Clark Quinn

AUGUST 18, 2010

Yesterday, I talked about how social added to formal learning. Today I want to extend social learning learning to informal learning. When I talked about the value social adds to formal, it was about processing the information in richer ways, to help facilitate learning. are our network.

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eFront

OCTOBER 29, 2012

“It’s critical that training and development professionals not go overboard with command and control when they support informal learning. And since informal learning makes up the bulk of learning inside organizations, this could be a truly perilous move.” ~ Patti Shank, Director of Research at The eLearning Guild.

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Informal Learning Informal Support Companies 100

Jane Hart

JULY 2, 2012

And, in doing so, I demonstrated how: Workplace learning is not just about training – but about supporting learning across the Social Workplace Learning Continuum – and involves both organising structured learning experiences as well as supporting informal learning.

Enterprise 199

Enterprise Community Roles Management 199

CLO Magazine

MAY 11, 2017

Provided that learning and development leaders could and should have a central role in innovation, what is the chief learning officer’s responsibility? Steven Johnson, in his 2010 book, “Where Good Ideas Come From,” discusses the role of networks to support innovation, and again the notion of time comes into play.

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Innovation Roles Cognitive Leadership 87

Tony Karrer

MAY 11, 2009

There's a fantastic post by Stephen Downes - New Technology Supporting Informal Learning. There's a lot to learn from that experience. I'm using aggregation and interactions with various bloggers on the topic to learn about it. Stephen goes through a great description of the course.

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Informal Learning Informal Learning Technologies PLE 100

TalentLMS

OCTOBER 23, 2017

By leveraging your personal learning network to get the information you need, you can become instantly productive. What is a Personal Learning Network (PLN)? The idea behind a Personal Learning Network has its roots in a learning theory, called the Theory of Connectivism, advanced by George Siemens back in 2005.

Network 69

Network Personal Learning Personal Personalization 69

ID Reflections

MAY 10, 2010

To gain personal clarity on the role of an ID in a business setting b. Role: Instructional Designer: Exp: 5-9 yrs Qualification: Any Graduate Job Profile: 1.The You should analyze client requirements, assess learner profiles, and design teaching/learning models that are tailor made for the target audience. Post objectives: a.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 137

Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

There is no doubt whatsoever in my mind that historically we have underplayed the importance of informal learning, whether that's experiential, on-demand or social. As Ben Betts explains in The Ubiquity of Informal Learning , the model implies that we should be putting 70% of our effort into experiential learning and 20% into social.

Informal Learning 87

Informal Learning Informal Social Networks Beginner 87

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

Jaime Pappas describes this role: He or she is the one person whose job it is to increase awareness, facilitate adoption, keep the conversations moving, and develop the training, policies, best practices, and escalation paths for any and all of the unforeseen situations that can arise in a community.

Social Networks 162

Social Networks Performance Support Blended Learning Wiki 162

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange of Information by Paul on March 14, 2011 in social learning Most of us in the adult learning industry have already found and incorporated Twitter into our everyday lives.

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Social Networks Twitter Social Learning Blended Learning 163

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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Social Networks Media Learning Technologies iPad 252

Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 1, 2008

is about informal learning, but the organization was moving to using social networking tools to scaffold their move from face-to-face to more online learning. So I was asked to talk about social networking and formal learning. I started from the informal picture, however, both to introduce the 2.0

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Social Networks Social Network Network Social 100

Jay Cross

APRIL 28, 2012

When the book on informal learning came out, nay-sayers attacked me as some kind of loony. QUESTION: How do you know that informal learning works? ANSWER: How did you learn to walk and talk? How did you learn to kiss? QUESTION: How can you measure what people learn? Can informal learning do any worse?

Informal Learning 66

Informal Learning Informal Trust ROI 66

eLearningMind

MARCH 2, 2023

That’s the role that an API plays in an interconnected program/app-based system. This database, called a Learning Record Store (LRS), has been specifically designed to capture more granular data about each learning interaction than previous standards such as SCORM. How is xAPI different from SCORM? The answer?

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Docebo

MARCH 2, 2022

Employees have less time than ever to learn – make their time count by applying the 70:20:10 framework. We’ve got a question for you: in your current role, how much formal training did you receive, and exactly how much of that information did you actually retain? They asked 200 successful managers how they learned.

Blended Learning 170

Blended Learning Docebo LMS Mentoring 170

Xyleme

OCTOBER 12, 2012

So, rather than throw the whole thing out, its role needs to be adjusted so the LMS becomes a better fit for what is needed now. They have little to do with informal learning. The title says it all: Learning Management System. They’re not bought as learning tools, but as a means of getting the job done.

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LMS Roles Change Social Networks 93

The eLearning Coach

JULY 3, 2020

In this episode, Peter Shea and I discuss the roles that instructional designers play in higher education and what it's like to work in that environment. Have you ever considered starting a learning design career in higher education? WE DISCUSS: * The role that instructional designers play in higher education. *

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Instructional Design Social Networks Instructional Instruction 112

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Key performance indicators for social and informal learning identify knowledge hubs and lead to better results. Just as social learning and technology have modernized the way learning occurs in companies today, they also have made a mark on the key performance indicators learning leaders should capture and measure.

Informal Learning 64

Informal Learning Social Informal Brandon Hall 64

CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Technology and the business environment are changing so quickly, structured training has by necessity taken a back seat to informal learning as the dominant approach to workplace development. Self-Directed Informal Learning Experience alone can be an inefficient instructor. “Our company is ambitious.

Informal Learning 59

Informal Learning Informal Social Networks Behavior 59

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 5, 2012

In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g., training) and informal learning experiences (e.g., Helping workers learn continuously on the job. Peer-to-peer learning that is “ lite on content and rich in interaction”. I see this role a little differently.

Social Networks 262

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 262

Tony Karrer

JUNE 16, 2009

eLearning Learning Hot List June 1, 2009 to June 12, 2009 Top Posts The following are the top posts from featured sources based on social signals. World Part 2 - Social Enterprise Blog , June 6, 2009 Should you Care about Google Wave? Can We Enhance People's Cognitive Outcomes? Browse eLearning Content

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Social Networks Social Network Analysis Social Network Network 100

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Learning management systems and learning content management systems are the centerpiece for many learning departments, but most organizations are unaware that these systems have capabilities to support informal learning. What follows are 12 ways to engage a workforce in informal learning tactics.

Informal Learning 69

Informal Learning Informal Performance Support Enterprise 69

ID Reflections

AUGUST 14, 2009

Preamble Today's #learnchat question revolved around formal and informal learning. The initial part of the session was spent on trying to pin down the meanings—denotation as well as connotation—of formal and informal. A snapshot of formal vs. informal learning: Formal Learning: 1.

Informal Learning 110

Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Social 110

Origin Learning

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Eduardo, I’m not talking about a dating site, I’m talking about taking the entire social experience of college and putting it online.” – Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Network’. Could we have ever imagined that social networking would become a need that needs urgent fulfilment every day? To facilitate informal learning.

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Social Networks LMS Social Social Network 100

Jay Cross

APRIL 28, 2011

Clark Quinn and I kicked off a meeting of the Chief Learning Officer Network at Symantec’s offices in Mountain View on Wednesday. We talked of working smarter, the imperative to change, the ins and outs of informal learning, and why mobile learning is inevitable. However, both can be made more effective.

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CLO Network Social Networks Jive 46

Jane Hart

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

In Harold Jarche ‘s recent post What is learning’s role? , he writes: “Learning is not something done to us, it is what we do together. Learning delivery in a constantly changing work environment is an outdated notion. How does your organization view the L&D role?

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Organization Management Support Learning 212

Learnnovators

MARCH 22, 2015

In a world of rapid change, we each need to garner as much useful information as possible, sort through it in a way that meets our unique circumstances, calibrate it with what we already know, and re-circulate it with others who share our goals. ” ― Marcia Conner. .” ― Marcia Conner. “ The industry and our clients move slowly.

Social Networks 172

Social Networks Social Learning Social Case Study 172

Learnnovators

AUGUST 19, 2015

She blogs at www.sahanac.com on topics related to the future of work, the shifting digital trends, and their deep impact on how we will work, learn and live in the future. What according to you would be the revised role of learning in such a work scenario?

Social Networks 188

Social Networks Diversity Training Community Social Network 188

The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 10, 2013

I might quibble with Jane Hart’s assertion that continuous learning is a new role for learning and development professionals. However, the more important point is that the urgency for this role shift is growing every day. And they need L&D professionals to help them with this learning.

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Organizational Learning Attitudes Specialist Learning 200

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 2, 2015

In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g., training) and informal learning experiences (e.g., Helping workers learn continuously on the job. Peer-to-peer learning that is “ lite on content and rich in interaction”. I see this role a little differently.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 100

KnowledgeCity

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

L&D includes formal and informal learning and continues throughout an employee’s career. Formal learning includes professional training classes or videos, traditional classroom courses, or enrollment in a certificate or degree program. Acknowledging and supporting informal learning reinforces its value to employees.

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Develop Compliance Training Mentoring Job 59

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. The Internet Time Alliance , which he chairs, helps corporations and governments use networks to accelerate performance. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix.

Blended Learning 167

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 167

Clark Quinn

JULY 10, 2018

And I’ve argued that’s a key role. We must learn, individually and together. And knowing how to have people work and play well together, representing, reflecting, collaborating, and more should be L&D’s role. One way to tell if it’s safe to share in your org: put in a social network.

Cognitive 119

Cognitive Social Networks Micro-Learning Brain 119

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Here are the most popular posts on the Informal Learning Blog in 2009. Business Impact of Social and Informal Learning. T o implement social/informal learning infrastructure projects, learning and development professionals need to shift their focus from learning to earning. They needn’t worry.

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Informal Learning Informal Instructional Design Blogging 38

Learnnovators

JUNE 8, 2015

This is a continuation of my MOOC series and also a post that draws a lot from the #MSLOC430 Community and MOOC (“C” type) that I am participating in — the open section of the graduate course in the Master’s Program in Learning and Organizational Change at Northwestern University.

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Blended Learning Cognitive Diversity Training Micro-Learning 124

TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Employees are caught up in the daily demands of their roles. Without a designated time slot, they sacrifice learning for immediate job responsibilities. Without dedicated time, employees may not have the motivation to engage in learning activities. And from learning opportunities that happen in the course of doing their jobs.

Companies 52

Companies Diversity Training Compliance Training Culture 52

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

In addition, tacit knowledge flows best in trusted networks. This trust also promotes individual autonomy and can become a foundation for organizational learning, as knowledge is freely shared. Many organizations are also beginning to believe this and are investing in Enterprise Social Network (ESN) platforms.

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