of information; it empowers them. Now ...

... the learning opportunities staring you in the face. If you are left on the outside looking in then level of training ...

... experienced peers, rather than the training department, as to what they need to learn through the use of such techniques as OJT ... to the training/learning/knowledge profession? First, we cannot mix one hype (informal learning) with another hype ...

... screencasts that would be good for corporate training / learning?

... perform with a minimum of outside coaching or training, and to do the job as well or even better than experienced workers ... . This process orientation focuses on the organizationâ¬"s architecture for learning, a platform a level above its training ... , serendipitous, drip-fed, and mentored as well as the formal training that will always be with us.I completely agree that we should be looking for ways to reduce the amount of training we develop and deliver and enable people to have the skills to ...

... leads. Of course, most of what I’m doing for my job is very much formal training. Graduate courses still have ...

... right direction. Albeit cautiously. A few weeks ago I was having a spirited discussion with one of the training managers in ... supposed to be this magical contraption that saves us a bajillion dollars in training costs, yet building this magical ... eLearning action, while the getting is good. So if you’re in a corporate training shop with a lack of in-house ...

... link) "Revamping the Army National Guard training program so soldiers can spend more time at home will cost at least $128 million this year, and officials say they need nearly double that amount next year to properly train and equip their forces, The Associated Press has learned." ...

Learning 2.0 differs from evaluating traditional Learning 1.0 training for many reasons, one of which is that ...

... recruit/retain/train young, tech savvy workers while at the same time, prohibiting things like IMing, mobile phones, and the ... a ‘recruit/retain/train’ strategy targeted at younger workers if the organization bans their ...

Courageous Training (which is great by the way, I'll review it within the next month). It also draws from ...

Image via Wikipedia Yesterday was my first official day (this year) back in the school world.  We were asked to introduce ourselves.  I mentioned that I was first hired on as a Training Manager. A lot has happened in this time.  My focus has changed dramatically.  My day-to-day concerns are now centered around implementing, maintaining and strategizing ... training this morning on how to hold difficult conversations, but these type of occurrences (where I do the actual training) don’t happen nearly as often.  My team does most of the training.  We still have customer-facing training ...

At times all the heavy technical training can become a drag, and one needs a lift. One of my favorite engineering blogs, The Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog, helped me with a fix of engineering humor: An Engineer's Guide to Cats I discovered the technical aspects of cat yodeling and aspect ratios. Have some fun!

Jay Cross cracks me up (in a good way). When he’s not sharing gorgeous travel photos (including pictures of some of the most unique food you’ll ever see), he comes up with gems related to informal learning and educational technology. One of his latest offerings is a chart that outlines a variety of Web 2.0 tools, including a brief description of their business value. This is great! I appreciate that Jay is able to succinctly articulate their business value, especially because many people still don’t take these tools seriously. Click below to view the table: Found via: http:/ ...

Your Data… All of this has implications for training and education, especially as more organisations use Web ...

... in 3D worlds for education and training, with the advantage of a sound theoretical understanding of learning and an abundance of interesting opinions. Chris' first post, Failing to Win!, makes the point that most education and training ... the learning process is missing. It's not surprising that in so many studies, employees report on-job training as their ... training programmes becomes, as Chris points out, a form of testing. It's very common for training programmes to be ... successfully embedded, let alone mastered. This trend is amplified by the pressure to reduce the length of training ...

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... true inflection point where one of the most powerful set of transformational technologies of our time is training ...

... traditional Classes and On-The-Job Training (OJT). A recent survey by The MASIE Center of 6,100 employees in companies around ... Workplace Learning Today. Working Memory Training Raises IQ of Adults - Improve Your Learning and Memory A new paper, Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory, describes that while there is a long history of research into cognitive training showing that, although performance on trained tasks can increase dramatically, transfer of this learning to other tasks remains poor. Here, the authors present evidence for transfer from training on a ...

... exact same problems I did - no coaxing. I don't know how (the planning head) expects to have you train people on a system with no managerial support.I know exactly how that expectation happened - it's easy to make "training" do the hard ...

Recently I had the opportunity to visit friends in Silicon Valley. While riding the light rail in Mountain View, I experienced a moment of revelation of how life differs between the shores of Lake Superior and Silicon Valley. Six young men boarded the train ... all obviously geeks in their young 30's ... their laptops (all Apples) were already fired up and ready. They proceeded to have a LAN party while riding the light rail on the way to work. Why was this possible?? You need to understand that Google provides free wireless to the entire town on Mountain View. The world is ...

Cross chose to stay in San Francisco. He joined a new venture developing training for commercial bank loan officers. In ... firm, along with most of the training community, had a different vision: interactive multimedia CD-ROM. Cross left that ... internet. There weren’t many takers until CBT Systems, the largest and oldest provider of IT training CDs, ...

I certainly hope not! I like to think that readers of eLearning Weekly are far superior to the average webinar practitioner. You’re the brightest of the eLearning field. We hold webinars where people are engaged while learning. Right? Right. Well, just in case you need a refresher, I’ve got a good resource for you: In a recent article in CLO Magazine, Allison Rossett, Antonia Chan and Colleen Cunningham take an honest look at webinars and reveal what works and what doesn’t. The article, What Stinks About Webinars?, presents several great examples where webinars stand up - ...

... presentationDecision Aids (COLT site)- ie is your content appropriate for online training or classroom training- pre-made ... standardize the whole process all at once or a full template librarykeep it simple - if the template requires training to ...

... presentationDecision Aids (COLT site)- ie is your content appropriate for online training or classroom training- pre-made ... standardize the whole process all at once or a full template librarykeep it simple - if the template requires training to ...

... low initial investment and the minimum risk of disruption. Remember, training will not be the biggest issue an ...

... responsible for management & leadership training. Thursday is leadership day. What is your Leadership IQ? You should watch to get better ideas about how to improve your training solutions. My guess is that most people that are in a leadership role didn't actually learn how to be leaders by taking training. Sure they learn the basics of Sarbanes-Oxley and other facts but my guess is none of them are better leaders because of your training. Sorry. Ask 'em.

Are you getting tired of self-service? I actually will not be surprised when I’m given a job aid and scalpel when I show up at the doctors office. Imagine all these people in little rooms with their scalpels being overseen by one person like the self-service checkouts at the Home Depot. In corporate training we’re talking a lot about wikis, blogs, RSS, podcasts, vodcasts, bookmarking, etc. Isn’t this just more work for the learner? * create your own content * assess your own skills * print/save your own certificate * print/save your own materials When will my job will ...

... training junior technicians on the underground layout of gas stations. This underground layout isnâ¬"t visible if you visit a ... through and examine from several angles, some slide shows are also hosted at the station, which explain related training activities and safety procedures. Tim informed me that part of the training activities also involve the driving of a fuel ... was quite impressed. Clearly, this virtual training space met a need for Crompco in the formation of their technicians. Kudos to Tim and his staff for taking the leap to Second Life in order to meet their specific training