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eLearning as Part of an Informal Learning Strategy

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Do you have a similar story of unstructured, experiential, informal learning? Jay Cross, known for his informal learning research, tells us that approximately 80% of workplace learning occurs informally. In contrast, only 20% of organizations’ learning budgets go toward enhancing informal learning. Are you doing this?

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Discovering Adobe InDesign for eLearning

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However, squeezing too much information into a web-based course can be overwhelming for the learner and impact retention of the information. These resource guides are accessible at any time and include more detail and information than the web-based courses.

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What are you reading for eLearning insight?

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These, and several of the books I read for my coursework, were very informative yet did not have that traditional textbook feel. What are your clients reading? Although these reads might not relate to training specifically, they can offer a unique source of inspiration for your work or simply help you better relate to your clients.

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How to Let Learners Make Mistakes in eLearning

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A few years ago, I was a co-researcher on a study that investigated the factors that influence informal workplace learning. The literature on the subject frequently references learning from mistakes as a typical form of informal learning. By Shelley A. So how can we leverage this natural way of learning in eLearning lessons?

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Turn These Slides into eLearning

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and nice to know information. Even under the tightest of timelines, really simple scenarios likely offer some benefit compared to presenting information with no scenarios at all. Cut the nice to know information whenever possible. Create relevant scenarios. Chunk and organize the content around desired behaviors/tasks.

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Make Learning Supportive and Available Everywhere

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There are a few things driving this, but primarily it's the speed at which we need (and are accustomed to receiving) information and also that smartphones and tablets, high bandwidth, and an explosion of blogs and other knowledge bases are putting that information right in our hands. Otherwise, it's irrelevant.

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4 Ways to Jump Start an eLearning Lesson

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1-- Make information that isn’t part of the course content available via buttons. That way, this information is accessible to learners without setting a bland tone for the lesson. --2-- If you create a pre-quiz that is informal and short, you might put it right on the title side. Here are a few approaches to think about…. --1--

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