Living in Learning

JANUARY 4, 2010

Josh Bersin of Bersin & Associates referenced in July 2009 on the “The Future of the Business of Learning” webinar that training organizations spend upwards of 80% of their time and resources focused on formal training activities. He also noted that there was a dramatic increase in the use of informal learning.

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Living in Learning

JANUARY 1, 2010

Josh Bersin of Bersin & Associates referenced in July 2009 on the “The Future of the Business of Learning” webinar that training organizations spend upwards of 80% of their time and resources focused on formal training activities. He also noted that there was a dramatic increase in the use of informal learning.

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Living in Learning

JULY 21, 2009

I follow several learning-oriented blogs on a regular basis, and I have witnessed numerous conversations about formal versus informal learning. Discussions range from determining impact to defining strategies around integrating informal learning into a formal mindset. Does it matter whether the learning is formal or informal?

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Living in Learning

AUGUST 6, 2009

Josh also shared that his company’s research showed a dramatic increase in the use of informal learning. That tells me informal or non-formal learning are not flotsam. It is a “formalization” of informal learning, or to use Lance’s term – non-formal learning. What they are finding is not training per se.

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Living in Learning

AUGUST 14, 2009

I recently had the honor to participate as a panelist in the July 27, 2009 online discussion sponsored by Learning Trends, ISA, and Training Magazine Network. Popular phrases like “just-in-time” learning, or as I like to call it, Performer Support, fall under the category of learning informally.

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