Jay Cross's Informal Learning

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Informal Learning and Learnscapes

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Working Smarter: The “unbook&# that shows why informal learning must be part of everyone’s future learnscapes. I have read Informal Learning and this one sums it all up. The previous one enabled me to evolve my understanding of informal, collaborative learning and this one shows me how I can act on it.

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Informal learning patterns

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Learnscaping describes a dozen learning patterns, e.g. processes that organizations are using to improve performance through networked informal learning. Technology is used to execute spontaneous collaborative work. Technology is used to generate or analyze information individually. technology, no-brainers and maybes.

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Informal learning from the horse’s mouth

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Every morning, my email is littered with very basic questions about informal learning. I’ve been ranting about informal and computer-supported learning in organizations for twelve years now. Google “informal learning jay cross;&# go to the Informal Learning Page , for an overview and links. (20

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Climbing the collaboration curve

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Jon Husband sent me the link to short post by John Seely Brown, John Hagel, and Lang Davison on The Collaboration Curve. 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. Metcalfe’s Law.).

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Favorite 2009 posts on Informal Learning Blog

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

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. Climbing the collaboration curve.

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An unpredictable conversation about informal learning

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

An Informal Conversation about Informal Learning. You can’t get too formal when your topic is informal learning. Shortly after my book on informal learning came out, I told an audience, “I’m really glad to be here because I’m looking forward to hearing what I have to say.&# Return on Investment.

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2.0 is a philosophy, not a technology

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Among our recommendations were: Informal Live webcasts. Informal Recorded webinars. Informal Video conferencing. Informal Workshops. Informal Audio/ podcasts. Informal Learnshop. Informal Case Studies. Informal Non-formal video.