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Mobile Enables Informal Learning

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It was a fantastic event with some great speakers and an opportunity to learn drumming. I spoke (for 5 min) on how mobile enables informal learning. Informal Learning. One of the challenge L&D staff has had is to understand Informal Learning and what can they do something about it. Source: [link].

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Is Informal Learning The Same As Social Learning?

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Very often I find that informal and social learning are grouped together. Social Learning Social Learning is participating with others to make sense of new ideas. Social Learning Informal Learning' Social Learning Informal Learning' Marcia Conner, author of The […].

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A Learning Impact Process

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It starts with what we’re trying to achieve, and then it comes down to applying what we know of learning science to the design of a solution. There are many reasons that performance can be lagging, including the wrong rewards, the wrong information, insufficient resources, as well as a lack of skill.

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Measurement for Learning Impact

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For one, a novice assessment of the value of a learning experience doesn’t correlate highly with the measurable impact. Unless we want to have happy learners (if we’re selling the solution, or we’re working aiming for a true learning experience), we really don’t care what they think about it. There are several caveats around this.

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How to Avoid Learning Impact!

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If they learned from this knowledge, we should oblige. People always change their behavior as soon as they have new information, right? In summary, resisting the discomfort of learning impact might seem easier, but it stifles progress. The post How to Avoid Learning Impact! first appeared on The Upside Learning Blog.

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How to Avoid Learning Impact!

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If they learned from this knowledge, we should oblige. People always change their behavior as soon as they have new information, right? In summary, resisting the discomfort of learning impact might seem easier, but it stifles progress. The post How to Avoid Learning Impact! first appeared on The Upside Learning Blog.

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Contemporary E-Learning: Delivering Knowledge Or Dishing Out Information

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Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? — So, what differentiates knowledge from information? So, what differentiates knowledge from information? A learner gains knowledge when he/she uses the provided information to actually do things and receives feedback about what he/she has done. Think about it.

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