In November 29, 2007, I wrote in my blog the new jobs and careers in Social Learning. I have been seeing growth in eLearning and training professionals wanting more training and skills in Social Learning. One of the most challenging…
Tag: e-Learning 2.0
Ray’s Wacky Video – Blur Between Learning and Applying
Are you emphasizing learning or applying? There is a blur and the more you focus your investment in applying the better your returns will be. And learners learn better. Salient points of the video * Blur Between Learning and Applying…
Does your e-Learning Program carry junk?
How many times have you moved houses over the years? Have you wondered why it is so difficult to rid of old junk? As our homes shrink in space, we rent “storage space” – mostly for unnecessary, costly, emotional junk.…
Pluses and Minuses of Twittering
Micro-Learning and Sharing is the foundation of my researchon 3-Minute e-Learning. The ability to learn quickly, instantlyand conveniently. And Twitter pushes the learning to really beat the smallest level. Jakob Nielsen believes Twitters are good for updates on specificinformation, like…
A story that comes from the heart – Manny Pacquiao
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao knocked out Ricky Hatton in round 2 last May 2, 2009 at MGM Las Vegas. 12,000 Brits travelled to Las Vegas and got disappointed.http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dwyre3-2009may03,0,1983219.column A week before the fight, my family visited Manny at his residence in…
Why Storytelling Works – Summaries
The power of storytelling and narrative is very much felt in face-to-face communications. My concern, which I gladly reconciled, was that the transfer of narrative between telling and listening might be lost in Web 2.0, e-Learning and digital technologies. Stories…
The Triumphants – From the Conclave “Organizational Storytelling” Washington DC, April 16-18, 2008
The Triumphants In the Potomac, the land of the ancient and wise, there was a conclave – a spontaneous gathering of all sorts of peoples from the lands far away and nearby. Famine and pestilence is in the land, and…
Golden Fleece Copenhagen – Storytelling Event
Golden Fleece Copenhagen – Storytelling Event Watch the video and listen to the participants’ experiences in applying storytelling in their organizations. Ray Jimenez, PhD http://www.vignettestraining.com/ http://www.trainingpayback.com/ “Helping Learners Learn Their Way” “Helping Learners Apply Learning”
Storytelling, Communication through Pictures – Dialoogle
At the Organizational Storytelling Conference, Washington DC, April 16-18, 2009, I noticed how wonderful Dialoogle used photos to help people to communicate with each other. With the aid of high quality photos, persons can select the photos that help them…
Stories & Scenarios in e-Learning 2.0
Web 2.0 and e-Learning 2.0 succeed partly through conversations and exchanges of stories and scenarios. Obama’s inauguration had millions of people each one with a unique story to tell. Imagine the conversations in blogs, twitters, photo-sharing, etc. Mind-bugling. Tony O’Driscol…
Book Release – Scenario-Based Learning (SBL): Using Stories To Engage e-Learners”
After hundreds of hours conducting workshops, developing SBLs, learning and researching with friends, my book Scenario-Based Learning (SBL): Using Stories To Engage e-Learners” is out. Go to www.lulu.com, search for SBL or Ray Jimenez. It has over 200 pages and…
Twitter – Six Million Users – Micro-Learning
Business Week, March 16 reports that Twitter is now on new phase in finding revenues – by AD searches. I hope they succeed. Trainers must ask, what makes “tweets” work? It is the micro-sharing, micro-instant news … really micro-learnings. This…
Back to the Basics – Discussion Format and Inquiry-based Learning
I am reminded of an old colleague much senior my age whom I consider a guru and look up to me for advise. He said, 25 years ago, there are two methods of learning that are fundamentals: Discussion based and…
It is moving and life changing. Thanks, Randy.
It is moving and life changing. Thanks, Randy. I am pasting Elliott Masie’s message to view Randy Pausch video. “The Last Lecture” Educator – Randy Pausch Dies. If you were to watch only one video this year, please view “The…
# 2 – Start Small Social Learning Tests: Deepening Social Learning to Work Performance – Proposed Model
To continue my thoughts on the “Deepening Process” of Turning Social Learning to Work Performance, I think we have plenty of opportunities in training to start small social learning experiments. In #1A of the schematic I suggest trainers start their…