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Creating A Connected Learning Solution By Supporting Your Formal Training With Informal Learning

eLearning Industry

Learning in any organization is the base on which creativity, innovation, and strong execution are built. In this article, I explain how organizational L&D teams can use informal learning to reinforce, augment, and support formal training solutions. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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The Importance of Informal Learning at the Workplace

Origin Learning

Earlier blog posts have stressed on how workplace learning has evolved over the years and L&D managers are re-inventing the wheel to meet the demands of the ‘millennial audience’. In this blog post, we examine ‘informal learning’ and see how it can play a major role in modern workplace learning.

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Shaping an eLearning Solution

Zephyr Learning

Effective engagement is important and of course goes without say for any learning solution, however we find that many people confuse the words engagement and interaction. In my opinion it would be right to consider that engagement is created by the embedded learning science in the solution, which influences the desire to learn.

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Informal Learning

CourseArc

While formal training plays a tremendous role in improving learners’ competencies, most real learning occurs on the job through informal knowledge sharing, coaching, and direct observations. Thus, informal learning is now becoming an indispensable part of a blended learning solution.

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Advantages of Informal Learning for Organizations

LearnDash

For organizations interested in promoting employee growth, a mix of formal with informal education methods may be the key to success. Informal learning refers to the spontaneous, ad-hoc learning most of us engage in every day when we feed our curiosity or explore answers to questions provoked by our environment.

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5 Ways Informal Learning Gets Learners Engaged and Excited

Docebo

Informal learning encourages learning in the flow of work – here are 5 ways to help you make it happen. In fact, those formal learning situations are becoming less of a fixture in L&D as awareness grows around the need to foster and encourage more informal learning opportunities. .

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Formal vs. Informal Learning Explained

LearnDash

The opportunity for higher quality gains is in informal learning. I have touched on informal learning before as we are seeing it grow in popularity in modern organizations. However, this begs the question: when you start to ‘formalize’ informal learning… doesn’t it become formal learning?