{"id":12533,"date":"2021-01-10T12:05:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T12:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modernworkplacelearning.com\/cild\/?page_id=12533"},"modified":"2024-04-19T11:06:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:06:45","slug":"modern-workplace-learning-in-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/modernworkplacelearning.com\/cild\/mwl\/modern-workplace-learning-in-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"MWL – A new approach to workplace learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a Page 8 of the first FREE section of MWL 2023.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Back to Page 1<\/a><\/p>\n

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ONE: Learning is a VERB not a NOUN!<\/strong>\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Learning” is not a product or commodity – which means you CAN’T\u00a0<\/strong>design, deliver or manage learning.\u00a0You CAN<\/strong>, of course,\u00a0design and deliver training and manage access to training or use of some content, like a course – but training and the use of content\/course is only one aspect of the way we learn.<\/p>\n

This is not just a case of semantics or being pedantic; euphemisms really don\u2019t help.<\/p>\n

In fact the mis-use of the word \u201clearning\u201d doesn\u2019t just cause confusion, it also perpetuates the idea that \u201clearning\u201d is only<\/strong><\/em> something that can be put into someone\u2019s head (in some sort of formal, designed, \u201cpackaged\u201d way), when we have seen that most<\/strong><\/em> \u201clearning\u201d happens in informal and non-designed ways<\/strong> as people use the Web or carry out their daily work. This latter type of \u201clearning\u201d is just as important, in fact, as has been shown is considered much more valuable than the former.<\/p>\n

A culture of organisational learning needs to recognise that<\/p>\n

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  1. learning can be intentional or planned<\/strong> (ie we set out out with the intention of learning something) OR \u00a0that it happens accidentally, serendipitously or in other unplanned<\/strong> ways as a by-product of another activity (like doing some work activity, interacting with colleagues or just browsing the Web)<\/li>\n
  2. learning can take place both in<\/strong> and out of the workflow\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 in other words whilst doing your job as well as in a separate place or time from the day job.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In other words, whereas traditionally we think of “learning” as an intentional\/planned learning activity that takes place outside the flow of work (eg in a training room or classroom), in the modern workplace we need to have a much broader definition and understanding of how and where we learn.<\/p>\n

    TWO: \u00a0Shouldn’t we talk about the “modern worker” rather than the\u00a0“modern learner” ?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    In a similar way, we need to be careful of the use of the word “learner” as this also\u00a0reinforces traditional thinking about learning as a planned, intentional activity. Marc Rosenberg<\/a> explains what\u2019s wrong with calling them learners?<\/p>\n

    \u201cBecause that\u2019s not who they really are!<\/p>\n

    CEOs don\u2019t refer to their employees as learners. Customers don\u2019t call their sales reps learners (and sales reps don\u2019t call their customers learners). Front-line supervisors don\u2019t gather their people together and begin meetings with \u201cI want to thank all you learners for coming.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    The primary role of an employee is a “worker” – they go to work to work – unlike a student who goes to school or college to learn and therefore their primary role is a \u00a0“learner”. Hence in the context of the today’s workplace it is more appropriate should refer to them as modern<\/strong>\u00a0workers<\/strong>\u00a0or even just individuals.<\/p>\n

    THREE: Learning is more than training; L&D’s role is more than designing and delivering training<\/strong><\/p>\n

    So learning in the modern workplace is \u00a0therefore much more than just taking training! Modern Workplace Learning is more than Modern Training! \u00a0In the past the traditional role of an organisational L&D team was the creation of training or courses. Although some L&D teams have broadened their work into creating (short) resources and others have moved into curation – essentially the role is still mainly about creation and curation<\/strong>. Most leave it up to MANAGERS<\/strong> \u00a0to support the development of their team members, and are also not very much concerned with the other (learning) experiences that INDIVIDUALS<\/strong>\u00a0have, if they have not directed them.<\/p>\n

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    MWL, however, \u00a0is centered around each individual and his\/her learning and development needs on order to support and enhance their job performance now and in the future.\u00a0Further, in the modern workplace, everyone is responsible for learning at work – not just L&D but the manager and individuals themselves. L&D’s role therefore will be to enable and support all the ways of learning at work. We’ll look at this in more detail on the next page.<\/p>\n

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