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Informal learning: Why it matters to a business

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According to CARA’s 2010 Survey on social media impact, nearly 70% of what is learned in life and at work happens through informal and social learning. For business owners, this can be a great opportunity to get in touch with employees and make work meaningful. Allow employees to grow.

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A Complete Guide to Microlearning

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The forgetting curve by Hermann Ebbinghaus suggests that we forget 80% of what we learn within 30 days of a learning exercise. One of these is microlearning – learning in short, meaningful bursts that can be carried out more regularly. Each unit or module focuses on an individual learning objective.