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What is Informal Learning?

LearnUpon

These are all substantial aspects of learning, but in truth, learning isn’t always so by the numbers. Informal learning is a type of learning that happens every day, whether we realize it or not. But, smart businesses are now beginning to see the value of nurturing informal training too.

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Outrageous alternatives

Learning with e's

What is the most outrageous alternative education scenario you could imagine? Children not attending school, but instead learning from home? Are we running out of alternatives? Image source Outrageous alternatives by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Closing the Learning-Acquisition Gap with Informal Learning

Learnkit

They were actually steps away from trying to put these pigeons in the front of missiles to guide as an early alternative to radio guided missiles. Wacky but completely true (there is a great article here if you are curious to learn more) – it also highlights well the connection between training and rewards.

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Emphasis and Effort

Clark Quinn

Formal learning? Informal learning? To start with, I generally think of formal learning as the starting point. For instance, in thinking about performance & development (as an alternative to learning & development), I put training first. Here, the order is: Formal Learning. Informal Learning.

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Broad and Deep Instructional Design Skills

Experiencing eLearning

I would argue that anyone who isn’t creating learning experiences isn’t an instructional designer; they’re working in a related role. That doesn’t necessarily mean only designing formal learning and courses. Creating job aids or supporting informal learning could be a core task for instructional designers too.

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Learning Culture: A framework and ambition for L&D

Docebo

We often think about learning in terms of alternative or opposites: formal vs informal, in-class vs digital… But all these ways of learning actually co-exist and complement each other. And the glue that holds everything together might well be the organization’s own Learning Culture. Learning from peers and sharing.

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7 Examples on Scenario Based Learning (SBL) for Formal and Informal Learning

Adobe Captivate

In this blog, I show you how to you can use Scenario Based Learning through 5 examples for both Formal and Informal learning. What is Scenario Based Learning (SBL)? Scenario Based Learning (SBL) in eLearning uses real-life situations to validate the learning comprehension and more significantly its eventual application.