Rob Hubbard

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How to Harness Informal Learning

Rob Hubbard

Informal learning, like the scenario above, takes place constantly in most organisations. It is estimated that probably as much of 80% of learning within an organisation is informal, with formal training constituting the other 20%. What is informal learning? How can informal learning be harnessed?

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Power to the People – 5 Reasons to Embrace a Pull Learning Strategy

Rob Hubbard

If I want to know the best way to solder a joint or set a stone, I’ll Google it, find a video on YouTube or ask my social network of fellow jewellers. Information can be easily updated. User-generated content, moderated by the learners themselves can be a very effective way of keeping information current.

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Back to Basics – What is eLearning?

Rob Hubbard

I get nul points; no poxy bit of paper; no recognition for the time lost, opportunity cost and not even a chance to go back in and waste another couple of hours of my life because of error x2032 – as if I’m supposed to know what to do with that bit of information f%$H, f%!£, Learning resources can include things like web articles.