Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2011

November Profile of a learning architect: Darren Owen Shepherd accused of sensationalist claptrap Beware who's selling informal learning * Blending is a continuum Want to write? Get on a train Why does learning content seem so much more exciting on an iPad?

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Clive on Learning

JULY 8, 2010

So, we are supposed to believe that formal learning is always wrong and informal learning always right; similarly for face-to-face v online, top-down v bottom-up, discovery learning v structured instruction, training v performance support, passive v interactive content, 2D v 3D, static v animated and so on.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 13, 2014

I share their values: Real impact over unexamined effort Meaningful learning over knowledge delivery Spaced practice over one-time events Realistic decisions over knowledge tests Emotional engagement over passive content Authentic contexts over abstract principles Real-world consequences over didactic feedback Conceptual models over isolated information (..)

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Whether the majority of what people learn at work is learned informally (through experience, conversations, exploration, etc.). What policies and interventions are most likely to stimulate and encourage informal learning at work.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 24, 2011

It is acknowledged that 80-90% of what people learn at work is learned informally. I don't think anyone could argue that this extremely dominant component to workplace learning will be facilitated and accelerated by social media. I am, after all, a long-time beneficiary and advocate. This is not a new phenomenon.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Harnessing informal learning There was an assumption that students would jump at the chance to use chat rooms and forums, however without active support and guidance such chat rooms were often ‘like the Marie Celeste’. In Dick’s view “it is almost an oxymoron to try and control informal learning.”

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 29, 2011

Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives. Performance support is not extensive but necessary information is available on the company’s intranet. For this profile we turn to Rob Bartlett from Farm Credit in Canada.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Throughout my book The New Learning Architect I take time out to look at real-life examples of great learning architects in action. Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives.

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Clive on Learning

MAY 13, 2010

I've made good use of Harvard's e-learning in the past and I’ve recommended it to a number of clients, for several reasons: You get the impression they've really thought hard about what managers might want from interactive management development materials and how, as a result, they need to be designed.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Well, it comes from the realisation that blended learning and informal learning are not actually mutually exclusive concepts; in fact I will argue that they make very compatible bed-fellows. The partnership of blended and informal learning has to have a name, and so I’m going to call it Blended Learning 2.0.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

This is not a book that spends a lot of time developing a theory of social learning; this is highly practical stuff, and the better for it. Jane talks about the way in which social media can be deployed to support informal learning, but the focus here is on the course, and the way social media tools can be used before, during and after.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 29, 2011

The team also uses Bupa Live for more informal training needs analysis to gather requirements directly from the learner audience. Bupa Live acts as a valuable repository for more informal learning resources, but direct links can easily be made to Bupa Learn, the Saba-based LMS.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 19, 2012

For a guide to creating rapid e-learning and all forms of digital content, see Onlignment’s Digital learning content: A designer’s guide. Facilitating collaborative online learning More modern, informal learning approaches put the trainer as the ‘guide on the side’ rather than the ‘sage on the stage’.

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 17, 2011

I wanted to know whether Saba, one of the most successful of the big LMSs, could reinvent itself to accommodate informal learning. This time I’m exploring whether it is possible for one of the world’s most popular academic virtual learning environments, Moodle, to be adapted to suit the needs of corporates.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Selling myself the masterclass The Big Question: how can we leverage open content in workplace learning? March The elements of online communication Post D Why managers matter Alan Bellinger's magic numbers Another perspective on stakeholder analysis Is the net generation really unique? So how are people really using the iPad?

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

There are some fascinating detailed predictions which make this a very entertaining read, but I thought I would share the emerging conclusions: “The importance of continuous, informal, social learning will continue to grow and will require L&D professionals to become competent in creating the conditions for this to occur.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 4, 2008

Because of its cost, high end content is almost always going to be a top-down learning intervention, created at the initiative of an organisation's management. Rapid development The lower tier would be 'good enough' digital content, designed to communicate simple information or provide basic knowledge without fuss.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 24, 2011

His leaning is towards rich blends, going beyond the typical classroom plus e-learning mix to include both formal and informal elements. As Sebastian explains, “Learning happens as we speak. If you make learning look like work, then employees won’t believe that it’s a course they’re going to.”

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

What the BBC team accomplished was to take an informal, peer-learning approach and fold it into a formal l&d intervention. Top-down learning interventions occupy a relatively small corner of the learning landscape, typically mandatory or compliance-related learning. This is still a vital role, however.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

However, what I am doing is not informal learning. It borrows some of the technologies associated with informal learning and places them in the context of a course. So I decided on learning 1.5. It's a blend of formal and informal learning, old and new e-learning technologies.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Seek novelty: study a new language, learn to paint, use new technologies, learn a musical instrument. The opportunities for informal learning are severely restricted if your life consists of work, eat and sleep and no more. Above all, what this article recommends is for corporate drones to get a life.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 8, 2008

In the Learning Circuits Blog , Tony Karrer poses a whole series of questions related to the role of learning and development professionals in promoting informal learning / social learning / learning 2.0 within organisations: Q: Must learning professionals be literate in these things?

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 2, 2007

If Donchin is right (and I've no idea how he measured it) and the majority of what we learn in the formal context of the classroom is nonconscious, i.e. not necessarily what the teacher planned for, then it puts a whole new slant on the debate about how much work-based learning is formal and how much informal.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

But I've been finding it quite useful recently as a way of explaining the learner's journey as they develop new skills and I'm finding a very snug fit with Nick Shackleton-Jones ' concept of courses and resources (see my post on this ), currently my favourite way of explaining the relationship between formal and informal learning.

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2007

However, my own reflections have centred more on how it is that people learn at work, not in terms of what goes on inside their heads, but in terms of the circumstances in which learning occurs.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 18, 2009

Some may criticise the framework for not mentioning social or informal learning, but these are implied to some degree under experiential learning and coaching. But what I really like is 'knows how to select the appropriate delivery channel for a particular requirement'.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 11, 2008

We should accept that the Web is too fast-paced for big-picture learning. At the same time, the Web is perfect for narrow, just-in-time learning of information nuggets — so long as the learner already has the conceptual framework in place to make sense of the facts. live online learning using web conferencing software?

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006

Like degrees by post, they devalue the whole concept of qualifications as a measure of achievement in learning. Now informal learning afficionados might wonder why we bother with certification at all. Aren't they just a representation of old-style educational thinking?

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Clive on Learning

MAY 21, 2008

I've been browsing the recent publication from the eLearning Guild - a compilation of the best articles from the Learning Solutions e-magazine from the past five years (Pfeiffer, 2008). So, I dipped into all 22 articles.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

I was looking through some course materials from a few years back and found these ten rules of thumb for adult learning. They predate the debate on formal/informal learning, so relate mainly to the design of formal training interventions. Anyway, the issues that interest me are: (1) can they be validated by research? (2)

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 5, 2008

I don't regard this question as just a topical response to the increased interest in informal learning - it's an issue that has been there as long as we have had learning professionals. Who was responsible for providing reference information and other job aids - the line, specialist technical writers or specialist trainers?

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2006

79% of organisations responded that they will be placing greater emphasis on supporting informal learning. Learners are doing it for themselves: 98% of learners searched the web to find information, 79% used online reference materials, 36% engaged in online communities and discussion groups.

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Clive on Learning

JANUARY 12, 2009

Predictions Of all the forces for change (Gen Y, new thinking about learning, pressures to respond quickly to needs, new tools, new devices, etc.) Most of the cool stuff (informal learning, social media, games and sims, mobile learning) will have to stay on the back burner, because management will simply not be interested in experimenting.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 17, 2007

Are we misleading ourselves into thinking that because we all believe in social networking, informal learning, mobile learning, simulations, virtual worlds and all sorts of other 'alternative therapies', that anyone else in the world of learning and development agrees (or even knows what we are talking about)?

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 31, 2008

November If you have a really bad teacher, you'll never learn however long the experience lasts, because you just give up. Recipes for second generation blended learning. Why it's not worth paying peanuts.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

The opportunities for informal learning are severely restricted if your life consists of work, eat and sleep and no more. Why I'm keen on all this is because it emphasises the need for corporate drones to get a life. To be sharp you need stimulus beyond your office walls, you need a proper work-life balance.

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Clive on Learning

JUNE 24, 2007

There's more fuel to the informal learning fire from a survey of 2076 employees in the UK conducted by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE). Here's another misleading quote: "The NIACE survey shows an overwhelming preference for less formal ways of learning to improve job performance."

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