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Formal Learning vs. Informal Learning

Learningtogo

In this post, we’ll distinguish between informal and formal learning and explore ways to identify and encourage informal learning within your organization. What is informal learning? Cross defined informal learning as “personal, social […] unofficial, unscheduled, [and] impromptu.”

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What Is Learning Advisory and How Can You Benefit from It?

Infopro Learning

In this context, Learning Advisory emerges as a powerful tool to unlock the potential of individuals and businesses, paving the way for growth and innovation. What is a Learning Advisory? Learning advisory provides guidance and support to organizations on their L&D initiatives.

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UpsideLMS Is One Of The Five Emerging Learning Managements To Watch!

Upside Learning

I am pleased to share that our flagship and award-winning Learning Management System, UpsideLMS , has been named as one of the “Five Emerging Learning Management Systems (LMSs) to Watch&# by Brandon Hall, chairman of Brandon Hall Research in Chief Learning Officer magazine’s July 2010 edition.

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The Top Six Things Organizations Must Do to Enable Emergent Learning

Learnnovators

In this post, I am going to explore six key requirements necessary from an organizational and leadership standpoints to make collaborative and emergent learning work. But first, WHAT IS EMERGENT LEARNING? Emergent Learning is a condition and an outcome of organizational culture, strategy and purpose.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

by Andrea on February 23, 2011 in social learning The other night I attended a lecture at the University of Minnesota Medical School. The topic of the evening was emerging stem cell therapies with a particular focus on applications for heart disease. I was blown away by that little nugget of information. Fascinating stuff.

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Closing the Learning-Acquisition Gap with Informal Learning

Learnkit

Many people on your teams already have the requisite skills and know-how, or the Personal Mastery Knowledge, to coach new hires and close the emerging skill gaps. To get it out of their heads, we need to shift our approach by making traditional formal training more flexible by incorporating more informal learning.

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Work as Improv Theater: Teaching the Right-Brained Learner.

Dashe & Thomson

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.