MWL Newsletter No 49

Here are posts, articles and news about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 21-27 January 2018

From around the Web

If your employees are not learning they are not learning  Mark Murphy, Forbes, 21 January 2018

“There’s a strong positive relationship between how much people learn on the job and how much they love their job.”


Is L&D falling out of love with collaboration?  Donald Taylor, 23 January 2018

“In my experience, it takes about a decade for a new idea in L&D to gain first wide-spread acceptance, and then adoption. The voting patterns for ‘Collaborative/social learning’ and its current slowly declining share of the vote is evidence of both acceptance and some adoption. While still important in the minds of L&D, collaborative learning is no longer as ‘hot’ as it once was.”


eLearning Trends of 2018 – 57 Experts Share Their Predictions  Bryan Adams, 23 January 2018

“What are the top eLearning trends for 2018? I interviewed 57 experts and asked them to pick their top 3 trends. Below are their awesome responses.”


Have we lost the conversation  Mark Britz, 23 January 2018

“Technology always seems to start so sincere. Early enterprise social tech for example was simple, serving only to extend and expand conversation. Now, over-developed, over-hyped, over-marketed, measured and controlled, it’s real value lays in the margins as it’s potential is scrutinized and challenged slowing its progress. Typical of us to take something pure, easy and natural and create monsters.”


Meaningful change for L&D in 2018 – According to the Experts  JD Dillon, Axonify, 26 January 2018
“Trends can certainly show us what’s coming down the pike for our profession, but they don’t always align to where you are as an organization and as a professional. That’s why I wanted to do something a bit more practical for our curated January blog post. To that end, I contacted some of the smartest people I know and asked them three simple questions. My goal is to provide specific, achievable ideas you can use this year to evolve your L&D (learning and development) practices for the better.” 

In the MWL Magazine


L&D in the Modern Workplace

In 2011 I ran a short anonymous survey to find out what people thought about the role of L&D in the workplace. I thought I’d run it again 7 years later to find out how things had changed.


Modern Workplace Learning 2018

Paperback version now also  available of the e-book series is available to download. 

These e-books include some (updated) content from Jane Hart’s previous books as well as new material. 

Part 1: An Introduction to Modern Workplace Learning in 2018)  is FREE.
Part 2: Designing, Delivering and Managing Modern Training for the Workplace and Part 3: Supporting Independent Continuous Learning at Work can be purchased separately or collectively as Modern Workplace Leanring 2018 

Find out more about the Modern Workplace Learning 2018 here.


Next MWL Workshop

Designing and Delivering Modern Training for the Workplace

Next public workshop runs: 5 March – 13 April 2018

There will always be a need for the L&D department to organise training events and content- but these just need to be more relevant and appealing for appealing for today’s workforce.  This 6-week online workshop will help you consider a number of ways to design a range of modern training experiences.


Challenge: Become a Modern Professional Learner in 100 Days

In the modern workplace there is no longer such a thing as a job for a life – only a life of jobs – so it’s up to everyone to continuously update their knowledge, skills and productivity and become an independent modern professional learner. This resource (written by Jane Hart) contains 100 short Tasks (based around the 10 Principles of Modern Professional Learning) to help you get the most out of your work life and take control of your career. Sign up for the Challenge at any time

Find out more about this resource here


Jane Hart
Centre for Modern Workplace Learning

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