The Global Association for Strategic Talent Management
The Learners are Taking Over the Asylum
Webcast:
Organizations that focus on the supply side of the training they provide are looking at the wrong side of the equation. By focusing on the demand side (what learners need) they can facilitate the biggest part of the learning experience-informal learning. While informal learning is spontaneous it is not as informal as it may initially appear. It means orchestrating informal tools to be available in the context of work as it needs to get done. Think of trainer turned into stage manager... their facilitation is more about making tools available than writing content; leaving the learners in charge to create and apply content. This webcast addresses the paradigm shift learning professionals must make to tap the enormous power of informal learning by the organization's knowledge assets- their people. You'll discover the advantages of learners taking over without going crazy!
April 23, 2010 by Joy Wilson | comments (2)
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Presenters
Jay Cross is a champion of informal learning, web 2.0, and systems thinking. He has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix.
Jay served as CEO of eLearning Forum for its first five years and has keynoted major conferences around the world. He is the "Johnny Appleseed" of informal learning and author of Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance and Work Smarter.
He is chair of Internet Time Alliance. The Alliance helps corporations foster collaboration and accelerate performance with learning networks. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School. Jay and his wife Uta live with their miniature longhaired dachshund in the hills of Berkeley, California.
David Wilkins has been a thought leader in the online community and corporate eLearning industries for more than 15 years. Through the development of simulation technology, LMS solutions, and community offerings, he has pioneered many innovative approaches to solve common workplace challenges, such as employee productivity and performance, recruiting and retention, and corporate communications. In his current role as Learn.com's Executive Director of Product Marketing, David is responsible for product strategy and communication of Learn.com's vision and direction. David is an active speaker at industry conferences and has written articles for CLO and Learning Solutions magazine among many others.
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