Jay Cross's Informal Learning

MAY 7, 2010

The further you go to the right in these models, the less the support provided by L&D. I advocate filling the gap with support of social and informal learning. LMS have their place: opening up and tracking performance of formal and compliance training. Tags: Informal Learning Social Tools.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JULY 6, 2009

What’s the future of the learning business? Are content providers going the way of print newspapers? Are LMS vendors headed down the trail blazed by record stores? Tony Karrer is orchestrating our next free LearnTrends event on these very questions. Join us July 23, 9 AM – 1 PM Pacific Time / 4 PM – 8 PM GMT.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

MARCH 1, 2010

In additional to social learning , vendors are claiming to provide informal learning. Informal Learning in a Nutshell gives my definition of informal learning. Taking advantage of the double meaning of the word network, to learn is to optimize the quality of one’s networks. The “e&# ? Sleight of hand.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JANUARY 11, 2009

Temporary workers and the “company of one” will be providing more service — and corporations need to figure out how to develop these non-employees. The drive for value will increase demand for learning in smaller chunks. The drive for value will increase demand for learning in smaller chunks. Good bye to the fancy LMS.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

The issue we’re really addressing is whether the learning is mainly formal (imposed) or informal (sought). Three hallmarks of formal learning are: a curriculum, a schedule and recognition upon completion (even if only a checkmark in an LMS). Coach: What are examples of offline informal learning? Jay: Learning is social.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JULY 17, 2010

Chief learning officers consider themselves enlightened if they provide workers with a month of training per year. At the dawn of the network age, managers enjoyed the luxury of annual planning. The butterfly that flaps its wings in the Amazon is perhaps the catalyst for Hurricane Katrina.

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