International Business Machines Corporation

Tony Michael O'Driscoll

Janis A Morariu

James J Sharpe

Inderpreet S Thukral

Charles A Hamilton

Mark F Sidlauskas

Karen A Ughetta

Dick W Richardson

John Martin Wattendorf

Nancy J Lewis

Peter Z Orton

Lynn Dorsett

Gordon Fuller

Kevin Ray Cowherd

Learning activities in an organization are allocated for work apart, work embedded, and work enabled learning types. In work apart learning, employees leave the work itself and learn through traditional classroom or technology enhanced methods. Work embedded learning occurs on the job without interrupting the flow of work. Work embedded learning uses the power of experience and execution with small responsive training modules embedded in the work process. Work enabled learning provides knowledge transfer and comprehension through experiences and interactions within the context of the work place. A business process permits an organization to rework existing learning programs and allocate resources for new programs to optimally address employee learning needs.

On demand learning

A learning solution context is specified in terms of formal and informal learning within zones of interaction. Solution components of purpose/outcome, measurement, technology/infrastructure, resources, and process are specified and selected to align each to the solution context providing an optimal learning solution for a particular client.

Operationalizing a learning solution

A blended learning solution is defined by determining degrees of elements in learning zones. The zones are defined by the types of interactions of the learners. Both formal and informal learning is defined for each zone. A specialized circular display is constructed to depict the optimal blended learning solution.

Blended learning experience tool and method

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