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Informal learning: Why it matters to a business

ProProfs

If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company. Why does informal learning demand equal importance as formal learning? If you are thinking how to approach this, here are few pointers that will throw light on why informal learning assumes relevance for a company.

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Informal Learning 2.0

Jay Cross

Published in Chief Learning Officer, August 2009. Informal Learning 2.0. Some cutting-edge corporations are adopting a new bundle of practices — let’s call them informal learning 2.0 — in order to improve operating efficiency by: • Slashing time to performance. Increasing customer loyalty though learning.

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The differences between learning in an e-business and learning in a social business

Jane Hart

Recognises that formal learning accounts for small % of how people learn in the organisation. Training often outsourced, on-demand access to self-paced learning, f2f networking important, facilitated collaborative/peer-learning available in the workflow. Informal learning. Social learning.

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single-source learning content development…

Xyleme

Tags blended learning Clark Quinn classroom learning CLO content management system blog e-Books e-learning elearning EMC Documentum enterprise content management enterprise learning George Siemens Harold Jarche informal learning Instructional Design Instructional design for single source instructor-led training iPad Jay Cross knowledge management LCMS (..)

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Looking Back at 2007

Tony Karrer

Retooling my knowledge I've been paid to be a CTO type consultant on a broad range of topics. And if you are talking Reusable Learning Objects, Courseware Templates, Tracking Mechanisms, Content Management, etc. What is the form of informal learning? Still not sure. I'm really well positioned.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

Learning content will be transformed for easier consumption. Success metrics for learning will be based on content access, views, involvement and downloads. Learning leaders will be more focused on relevancy of information. Here's what came up. My Predictions So with all of that as a lead up.

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single-source learning content development…

Xyleme

Tags blended learning Clark Quinn classroom learning CLO content management system blog e-Books e-learning elearning EMC Documentum enterprise content management enterprise learning George Siemens Harold Jarche informal learning Instructional Design Instructional design for single source instructor-led training iPad Jay Cross knowledge management LCMS (..)