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Making the most of Informal Learning

Jane Hart

Tomorrow I am going to be chairing an all-day event in Bristol for the eLearning Network, called Making the most of Informal Learning. Here’s a brief overview of the event: “We know how important informal learning is in the workplace, but how do we encourage it? Then from 2.30-4

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Building Informal Learning Habits

CLO Magazine

Short but disciplined upfront planning can help employees identify opportunities for informal skill development throughout their normal work day. “There’s no substitute for experience” is a common adage for those who have learned by doing during a long career. “Our company is ambitious.

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Changing Landscape in E-Learning

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Suppliers of eLearning courses are looking for tools for better high quality program creation, produce them faster and create them for low cost. Technologies such as mobile learning, virtual worlds, cloud based learning, Learning platforms, learning with informal learning applications etc are in great demand.

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How (and Why) You Should Promote Informal Learning with Trainees (and the Boss)

Mindflash

Do they learn more about their job from formal training (classroom, online, etc.) or do they learn more informally (from peers, managers, etc.)? You should find out, and here’s why: Informal learning accounts for over 75% of the learning taking place in organizations today. Reality Check.

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Informal Learning and New Managers - Nothing?

Tony Karrer

Someone asked how informal learning might apply to new managers. Does that mean that informal learning doesn't apply to new manager training? Or are we powerless to help make informal learning happen? Maybe we just need to visit Ray Sims - What To Do On Behalf of Informal Learning?

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Informal Learning - Harold Tells Us Where To Put It - Now What

Tony Karrer

Great post by Harold Jarche - Informal Learning and Performance Technology responding to my post - Informal Learning - Let's Get Real. Performance Interventions ** Learning Interventions Instructional Interventions (e.g., Informal learning offers a new array of tools for the learning professional's tool box.

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Snake Oil and (April) Fools

Clark Quinn

We have located and assembled a huge collection of informal learning content. “Without content there is no learning. Repositories of informal learning content. such as this will underpin much of the social and informal learning over the. Sign up today for the ITA Informal Learning Collection!

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