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eLearning as Part of an Informal Learning Strategy

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Do you have a similar story of unstructured, experiential, informal learning? Jay Cross, known for his informal learning research, tells us that approximately 80% of workplace learning occurs informally. In contrast, only 20% of organizations’ learning budgets go toward enhancing informal learning.

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What are you reading for eLearning insight?

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These, and several of the books I read for my coursework, were very informative yet did not have that traditional textbook feel. Examples of journals that are especially relevant for those of us in training include Performance Improvement Quarterly , Journal of Workplace Learning , and Human Resource Development Quarterly.

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Discovering Adobe InDesign for eLearning

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For example, in two recent projects, we created eLearning courses for deployment via the LMS. However, squeezing too much information into a web-based course can be overwhelming for the learner and impact retention of the information. You might also be interested in our page on Facebook or Twitter feed.

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Anatomy of an eLearning Lesson: Nine Events of Instruction

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Inform learners of objectives. Elaborate on presented content by telling stories , explaining examples and non-examples, offering analogies, etc. Let’s look at an example of how this formula can be applied to a short eLearning lesson. 2- Inform learners of objectives. Here are the events: Gain attention.

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4 Ways to Jump Start an eLearning Lesson

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1-- Make information that isn’t part of the course content available via buttons. And a “Confidentiality” button, for example. That way, this information is accessible to learners without setting a bland tone for the lesson. --2-- If you create a pre-quiz that is informal and short, you might put it right on the title side.

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How to Let Learners Make Mistakes in eLearning

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A few years ago, I was a co-researcher on a study that investigated the factors that influence informal workplace learning. The literature on the subject frequently references learning from mistakes as a typical form of informal learning. You might also be interested in our page on Facebook or Twitter feed. By Shelley A.

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Memorable Ways to End an eLearning Course

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The recency effect tells us that people are more likely to remember information from the end of a sequence. Cognitive theorists believe that as new information enters the working memory, earlier information is pushed out. Elaboration of an earlier scenario or example. If it includes humor, even better.

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