Here ’tis: Culture (Original 2009 version) from Reed Hastings. I’m writing the sequel to Informal Learning. Informal Learning Unmanagement Working Smarter informal learning informl jaycross netflixHarold Jarche posted this to the internal Internet Time Alliance network yesterday: “Check out slides 115-118″ [link] I did. was blown away. Yet here, the CEO of Netflix gave most of my message four years ago in four slides. Four freaking slides. The author is the CEO and Co-founder of Netflix. MORE >>

This also contributed to the Hot Topics and eLearning Trends for 2009. Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009. Actually from December 1, 2008 to November 30, 2009. Google Wave in education - Dont Waste Your Time , November 16, 2009. 12 eLearning Predictions for 2009 - eLearning Technology , January 26, 2009. Twitter in the classroom: 10 useful resources , Social Media in Learning , August 12, 2009. Learning Putty , November 20, 2009. eLearning Conferences 2010 - eLearning Technology , November 19, 2009. ZaidLearn , May 22, 2009. MORE >>

Studies  show that informal learning accounts for between 70 and 95% of workplace learning  [USBLS: 70%; Raybould: 95%; EDC: 70%; CapitalWorks: 75%; OISE: 70%; eLG: 70%; Allen Tough: 80%]. have previously referred to Gary Wise and his extrapolation of Josh Bersin’s data from 2009. According to Gary, as much as 95% of workplace learning is informal. Informal LearningI was talking to a financial advisor at a bank the other day and I asked her what kind of professional development she did. She found it rather useless. It cannot be very satisfying though. MORE >>

Donald Kirkpatrick himself, interviewed in a November 2009 Chief Learning Officer article, said, “Top management, we call it the jury, is not going to approve budget unless you can prove that when people go back to the job they’re using what they learn, and that’s going to accomplish the results they look for.&#. Learning is and forever will be, part formal, part informal and part social. Other informal and formal learning metrics can also be added to the model including a perpetual 360 degree, open feedback mechanism. Reprinted here with permission. MORE >>

2009 was a continuation of my journey of online self-learning. share with you the top learning resources from my PLE (personal learning environment) for the year 2009. Here are my top learning resources for the year 2009 (in no particular order): Twitter has been one of the most valuable learning tool for me this year. Clippings (Learning As Art) by Mark Oehlert Informal Learning Blog by Jay Cross Karl Kapp’s Kapp Notes is another great resource for learning in 3D. have found these valuable in my learning during the year. This is definitely not a comprehensive list. MORE >>