Category: Transfer in a Situated “Work Learn” Context

What’s Missing from a Skills-Only Approach to Workforce Development?

In a new piece for The EvoLLLution, NLL researchers Tessa Forshaw, Rodrigo Madeiros, and Dr. Eileen McGivney argue that Next Level Learning requires changing how workforce challenges are approached, from looking only at skills to a triadic approach that looks at the learner’s skills, identity and context. You can read the full article at this…Continue Reading What’s Missing from a Skills-Only Approach to Workforce Development?

“Your Network is Your Net Worth”: Revealing the Social Aspects of Transfer of Learning at Work

Learning transfer is the idea that you can apply knowledge learned in an educational setting to a performance context. Traditionally, it was considered a process or outcome that should occur as a result of learning something. More recently, perspectives highlight the role of an individual’s motivation, the educator’s actions, and the contexts’ features in enabling it. …Continue Reading “Your Network is Your Net Worth”: Revealing the Social Aspects of Transfer of Learning at Work