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ASTD TechKnowledge 2012 Conference Backchannel: Collected Resources #ASTDTK12

By on January 25, 2012 in Curated Backchannels

  I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning. There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but my budget can only accommodate one or two each year. The backchannel is an excellent resource for learning from a conference or event that you are unable to attend in-person. I find collecting […]

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Twitter Chats for Learning Professionals

By on January 24, 2012 in Social Media

UPDATED 3/28/12 I frequently participate in #lrnchat, a weekly twitter chat for learning and performance professionals.  I find the the Twitter chats (or tweetchats, as they are commonly called) format to be a great way to expand my learning and to connect with new people in my field. I also find writing reflections of those […]

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Resources for Learning How to Use Twitter

By on January 24, 2012 in Social Media

For the 2012 ASTD TechKnowledge conference, I am conducting both a webinar and a live concerrent session for the conference. Both sessions are covering the same topic: Twitter 101 for the Learning Professional. This blog post is being set up a follow-up resource for those that attend one of my sessions. It may also serve […]

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Reading Reflections: Design for How People Learn by Julie Dirksen

By on January 24, 2012 in Reading Reflections

I just finished reading Julie Dirksen’s new book, Design for How People Learn. The core audience of this book, at least in my mind, would be the Instructional Designer. I think the book has value well beyond that core audience based on one of the things that make it unique. Design for How People Learn […]

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Please Stop the Formal Vs Informal Learning Debate

By on January 4, 2012 in General

Over the last few years, I have seen a great number of articles, books, and blog around the concept of Informal Learning.  For many professionals, the concept of informal learning is new, and the idea of incorporating it into an organizational learning strategy is daunting.  After all, many learning departments use the we-do-what-we-do-because-it’s-what-we’ve-always-done approach to […]

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