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 finished reading the book last week and have been meaning to summarize my learning from it. I have read Informal Learning and this one sums it all up. By Sahana Chattopadhyay via Amplify.

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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. I’m the Johnny Appleseed of networked, social learning. Connie: What is your definition of informal learning?

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Under the radar: great technologies you could be using

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Learning technologies: the road ahead. Collaborative Learning; Blip.fm Smart Search, e.g. Informal Learning Flow. Jay’s learning ecosystem. Track 1 Session 1. Under the radar: great technologies that you could be using. URL for this page:[link]. TInyURL for this page: [link]. Go here to take part.

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At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

The physics department [at MIT] has replaced the traditional large introductory lecture with smaller classes that emphasize hands-on, interactive, collaborative learning. I didn’t study hard science again for two decades. Already, attendance is up and the failure rate has dropped by more than 50 percent.