Upside Learning
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Last week I was at the eLearning Network’s 25th Birthday Bash in London. It was a fantastic event with some great speakers and an opportunity to learn drumming. I spoke (for 5 min) on how mobile enables informal learning. Informal Learning. So, Informal is important. Here’s a summary of my talk.
Upside Learning
JANUARY 25, 2011
Informal Workplace Learning. One way that valuable knowledge in the workplace is acquired is through the informal learning experiences of the everyday work life of employees. And social media users are even more likely to be active: 82% of social network users and 85% of Twitter users are group participants.
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Upside Learning
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
There has been a lot of talk about informal and social learning vs. formal learning. There is so much about it on the internet, that we wonder sometimes if formal learning has any sort of place in the future of learning at all. The fact hasn’t change, formal learning will exist in the future.
Upside Learning
MAY 29, 2012
Last week Microsoft launched a new network called so.cl – pronounced ‘social’ – which is being discussed all over the web. It is described as “an experimental research project, developed by Microsoft’s FUSE Labs, focused on exploring the possibilities of social search for the purpose of learning.”
Upside Learning
MAY 20, 2011
On the eLearning front, learn how you can overcome the cultural barriers to the adoption of eLearning, how DSLRs can help you in making engaging eLearning videos and how you too can attain the balance between formal and informal learning. Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further?
Upside Learning
JUNE 16, 2010
Social and Informal learning trends. Given the core strength of the LMS and its capability to link with other systems, being able to offer talent management functionality in the context of both formal and informal learning is an excellent opportunity for the LMS to become and remain relevant for the HR/training function.
Upside Learning
OCTOBER 25, 2010
Facebook – social networking site. Some observations: The top 10 is like a who’s who of social and informal learning tools. This skew is probably because the people who participate in this survey are those at the cutting edge of information technology tools and are also socially more active on the web.
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