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Class is over; now what? Informal learning in the workplace

Obsidian Learning

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. In fact, we typically learn more from informal learning than from formal learning experiences. Build a Learning Culture.

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Theories for the digital age: Self regulated learning

Learning with e's

Various commentators suggest that as much as seventy percent of learning occurs outside of formal educational settings (Cofer, 2000; Dobbs, 2000; Cross, 2006). One challenge for education providers is to decide whether they will support the desire of students to self regulate their learning activities using personal technologies.

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Corporate pandemics of 2006

The Learning Circuits

Widespread ulteriorsclerosis will lead to the demise of several organizations in 2006. 2) Nearly Ubiquitous Wireless Mobile Informal Learning Syndrome (NUWMILS) - the propensity to instantly learn only what one needs to learn in order to perform, when and where the performance is required. Be prepared!

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JAY CROSS – Pushing the Envelope to the End

Performance Learning Productivity

When most were still focused on integrating eLearning into courses and curricula Jay was shouting that the real power wasn’t in structured learning at all but in workplace and in informal and social learning approaches. The analysis he carried out for his 2006 Informal Learning book says it all.

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[IN DEPTH ANALYSIS] Do your employees know how to learn?

KnowledgeOne

In this context, it is essential to make the most of informal learning, the spontaneous and unstructured learning that occurs in all workplaces and has an excellent, often untapped potential. Learning that needs to be known. And here is were online training could help! Customized for the future.

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5 Ways to Stretch Your Training Budget

Mindflash

His ideas for demonstrating value speak directly to this topic and provide a great framework for strategic training evaluation. Online training as a blended learning component is more cost-effective and it helps make smarter use of your people resources so that trainers are only being deployed for critical training needs.

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LCB Question for December - Past Year, Present Challenges, Predictions

Tony Karrer

The questions this month are: What will you remember most about 2006? What will you remember most about 2006? I believe that I will remember 2006 as one of the more important transition years for me. I believe that I will remember 2006 as one of the more important transition years for me. So it may take a few posts.