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This is an archive of blog posts from the MWL Magazine and the MWL Newsletter.

The case for the new role of a Modern Learning Advisor

“The biggest innovation in workplace learning will not come from new technology but from supporting people to learn continuously and to manage their own learning.” Jane Hart, 2017 In a number of previous articles in the MWL Magazine, I have explained how modern professionals now recognise that they learn in many different ways at, through […]

MWL Newsletter No 23

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 16-22 July 2017 From around the Web Is coaching the key to reviving our productivity? James Brook, 17 July 2017 “here are of course no shortage of ideas to improve productivity including easing austerity, attracting more investment from overseas, accelerating […]

MWL Newsletter No 22

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 9-15 July 2017 Article of the Week Like It Or Not, Employee Branding is The Way Forward For Organizations Aniisu K Verghese, 9 July 2017 “Wondering why organizations find it hard to engage employees? Unclear why communication directed at employees […]

Who supports non-designed learning experiences?

In past articles I have showed that modern professionals learn from a multitude of sources. and in a multitude ways They learn for today – to improve in their current jobs for tomorrow – to prepare for future jobs But the KEY point is that they learn from both designed learning experiences (aka training and […]

MWL Newsletter No 21

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 2-8 July 2017 Article of the Week Hire Learners for the Knowledge Economy  Stephen Gill, 6 July 2017 “Companies today need learners. In the Agricultural Economy, a strong back was enough. In the Industrial Economy, a set of good hands […]

MWL Newsletter No 20

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 25 June – 1 July 2017 Article of the Week The enigma of social learning  Helen Blunden, Activate Learning Solutions, June 2017 “Learning and Development don’t really understand what social learning is and the business doesn’t care much about it […]

Jane’s Personal Top 10 Tools for Learning in 2017

My 2017 (11th annual) survey of Top tools for Learning is open for voting here, and there have already been a few hundred entries, so I thought I’d share  my personal top 10 tools for this year. If you’d like to share your own 10 favourite learning tools here, then please send them to me at […]

MWL Newsletter No 19

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 18-24 June 2017 Article of the Week Stop tracking employees and start inspiring them  Forbes, 20 June 2017 “For decades, under the theory of “you get more of what you measure”, quantifiable metrics have been employed to track how well an […]

MWL Newsletter No 18

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 11-17 June 2017 Article of the Week Put Learning in the Employee’s Hands Seniye Groff, Learning Solutions Magazine, 15 June 2017 “Our company culture advocates the “51 percent” rule, which dictates that employees determine what to work on and go […]