Jay Cross

AUGUST 2, 2013

Your organization has decided to tilt in the direction of informal learning. You need to satisfy increasing demands with reduced staff and budget. Masterclass for L&D managers, instructional designers, and senior instructors on the concept and implementation of informal learning. So now what do you do?

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Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

During the Thought Leadership Webinar on “ Interactive Courses on a ShoeString Budget ” in November, 2011, I had a good discussion with Jim Hanlin, President and Founder of Best Training Resources. Jim shared his views on the changing landscape in e-learning. Vikas: What are clients looking for in eLearning programs?

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Mindflash

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Despite ample evidence supporting the bottom-line value of training and professional development , training budgets are almost always the first place business leaders target for cost-cutting. Embrace Informal Learning practices – especially mentoring and coaching. Source: Jay Cross, Informal Learning, Pfeiffer, 2006.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

Like many enterprise learning companies, we are actively brainstorming ways to incorporate collaborative Web 2.0 technologies into our training programs, but rarely do we find a client that wants to create a robust learning environment comprised of both formal and informal components. ILT vs. WBT vs. informal learning).

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Infopro Learning

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Nonetheless, some of its benefits include delivering training anytime, anywhere and on any device and in the form of microlearning, short how-to videos, social learning, and other engaging formats. And last but not least is blended learning. How to Incorporate Feedback During Training.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Weber also points out how effectively additional techniques demonstrated in the movie – like music, movement, and humor – open the mind to learning. With deadlines and budget pressures always present, it’s easy to jettison these “soft&# elements. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Subjects who are compelled to participate in these activities may not behave in the same manner as when they are not; which could, for example, complicate your informal learning strategy. They have different budgets, systems, policies, processes, and most consequentially, cultures. In short, all organisations are different.

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Jay Cross

APRIL 28, 2012

When the book on informal learning came out, nay-sayers attacked me as some kind of loony. QUESTION: How do you know that informal learning works? ANSWER: How did you learn to walk and talk? How did you learn to kiss? QUESTION: How can you measure what people learn? Can informal learning do any worse?

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Rob Hubbard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Informal learning, like the scenario above, takes place constantly in most organisations. It is estimated that probably as much of 80% of learning within an organisation is informal, with formal training constituting the other 20%. What is informal learning? How can informal learning be harnessed?

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Infopro Learning

AUGUST 7, 2023

This may include designing and delivering training programs, creating eLearning courses, or developing informal learning opportunities. Managing Learning Projects: Learning advisors oversee the progress and execution of learning initiatives.

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Jay Cross

APRIL 28, 2012

Six years ago I wrote Informal Learning, Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance. This is the first in a series of posts about what informal learning is and how to put it into practice. Synopsis of Informal Learning. Executives don’t want learning; they want execution.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network by Jolene on April 28, 2011 in Informal Learning , Instructional Design , Training Development , Video , social learning According to the 1996 report from the U.S.

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Obsidian Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2015

New post Oil and Gas downsizing: Training on a budget on Obsidian Learning. Training on a budget: ILT vs. WBT. The ROI for eLearning always adds up, and since budgets are low, many turn to self-paced learning as a lower cost solution. For more ideas, see our article on informal learning in the workplace.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

To start answering these questions, we have to acknowledge that formal learning, as we know it today, will not be effective in the future. Instead, we will need to put the workers themselves in charge of their own learning. This position is well-articulated in this post by Jay Cross at his Informal Learning Blog.

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Sticky Learning

AUGUST 18, 2010

This is where informal learning comes in. Let's try these descriptions of Informal Learning: Learning with no particular outcome in mind. Learning for learning sake. Learning that mightn't look like learning. Learning directed by the individual, not the workplace.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 29, 2008

Donald Clark raises an issue on his blog about confounding informal with Web 2.0, and the point I found interesting is his query about the 80/20 in/formal learning metrics. I took it (and no blame to him if I misconstrue) to be an issue of should we match our budgets to that ration.Â

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning? Only recently has the training industry begun to tap into this realm of informal, social learning. I argued that they were both dead wrong. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 21, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 27, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? Mark Durgee April 5, 2011 at 4:32 pm # Jon- I, too, am interested in learning how video can be incorporated into informal learning programs as part of a Web 2.0

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 22, 2007

Someone asked how informal learning might apply to new managers. Does that mean that informal learning doesn't apply to new manager training? Or are we powerless to help make informal learning happen? Maybe we just need to visit Ray Sims - What To Do On Behalf of Informal Learning?

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

A brief review of the module: Given how important this training really is for the welfare of our troops and for our national security, I think Cathy’s done an excellent job of making it visually appealing and engaging, given the constraints of time and budget. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 15, 2010

A brief review of the module: Given how important this training really is for the welfare of our troops and for our national security, I think Cathy’s done an excellent job of making it visually appealing and engaging, given the constraints of time and budget. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Consequently, the services are similarly varied: workshops on learning science-informed design, consulting on the minimal changes to keep impacts on budget low but increase the effectiveness of the outcomes, and of course beyond: to performance consulting, informal learning, and more.

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Mindflash

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Despite ample evidence supporting the bottom-line value of training and professional development , training budgets are almost always the first place business leaders target for cost-cutting. Embrace Informal Learning practices – especially mentoring and coaching. Source: Jay Cross, Informal Learning, Pfeiffer, 2006.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 8, 2010

You need to know that deadlines are being met and budgets not exceeded, and your team needs to be able to air concerns and get help. Check in frequently for updates, but don’t make it an event your team members fear. Communication is the key to any good relationship, and that rule remains true at the project management level. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 8, 2010

You need to know that deadlines are being met and budgets not exceeded, and your team needs to be able to air concerns and get help. Check in frequently for updates, but don’t make it an event your team members fear. Communication is the key to any good relationship, and that rule remains true at the project management level. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 25, 2011

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Jane Hart recently posted a thought-proving article on her blog in which she argues that you “ can't manage informal learning, you can only manage the social media tools.” An example in this case would be visioning a process that helps to increase informal learning and make it more effective.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 6, 2006

The Real Challenge around Informal Learning Over the last few days I've had a blog conversation with Stephen Downes around what is informal learning: The Form of Informal - 2 More on the Form of Informal The Form of Informal The Paradox of Informal Learning (Form of Informal?)

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 5, 2020

The Internet Time Alliance Award, in memory of Jay Cross , is presented to a workplace learning professional who has contributed in positive ways to the field of Informal Learning and is reflective of Jay’s lifetime of work. He also speaks at industry events and shares what he has learned. In his own words —.

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Mindflash

JANUARY 19, 2012

The resulting report holds a mirror up to the industry, reflecting, for example, the extreme cost pressures faced by learning and development organizations during the recession — and its gloomy aftermath over the last few years, as budgets were either cut or grew only anemically. Training Budgets Rising.

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Kineo

JULY 18, 2017

How do you know how to budget and plan for digital learning? And does it stand up still, as elearning evolves into digital and informal learning, into resources not courses? For some time the industry has priced elearning by the hour – a course of 20 hours will cost more than one that’s just 20 minutes.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2011

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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