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Formal Learning vs. Informal Learning

Learningtogo

In this post, we’ll distinguish between informal and formal learning and explore ways to identify and encourage informal learning within your organization. What is informal learning? Cross defined informal learning as “personal, social […] unofficial, unscheduled, [and] impromptu.”

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Can non-formal learning be measured?

CLO Magazine

We foster formal learning through formal training, such as classes and courses. We focus on formal training because it is what we are asked to provide, it’s a tangible product, and it allows for easier tracking of pre/post-event learning and skill development. Here is an example: The Ontime Project Delivery Project.

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The Role of xAPI in Creating Powerful Learning Experiences for the Modern Workforce

Origin Learning

SCORM was not enough to track user/learner progress. There was an urgent requirement to devise a standard/solution that would help learning administrators monitor learner progress for learners accessing learning content on mobile devices. Project TinCan. The Learning Record Store or LRS is the heart of the xAPI system.

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Peer-to-Peer Learning: How to Implement It in Your Company for 2024

Paradiso Solutions

Unlike traditional training methods, it involves employees actively teaching and learning from their colleagues, fostering a more collaborative and engaging environment. This method can include various activities like mentoring, shadowing, and collaborative projects, enhancing the learning experience.

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Reimagining Learning

Clark Quinn

These can be a rich suite of things: engagement with a simulation, a group project, a museum visit, an interview, anything you might choose for an individual to engage in to further their learning. A sim use could produce a track of the learner’s exploration. The assessment could be self, peer, or mentor.

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Creating a knowledge-sharing culture in your organization

Learning Pool

It generally remains a private exchange, shared just between the learner and mentor. . Yet even though these exchanges are informal and private, it’s still a powerful way of learning because the person looking for help has clearly identified a learning need and a gap in their knowledge. Learning while you work.

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Career progression knocked off course for high-potential women

CLO Magazine

Motivated employees fear being off-track or overlooked. Absence of informal learning opportunities —Upwardly-mobile individuals are missing the casual interactions with senior leaders that previously occurred before and after meetings, or side conversations in meeting rooms.