Posted 9:57 PM by George Siemens
Seven Myths of Knowledge Management via Learning Circuits Blog
Quote: "If you look at how companies approach knowledge management, you can see that the problem is in the execution. Companies commonly make catastrophic mistakes by falling for one of these seven myths..."

Comment: Good simple overview of knowledge management (KM) myths - in most of the seven examples, replacing "knowledge management" with "elearning" works...which makes sense, considering KM, elearning, and performance support are all cousins.

Posted 3:31 PM by George Siemens
Learning with Confidence
Quote: "Does education help prepare students to successfully cope, risk, and innovate in a rapidly changing world? A fearless approach to learning, one where mistakes are valued for the lessons they provide, is recommended. Far too often, students allow themselves to be immobilized by fear of making mistakes."

Comment: Great article by Steve Yurkiw. I've long held that the foundation of innovation is experimentation. People are not encouraged to experiment if an organization does not have a high tolerance for failure. In our society today, failure has a bad reputation - too bad. Controlled experimentation is the only way organizations will transform themselves.

Posted 8:25 AM by George Siemens
Leading is teaching: Cycles of Leadership
Quote: "To succeed in this knowledge era, every leader--CEO, CIO, or middle manager--must get everyone in the company to contribute to the collective knowledge pool, and in turn get employees to act faster and more effectively."

Comment: Gee, ya think? When knowledge is scarce (or any commodity), those who control it have power. When knowledge is abundant, those who are able to direct (or influence) the flow of it have power.

Training for Distance Learning Faculty
Quote: "It is my opinion, based upon my experiences, that rigorous training of faculty by an online educational organization is an important element in student satisfaction and in the success of the distance learning program."

Comment: A basic article that emphasizes a critical concept - the need for online teachers to be properly trained. Presents four components: 1. Training prior to teaching the first online course, 2. Support during first online course, 3. Ongoing training, 4. Ongoing faculty evaluation.