The Future of Learning

How can L&D departments best serve their organisations?

Find out how in my post here.

Supporting continuous learning and performance improvement – a vital new area of work

You can read the full post here

5 characteristics of how Knowledge Workers like to learn at work

From the results of the Learning in the Workplace survey and my analysis of how smart workers use social media to work and learn today, 5 key characteristics of how Knowledge Workers like to learn at work have emerged. You can find them summarised here.

25% find company training/e-learning of no importance - according to the Learning in the Workplace 2013 survey results.

The Learning in the Workplace Survey  has now been taken by over 600 people, and although it is still open if you want to cast your vote, I am releasing some interim findings HERE today as the pattern of results has been pretty stable for some time now.

What is the role of the Learning Professional?

What is the primary role of the learning professional in an organisation today?  Read my post in full here.

Take the Learning in the Workplace 2013 survey; the results might surprise you

Last year I ran an anonymous survey asking people to rate different ways of learning at work - and the results were widely reported.

I've opened it up again this year - and once you submit your own choices, you will be able to view the results submitted so far, plus an analysis of what this means for L&D practices. 

Here's the link to the survey

ABC: Keep it Simple Training

Following my earlier post: ABC: 10 reasons not to create a course – and 10 other options, I have had a huge amount of interest in finding out more about the different ABC (Anything But Courses) options I mentioned. So in this post I am going to talk about a simple – and low-cost – training model that I recommend whenever there is a requirement for workers to demonstrate they have “learned” (that is read and understood) some content, and can apply it in the workplace.  Read about it  here.

Flat Army - free book giveaway

Find out how to win a free copy of this book, here.

A Practical Guide to the Top 100 Tools for Learning

My annual Top 100 Tools for Learning list has become a popular resource - if the Slideshare viewing stats are anything to go by. For instance the 2011 presentation has now been viewed over 800,000 times, and the 2012 has been viewed nearly 400,000 times.  So since the New Year I have been working on a major new, supplementary resource, A Practical Guide to the Top 100 Tools for Learning.

This Guide describes the essential features of each of the 100 tools and explains how they can be used for personal productivity, professional learning and development, education and training, as well as for workforce collaboration.

The Guide is available both as continuously updated online resource and as a 342 page PDF to download. For a small charge, an annual subscription to the Guide will let you:

• access the online version of the Guide for one year
• download all PDF versions of the Guide during the annual subscription period for your own personal use. This comprises:
  • The beta edition - available NOW
  • The first edition - available in June 2013.
  • The second edition - available in October/November 2013 once the 2013 Top Tools list has been released.

To view the Guide Contents list and a sample section, as well as find out how to purchase an annual subscription, PLEASE VISIT  THIS PAGE.

10 not-to-be missed resources from March 2013 « Learning in the Social Workplace

Although I tweet links to interesting resources as I find them, I collate them in my 2013 Reading List at the end of each month, and pick out the ones that I find particularly useful, valuable or impactful. So here is my selection from March 2013.