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Learning Resources from Informal Learning (Jay Cross): Part 1

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I am re-reading Informal Learning by Jay Cross and was going through the resource links he has provided. Apart from the book, which is a must read for anyone interested in the field of learning, the resource links are gold mines of knowledge, information and insights. Communication Nation : Dave Gray's Blog.

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Informal Learning: People can train you but they can't "learn" you.

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Some key points: Informal learning vs. formal learning 1. Informal learning is never over. Formal learning has a fixed goal, syllabus and usually ends with some recognition. More than 80% of learning in the workplace is informal learning. Social networks are vital to informal learning.

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Formal vs. Informal Learning: Gathering My Thoughts Post Learnchat Session Today

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Preamble Today's #learnchat question revolved around formal and informal learning. The initial part of the session was spent on trying to pin down the meanings—denotation as well as connotation—of formal and informal. A snapshot of formal vs. informal learning: Formal Learning: 1.

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Who are Instructional Designers? The existential dilemma.

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Similar post in this blog: In Response: Accidental Instructional Designers #dl09--Part I 5. Comments on other blog(s) regarding qualities of an ID: Perfect Behaviour 6. You should analyze client requirements, assess learner profiles, and design teaching/learning models that are tailor made for the target audience.

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The Working Smarter Fieldbook: A Glimpse and Some Thoughts

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Image via Wikipedia "Collaboration is a process through which people who see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and search for the solution that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible." ~ Anecdote And informal learning is hinged on collaboration.

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Revisiting My Learning Journey on Social Media

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Just prior to that, I had finished reading Jay Cross’ Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways That Inspire Innovation and Performance and was primed to explore new ways of learning. I started blogging—albeit very tentatively. And I didn’t have a Share option on my blog then. No one tweeted it.

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From Instructional Design to Enterprise Community Facilitation

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An instructional designer by profession who started her career anlayzing learner needs, creating micro-design documents, writing story-boards and discussing the nitty-gritty of course navigation with visual designers, I have long been interested in the power of social, collaborative and informal learning.