CLO Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

According to our data, the key is to design brain-friendly leadership models that help leaders answer three questions. Leadership models should intentionally factor in the brain’s limited capacity for processing a vast amount of information at once. Employees have so many demands that eat up precious resources in the brain.

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Litmos

MAY 21, 2019

My Internet Time Alliance colleague, Charles Jennings, pointed me to this interesting article by Andries De Grip, titled " The importance of informal learning at work" that has interesting implications for the design of learning experiences, particularly when employees are not desk-bound, and/or in high-turnover situations.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As the broader picture, I’m talking about working ‘ wiser ‘ I’ll suggest it’s about better aligning with how our brains think, work, and learn. This goes beyond just learning design, of course, and it should go into our performance support (e.g. We also need design processes that deliver on this.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 26, 2009

I've always been a big believer in the value and power of informal learning. Over the past few years, I've written quite a few posts about informal learning. is one part of systematizing support for informal learning. The person I most associate with informal learning is Jay Cross.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 11, 2022

To be fair, suggesting that L&D take responsibility for informal learning could be considered a stretch. My argument is simply that informal learning has practices and policies that can optimize outcomes, and that it’s a necessary component of success going forward. (I

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Our brains are bad at remembering rote, abstract, arbitrary, and voluminous information.) We should be facilitating informal learning as well. All of this, done right, depends on understanding learning science, again. Seriously, everything that L&D does largely boils down to knowing how our brains work.

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KnowledgeOne

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

At its core, the human brain is wired to seek stability and predictability, which are foundational for psychological safety and stress reduction. The brain thrives on structure and patterns, making a phased approach to learning and integration more effective. Author: Doru Lupeanu Marketing Director @KnowledgeOne. Strategist.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Informal Learning: Are We Missing a HUGE Opportunity? with Bob Mosher of Learning Guide Solutions, presented by Massachusetts Chapter of ISPI and sponsored by Kineo. This real-live event happened October 21 in Westford, MA. These are my notes, taken live during the workshop – mostly my transcription, no editorializing.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 14, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew? And when you hear him speak, you can tell immediately that the man is fascinated with and passionate about how the brain takes in and organizes information; the essence of learning.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 11, 2020

When I originally was talking about mobile, I was doing so from a perspective of augmenting our brains. It’s about not just courses on a phone, but: Augmenting formal learning: extending it. Social: tapping into the power of social and informal learning. I’m talking mobile. Performance support: cognitive augmentation.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

It was written in 2000 but it contains some great foundational information. Chapter 1: “ Learning: From Speculation to Science ,” from How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School , by Bransford, Brown, and Cocking.

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Clark Quinn

MAY 23, 2018

You’ll see a lot of vendors/sessions/webinars touting neuroscience or brain-based. Yes, our brains are composed of neurons, and we do care about what we know about brains. With powerful tools like MRI, we can understand lots more about what the brain does. Yes, learning is really about strengthening neural links.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

Oddly enough, however, it’s a rare day when you hear people say “I learn so much better when my brain is trying to do two things at once.” Whether you are reading or listening, you’re also being distracted by the option your brain is not trying to pay attention to. Why don’t we hear that? Because it’s not true. Properly d.

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The Learning Circuits

JULY 1, 2010

There's been a lot of discussion around cognitive theory and "how the brain learns." But even with all of that discussion there's a question of whether people are really making changes to the design of their online learning. So the July Question is: Does the discussion of "how the brain learns" impact your eLearning design?

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Tony Karrer

MAY 18, 2009

There's a bit of a back story, but I think it helps to paint the picture of a learning pattern that I'm finding myself using and the resulting topics hub and how they act as an extended brain. I firmly believe that having this resource (Speaking Pro Central) is much like having my blog and having eLearning Learning.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

MAY 4, 2009

Informal Learning: Directed and Flow Goals. People tend to fall into one of these two camps in terms of how they approach their own learning: Directed Learning Goals – specific focus. Flow Learning Goals – nonspecific, exploratory. Flow Learning Goals – nonspecific, exploratory. Scientific American.

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eLearningMind

JUNE 23, 2015

For our part, we here at eLearning Mind recommend an informal learning culture that encourages collaborations and breaks down the barriers that stand between employees and their full potential. Here’s why: Informal Culture Encourages Multitasking. Informal Reduces Fear and Increases Creativity.

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Learning Visions

MAY 24, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, May 24, 2007 Brain Plasticity & Cognitive Abilities Ive just read Richard Nantels post The Ultimate Pretest in which he talks about his interest in brain plasticity. Me brain feels very, very small. We got Wii!

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Start a page for each learning topic and add draft learning objectives and content. The SME can then visit the site when they have time and do a structured brain-dump. That way you learn as your SMEs learn. Set up a Web-based content collaboration site (wikis work great for this). Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Start a page for each learning topic and add draft learning objectives and content. The SME can then visit the site when they have time and do a structured brain-dump. That way you learn as your SMEs learn. Set up a Web-based content collaboration site (wikis work great for this). Properly d.

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Learningtogo

AUGUST 13, 2016

Each year, I write the same basic post about why your brain needs a vacation and each year I fail to really take one myself. So I’m not going to regale you with all the studies that show how your brain benefits from a change in the daily routine and is recharged by traveling to different places. Tick Tock This Makes Your Brain Rock.

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I’ve been caught in an immersive 3D Learning Environment! I guess the book, Learning in 3D, has kind of rewired my brain. According to the authors, Karl Kapp and Tony Driscoll, it’s just a matter of time until virtual immersive environments are commonly accepted as the learning mode of choice. Tweet This!

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

He was the guru of informal learning who pushed us to think outside of the traditional model of formal courses and training. He may not actually have been the one to coin the term “e-learning,” but he certainly shaped and led the field. Formal and Informal Learning. We’ve closed the book on it.

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KnowledgeOne

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The 3 main chronological processes of long-term memory: Encoding: This is the processing of information from our senses so that it can be stored in memory. Storage (consolidation): This is the maintenance of the information learned after it has been sufficiently repeated by the brain. Deciphering the Brain.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 7, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, March 07, 2007 Games for the Brain These brain games are from Phillip Lenssen, via Dean at my company who was thinking about how we could use brain teasers or games to get a learner prepped to learn.

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Digitec Interactive

AUGUST 13, 2020

Fast forward to a few days later, and you start to struggle to remember the information because you were never able to put it into practice. Learning new skills this way is so hard because it’s not the way our brain learns best. This is learning through doing. 20% of learning comes from social settings.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

MARCH 1, 2010

Best of Informal Learning Flow. Brain surgery boosts spirituality - Scientific American , February 10, 2010. Informal learning from the horse’s mouth - Informal Learning , February 3, 2010. Excellent Technical Resource for Mobile Learning - Workplace Learning Today , February 9, 2010.

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Zephyr Learning

JUNE 25, 2013

Any type of learning must engage for it to succeed. To create this desire to learn we need to understand the foundations of cognitive learning processes and constructivist methods and how to implement brain stimulation to maintain knowledge development momentum. True blended learning approach. Application.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

It’s a phenomena ew pretty much all experience, but the actual mechanism about how, or where, it arises in our brain is still a mystery. How do we have this perception of a serial narrative in our head, but our brain is massively parallel? Which, of course, is why the ‘event’ model of learning doesn’t work.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JANUARY 29, 2010

Top Informal Learning links for the first month of 2010. The End of the Industrial Training Era - Informal Learning , January 2, 2010. Blogging as an Exercise of the Brain - Irving Wladawsky-Berger , January 2, 2010. I find lists like this great for serendipitous learning. Informal learning is like that.

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Learning Pool

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Studies suggest that as little as 10% of what we learn comes from formal training programs. The rest comes from learning on the job – learning by doing – and informal learning, from our peers. Recognize informal learning: Make informal learning an explicit part of your training policy.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Informal Learning Flow. Next month, a new aggregator on Working Smarter from Internet Time Alliance , sponsored by Xyleme , will replace Informal Learning Flow. Top 10 TED Videos - Workplace Learning Today , September 10, 2010. The Most Creative Brains are Slow - Eide Neurolearning Blog , September 13, 2010.

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Convergence Training

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Download our FREE Guide to Writing Learning Objectives. A Brief Overview of How We Process New Information, Learn, and Develop Skills . Our brain actively filters out most of those external stimuli so we’re not overwhelmed by all of it. Mobile Training & Performance Apps.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Here are the most popular posts on the Informal Learning Blog in 2009. Business Impact of Social and Informal Learning. T o implement social/informal learning infrastructure projects, learning and development professionals need to shift their focus from learning to earning.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 10, 2018

L&D should be the business unit with the best understanding of our brains (except, perhaps, in a neurology company, e.g. medical, or a cognitive company, e.g. AI). In fact, the human brain is arguably the most complex thing in the known universe! So, I’ve seen a bright future for L&D. It’s possible, and desirable.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

As we all know, informal learning in a social setting is one of the most powerful ways to change behavior and learn new skills, yet many of us struggle to find those opportunities for our own development. Membership in ATD , at the local and global levels, is one way to plan for your own development as a learning professional.

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Drawing from accelerated learning techniques and neuroscience, he emphasizes the importance of setting a “baseline” for storytelling, structuring narratives using Aristotle’s rhetorical triangle of ethos, pathos, and logos, and employing a real-time feedback mechanism called “co-learning.” Where’s Mike?

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