Week 2 - foundations 2 what is organisational learning Flashcards
Define organisational learning
The activities and processes of learning that occur in all organisations
A change in organisational knowledge typically adds to, transforms, or reduces organisational knowledge’
Organisational learning is said to be adaptive learning, define this
A type of learning that focuses on past actions as a basis for future strategies. Aims to make incremental imprvoemtns that improve results. (Single loop learning, inherintely protective & competitive)
Learning organisations are said to require generative learning, define this.
Style of learning that incorporates existing knowledge with new ideas through experimentation and open-mindedness in an effort to drastically improve results. (Double loop learning).
Define the dual bases of workplace learning (Billett)
Afforded opportunities - including resources and workplace norms that support learning.
Employee engagment - extent of participatoin and collaboratoin on the part of the individual and other employees int he workplace
Guided learning in the workplace augments individuals learning through contributions that cannot be realised through everyday activities alone.
Discuss guided learning (Billett)
Guided learning - where teacher acts as facilitator, structuring learning using activities, artefacts and environment.
Eg modelling, coaching, qquestoining, analogies, diagrames
What are the advantages of guided learning in the workplace? (Billett)
Provide learning that can be applied broadly
Provide portable vocational skills.
Provide basis for increasingly complex tasks
Provide a workforce able to responded to new & emerging work
On the job or work practice learning in the workplace is the moment by moment learning employees receive during the course of their duties.
What is work practice learning shaped by?
Shaped by:
The activity
Guidence recieved while doing it
Indirect contributions from physical and social environemtn
What is Tuckmans model of small group development (cited in Bonebright)
Forming - group orients to task, rules & boundaries
Storming - intergroup conflict as change is resisted, security sought
Norming - cohesion as rules & roles are established
Performing - roles become flexible as energy is channled through the task
Adjourning - seperatin an imiportant issue in life of a group
Discuss factors that affect workplace learning.
Distribution of learning activities
Absorptive capability of e’ees
E’ees intent to achieve mastery
