Where I hang out
Recent Comments
Flickr Photos
Category Archives: business models
Social Network Technology for Learning – What’s the Hook?
Lots of talk, writing, webinars, head-nodding, perhaps even gnashing of teeth around social networking technologies for learning in an enterprise. There seems to be lots of promise as well as many words of caution … some advocating its adoption and … Continue reading
Posted in business models, facebook, informal learning, knowledge transfer, learning, social networks
Comments Off on Social Network Technology for Learning – What’s the Hook?
Jay Cross explains it clearly – ROI of enterprise 2.0 learning
Many a corporation misses massive opportunities by demanding to know “Where’s the ROI?” in cases where ROI is an inappropriate and misleading indicator. Permit me to explain why. And Jay, as usual, goes on to explain with clarity … giving … Continue reading
Posted in business models, enterprise 2.0, informal learning
Tagged "Jay Cross"
Comments Off on Jay Cross explains it clearly – ROI of enterprise 2.0 learning
Are we REALLY in the “learning” business? Really? (my Inigo Montoya moment)
Many favorite lines from The Princess Bride movie – one of them is when Inigo Montoya says to Vizzini, “You keep saying that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.” And I had that line race … Continue reading
Posted in business models, instructional design, project work
Comments Off on Are we REALLY in the “learning” business? Really? (my Inigo Montoya moment)
Reflections & Experiences on in-house, out-house
From Clive Shepherd’s blog: In-house, out-house, that old question He presents three basic options for learning development in an organization – move it all out, keep it all in, compromise with a small in-house group and use outside contractors where … Continue reading
Posted in business models, productivity
Comments Off on Reflections & Experiences on in-house, out-house
While going through the kid’s school papers – that unfunded mandated rears its ugly head again
So now we’ve returned to that annual event of – ahem – practicing for the state’s standardized tests which will, among other things, waste enormous amounts of time and money. I’ve mentioned before that I’m all for some sort of … Continue reading
Posted in business models, education, family, Miscellany, schooling
Comments Off on While going through the kid’s school papers – that unfunded mandated rears its ugly head again
Training as an investment – Yeah right – Gotta be kidding
Okay – so I’ve been working on a client project that is all about assessing performance and measuring and evaluating training programs (and other non-training interventions as well). And the model that the client uses is the Phillips’ 5 Levels … Continue reading
Posted in business models, instructional design, project work
6 Comments
Kineo says they did pretty well in their predictions …
In January this year we asked various industry experts for their predictions for 2007. Now it’s time to revisit those Ghosts of E-learning future to see if they rattled the right chains. Let’s see how they did Maybe it’s me, … Continue reading
Posted in business models, enterprise 2.0, informal learning, instructional design, learning
Comments Off on Kineo says they did pretty well in their predictions …
Collaboration is about people
James Robertson has some thoughts about collaboration – bringing up the point that it is first and foremost about people … or person-to-person interactions and dynamics. Some of my favorite lil’ gems … It make no sense to roll out … Continue reading
Posted in business models, collaboration, enterprise 2.0, knowledge management, technology, web 2.0, web culture
Comments Off on Collaboration is about people
Varia
Slashdot: US Control of Internet Remains an Issue … my question: what is a truly good or compelling reason for this? I’ve not yet heard one – other than they just don’t like the U.S. having it. Gotta be a … Continue reading
Posted in business models, collaboration, enterprise 2.0, facebook, informal learning, learning, Miscellany, Net Generation, presentation tools, presentations, social networks, stupid stupid companies, technology, web 2.0, web culture
Comments Off on Varia
I like taking small steps
I’ve been following Harold Jarche’s posts lately on knowledge resilience and informal learning which really is a series of short entries … each one giving some great nuggets of info. Here’s to get you started in his series … Small … Continue reading
Learn-Learn-Learn 
