Jay Cross's Informal Learning

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Re-reading A New Culture of Learning

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

In this environment, the participants all stand on equal ground—no one is assigned to the traditional role of teacher or student. Instead, anyone who has particular knowledge of, or experience with, a given subject may take on the role of mentor at any time. Rather, they are defined by an active engagement with the process of learning.

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Calling shades of gray “black and white&#

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Because non-formal and informal learning is happening everywhere all the time, this OECD activity could not address all the issues related to non-formal and informal learning in general. The Role of National Qualifications Systems in Promoting Lifelong Learning. Most learning is not “mid-way between&# formal and informal.

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Andrew McAfee: I know 2.0 when I see it

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Freeform refers to a place where people can congregate online regardless of role or title. They make it far too difficult for prospective users to contribute, and they persist in slotting people into pre-assigned roles based largely on the formal org chart. Harvard B-School’s Andy McAfee looks for three things: Is it freeform ?

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Power of informal learning in developing managers

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Formal training occurs in the absence of action; learners are removed from the day-to-day work to engage in lectures, discussions, simulations, role plays, and other instructional activities. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY, vol. 4, Winter 2003.

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Favorite 2009 posts on Informal Learning Blog

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

New roles for former trainers. When people are actively pulling in learning resources rather than taking what’s pushed at them, the value of the network goes turbo, an effect the authors call the collaboration curve. Conference attendance have played a vital role in our professional development. Metcalfe’s Law.).

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Web 2.0 and Change Present Challenges to Many Learning Executives

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Jay spoke with Learning Executives Briefing about informal learning and the changing role of the CLO. Cross: The sand in the ointment for all forms of learning is when you have an unmotivated learner or one that is actively disengaged. The role of the chief learning officer is radically different in this new world.

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A few more thoughts about April Learntrends

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Someone whose opinion I respect emailed me that they “think that there is a stronger moderation / content role needed for the sessions to give them a bit more push / direction,&# to which I replied. Congratulations to Scott Skibell for creating and uploading both standard-format videos and mp4s that you can download to your iPhone.