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I can’t use Facebook

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informal learning motivation attitude autodidacticism autodidactism cartoon excuse Facebook funny humor humour learning pull self-directed learning teaching training' This one goes out to all the L&D folk who are wary of the “I haven’t been trained” excuse.

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The $100 Hypothetical

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Well I’m not aware of anyone attending a course prior to using the likes of Google, Facebook, TikTok or Insta, so a lack of training evidently isn’t always a barrier to action. They use Google because it connects them to the information they need. Which begs the question: Why not?

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10 hot tips for moocers

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Analyse the pre-information of your chosen mooc to ensure it will give you what you need. Sometimes they’re informative, so take notice. I made the mistake of bouncing between Twitter, Google+ and Facebook in case I missed out on anything, but all that did was waste my time. Think of moocing as informal learning.

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Tips & tricks for self-publishers – Part 4

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Now that your book is available, you will need to inform your customers that it exists. I’m no marketing expert, but here are several tactics that I have found fruitful: • Tell all your followers on Facebook, Twitter and other forums. • Create a Facebook page. • Add a profile to Google Books.

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M-Learning’s dirty little secrets

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They prefer to use them for fun, like playing Angry Birds or updating their Facebook status. Obviously you use it to inform your m-learning strategy! Think informal first. It won’t be spent on anything resembling more “work” SECRET #2. Most people won’t use their own mobile devices for training.

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How to revamp your learning model

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and The ILE and the FLE in harmony , I advocate the development of a virtual Informal Learning Environment (ILE) to work in tandem with the Formal Learning Environment (FLE) to support both the learning process and its administration. Informal learning. I believe in the power of informal learning. Informal Learning Environment.

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Social networking is king

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However, the exponential growth of online platforms such as Facebook and Twitter has taken it to a whole new stratosphere. Everyone knows the stats … Facebook has more than 200 million active users, equivalent to being the 5th largest country in the world. More than 100 million users log on to Facebook at least daily.