... employing substantial numbers of knowledge workers. Content generated using social learning technologies such as wikis ... or personalisation, and/or challenging scenarios using rich media, and/or simulations with high functional fidelity, and ... content, designed to communicate simple information or provide basic knowledge without fuss. The form may be a simple ... knowledge and skills necessary to carry out their current jobs effectively, to take advantage of opportunities for ...

... by knowledge workers. The distinction between formal and informal learning will and should evaporate ... . You can get better at it. We set up the Meta-Learning Lab to help people learn better, faster, deeper. "Knowledge is ... and knowledge do not exist outside of context. Everything is connected, in mental, physical, or social space." Peter ... understanding of: (1) memory and the structure of knowledge; (2) problem solving and reasoning; (3) the early foundations ... , lots of learning takes informally, between students. Workers learn more at the water cooler or coffee room than ...

... knowledge) workers in those corporations to accept virtual environments as an educational tool. A lot of participants ... . My own thoughts on using virtual worlds as a means of education: - great for getting experience with simulations; - good for learning any knowledge that is based on sight; - but it is expensive if you want to own or build your own island ... mind as a possible blue print for new management in corporations that are technology and knowledge based. A couple ...

... as the interface to knowledge - what new skills, techniques and tools do we need? In looking at similar skills but with a slant towards the skills that knowledge workers need, I might rephrase them into the following list: Work ... improvisation and discovery Simulation â¬" the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes ... with tools that expand mental capacities Collective Intelligence â¬" the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes ... ability to look at your own work and learning processes to continuously identify improvement opportunities Simulation ...

... knowledge management. What happened? We fumbled the implementation. We naively expected workers to flock to the glowing screens. We thought we could take the instructors out of the learning process and let workers gobble up self-paced ... enlightening young minds as economics. In an information age, the age of the knowledge worker, nothing matters as much ... remain relevant in todays knowledge-based economy. Ibid Knowledge workers require greater flexibility in the ... close supervision. Todays knowledge workers have a nontraditional orientation to time and space, believing that as ...

... powerful toolset in the knowledge workers portfolio. Jay Cross (2003): states that: “At ... rapidly” (p. 41). The utilization of personal learning networks allows knowledge workers to remain current ... program development. A corporate trainer may view elearning as a combination of courses and knowledge management ... : Courses Informal learning Blended learning Communities Knowledge management ... as a view of elearning. Some designers are beginning to employ simulations, story telling, and ...

... is probably just as well. There's been a greater recognition of the fact that knowledge workers don't actually need to ... /ethics of knowledge cramming, which I have yet to get my head round. Outside this field, the trend seems to be towards ... , knowledge management systems and so on. Some of these have no doubt served a useful function; some may have been more ... possible. We have seen a renewed interest in games and simulations, due largely to the efforts of enthusiasts such as Mark Prensky, Clark Aldrich and others. This is indeed a promising area, but to my knowledge there's very ...

I just saw a great post The Knowledge Worker's New Year's Resolutions . It suggested some Resolutions for the Knowledge Worker. In short, it's a great post and worth reading on its own, but in the meantime, I've stolen some of what I think are the better ideas and am suggesting this to everyone to consider putting on their list of New Year's Resolutions. And, yes, I know I'm a week late, but since you've now violated half of your resolutions, you can replace those with a ... games, simulations, compelling storylines. I'll think like a novelist, movie producer, someone who cares about ...