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Informal learning: Why it matters to a business

ProProfs

If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company. Why does informal learning demand equal importance as formal learning? If you are thinking how to approach this, here are few pointers that will throw light on why informal learning assumes relevance for a company.

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Profile of a learning architect: Tiina Paju-Pomfret

Clive on Learning

In this next profile, extracted from The New Learning Architect , we see another fine example of how a learning and development department has been able to break free from the confines of the face-to-face course to provide support for learning across multiple contexts.

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Stocking fillers for e-learning enthusiasts

Clive on Learning

I've gathered these together here into a list for easy reference, just in case you're looking for some e-learning stocking fillers this Christmas: Informal Learning by Jay Cross Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning by Wick, Pollock, Jefferson and Flanagan mLearning by David Metcalf Learning in Real (..)

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March Big Question: Supporting New Managers?

The Learning Circuits

This month's big question actually was a question asked by an attendee at Jay Cross' presentation on informal learning at ASTD TechKnowledge. She told us that her organization was used to doing this with instructor-led training, but that she wanted to explore a combination of instructor-led, online and informal learning.

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February Big Question: What Questions?

The Learning Circuits

In a session on Informal Learning by Jay Cross, Harold Jarche and Judy Brown at ASTD TechKnowledge, you could easily see great questions getting raised by both the presenters and the audience. and "How can I create informal learning experiences for new managers in my organization?"