CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Key performance indicators for social and informal learning identify knowledge hubs and lead to better results. Just as social learning and technology have modernized the way learning occurs in companies today, they also have made a mark on the key performance indicators learning leaders should capture and measure.

Informal Learning 64

Informal Learning Social Informal Brandon Hall 64

Jay Cross

AUGUST 7, 2009

Published in Chief Learning Officer, August 2009. Informal Learning 2.0. Corporate approaches to learning have to change, as well. Until the shift from industrial to network dominance, corporations could compensate for crummy learning by hiring experienced people and managing ingenious command-and-control structures.

Learning 2.0 75

Learning 2.0 Informal Learning Informal Cognitive 75

Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. In fact, we typically learn more from informal learning than from formal learning experiences. Build a Learning Culture.

Informal Learning 40

Informal Learning Classes Informal Wiki 40

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

Leaders say how they will support learning and how they will recognize and reward those employees who continually acquire new knowledge and new skills. . Build trust - Employees will invest time and effort in learning if they trust their managers. This learning cannot be left to chance.

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Culture Coaching Trust Performance Support 229

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 5, 2012

In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g., training) and informal learning experiences (e.g., communities of practice). Helping workers learn continuously on the job. Peer-to-peer learning that is “ lite on content and rich in interaction”.

Social Networks 262

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 262

ID Reflections

AUGUST 13, 2011

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.

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Instructional Design Community Enterprise Instructional 193

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Or will work itself subsume learning enabled by a transformed L&D / facilitators / coaches / mentors and the "right" organizational culture? How do we help organizations see that social and informal learning is not a new and fancy way to learn but an essential requirement in a complex, rapidly changing, and uber connected world?

Network 202

Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

Tony Karrer

JULY 18, 2006

Great post by Harold Jarche - Informal Learning and Performance Technology responding to my post - Informal Learning - Let's Get Real. Performance Interventions ** Learning Interventions Instructional Interventions (e.g., Performance Interventions ** Learning Interventions Instructional Interventions (e.g.,

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Informal Learning Wiki KM Informal 100

Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

That’s where learning ecosystems come in. More than a fixed environment, the word ‘ecosystem’ implies complex interactions and continued growth which might include: a range of people (managers, peers, mentors, coaches). formal learning elements (micro videos, webinars, workshops). WIN OVER & EMPOWER MANAGERS.

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Blended Learning Performance Support Social Networks Create 100

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces.

Blended Learning 167

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 167

Adobe Captivate

APRIL 22, 2019

Sometimes we as learning professionals don’t need to have “the answer” for the learner. Sometimes we instead help learners connect with people who can support their learning experience. Here are some ways we can do that: Create communities of practice that either meet in person or virtually.

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Voice Social Learning Blended Learning Social 53

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 2, 2015

In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g., training) and informal learning experiences (e.g., communities of practice). Helping workers learn continuously on the job. Peer-to-peer learning that is “ lite on content and rich in interaction”.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2011

How do you motivate people to participate in social learning when their schedules are already full? We love talking to people…make learning more social and fun. How can we sell the idea of social learning to skeptical managers? Tell your managers what you have learned! Also changes in management.

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eLearning Guild Social Learning Social Metrics 208

Web Courseworks

AUGUST 24, 2017

In the Learning & Development world there has been a lot of buzz recently around content curation and the skills associated with being a curator. Most of this activity has been the domain of the membership department and the delivery is almost always on the “informal learning” side of the continuum.

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Association eLearning Strategy Education Strategy 124

E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

When we worry about the status of their credentials or lose sleep over their completion rates, we’re perpetuating an out-dated paradigm of education based on formal learning. I prefer to see MOOCs through the lens of informal learning which values the learning over its bureaucracy. The 3 mindsets of m-learning.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Scanning Social Networks Instructional Design 100

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. Internet culture.

Informal Learning 38

Informal Learning Informal Instructional Design Blogging 38

Matrix

MARCH 22, 2018

Attracting, but most importantly, retaining top talent keeps more and more CEOs and hiring managers awake at night. A sound L&D strategy can mean many things: from face-to-face formal courses to mentoring relationships to full-featured learning management systems and all the technology that helps people share ideas and learn.

Companies 49

Companies Strategy Communities of Practice Community 49

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

1 Instructional Design Multimedia Learning Richard Mayer. 2 Workplace Learning The Fifth Discipline Peter Senge. 3 Workplace Learning Informal learning Jay Cross. 4 Workplace learning The Working Smarter Fieldbook Jay Cross. 5 Workplace Learning/Training Social Media for Trainers Jane Bozarth.

Social Networks 172

Social Networks Cognitive Enterprise 2.0 Social Network 172

Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

Compare to other alternatives (formal/informal learning). I actually record valuable informal conversations in the wiki, before the value of those just were lost over time.&#. Examples (from The Social Enterprise Blog ): Caterpillar 3000 communities of practice = $75 million saved as of 5 years ago. It is opaque.

Social Networks 193

Social Networks Social Network ROI Network 193

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces.

Blended Learning 113

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 113

ID Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2010

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.

Instructional Design 137

Instructional Design Pattern Wikipedia Collaboration 137

Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices.

Diversity Training 154

Diversity Training Blended Learning Skills Learner 154

ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

Shaffer in How Computer Games Help Children Learn (quoted by Harold Jarche in T+D) Creativity is a conversation--a tension--between individuals working on individual problems, and the professional communities they belong to. In a flattened learning system, there are fewer experts and more fellow learners on paths that may cross.

Learning 2.0 132

Learning 2.0 Blended Learning Social Networks Gartner 132

Jay Cross

JULY 7, 2013

We’re seeing a more interactive model of learning. Think about how you learn a new software program. Communities of practice , a term coined by Institute for Research on Learning staff. Learning is a condition of continuing membership in that community. It’s always informal. Barn raising.

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Communities of Practice Community Learning Research 85

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Given that the goal of instructional designers and training developers is to improve employee performance, it’s surprising that many continue to create blended learning programs with little or no reliance on performance support tools or systems. Build performance support into every blended learning effort.

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Performance Support Blended Learning Support Performance 190

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Providing environments, tools and processes that encourage informal learning, knowledge sharing of effective practices and stimulate innovation. Not many firms recognize or care about sub-optimal performance in this area - the results you see, are diffuse, obtuse and difficult to fit into classic ROI models.

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Knowledge Management Issue Knowledge Wiki 100

Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Teaching and learning practices benefit from the collective knowledge that social technology provides. Social media practices can facilitate new forms of collaborative knowledge construction. It encourages civic engagement in broader communities of practice.

Social Networks 66

Social Networks Summary Emergent Classroom 66

Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

Capture Tacit Knowledge and Build Communities of Practice. Hyper-connected learners aren’t just connected to learning technology. With easy access to learning platforms and other technologies that support collaboration , L&D teams can foster social learning and encourage the creation and growth of communities of practice.

Learning Technologies 40

Learning Technologies Technology Learner Communities of Practice 40

Jane Hart

AUGUST 27, 2012

e-learning/ OJT. to the ”blend” Learning in the flow or work, “smart” working. peer-learning, collaborative learning. Management. How learning is understood. Learning = Telling/Training, Learning = Studying. Informal learning. Social learning. Adding social.

Blended Learning 198

Blended Learning Social Business Performance Support 198

Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Asynchronous e-learning is high. Communities of practice and wikis are highest 2.0. Communities of Practice increased 12.3%. You don’t have to have formal learning to prepare learners to use these tools–lots of informal learning opportunities. Upper Management endorsement.

Learning 2.0 170

Learning 2.0 Research Wiki Simulations 170

The Learning Circuits

JULY 9, 2012

Social media and mobile technologies have turned the spotlight on social learning concepts, which in turn have made more of us think about the large, ill-charted dark matter of culture : informal learning. Their work here is done , because everyone in your care now understands the value of social and informal learning.

Network 83

Network Personal Learning Personal Personalization 83

Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices. The desire to reach out with the intent to learn is a mindset.

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training Blended Learning Skills Learner 100

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

As we move into 2022, organizations should continue to emphasize field learning as it proved to be more effective. However, this move will require more technology-based learning, performance support systems, goal-directed social and informal learning avenues and on-demand learning in the flow of work.

Metrics 89

Metrics Lesson Performance Support Unison 89

Jay Cross

APRIL 6, 2013

Post 1 People learn their jobs by doing their jobs. Effective managers make stretch. Experience is the teacher, and managers shape their teammembers’ experiences. This can only happen when we’re adapting to the future, i.e. learning, at the same pace.Internally, everyone needs to stay current.

Social Networks 83

Social Networks Social Network Communities of Practice Lesson 83

E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I see this kind of activity falling into the Public Affairs portfolio, as it concerns brand management. This is a classic example of informal learning , and it’s central to the evolution and modernisation of workplace training. For example, I use Twitter as an international community of practice.

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Twitter Scanning Social Networks Business 198

ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

Working from home offers me plenty of solitude but not the intellectual stimulation and those over-the-shoulder conversations so crucial to serendipity, ambient awareness, and informal learning. Without the support of various online communities, I doubt if I would have had the fortitude or the skills required to do my work effectively.

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Stock Skype Knowledge Worker Community 124

Learnnovators

MAY 11, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. The catch is that “social learning” cannot just be implemented or enforced. The history of outsourcing to off-shoring to automation is now well known.

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Social Learning Social Integrate Blended Learning 176