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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Textbooks, blackboards, and overhead projectors remain the tools of choice for many teachers, at a time when their students are geared to learn from iPads, PowerPoint, and instant messaging. The result is a lost message, and a lost opportunity. Properly d.

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A quick guide to knowledge sharing (L&D)

Learning Pool

Studies suggest that as little as 10% of what we learn comes from formal training programs. The rest comes from learning on the job – learning by doing – and informal learning, from our peers. Recognize informal learning: Make informal learning an explicit part of your training policy.

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Social Learning Theory: What Is It & Its Importance in Workplace Training

Instancy

Social learning became the go-to workplace training approach during COVID-induced lockdowns. Read on to understand why you must adopt social learning as the way going forward in an age where managing remote teams is the new norm. Social Learning theory is no novelty. How to Adopt Social Learning in the Workplace?

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Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at the Moment of Need #ls2010

Learning Visions

Informal Learning “What’s in a name?” Informal sounds optional. She says “call it performance support and not informal, cuz you can’t get a CFO to pay for informal learning.” Bob’s list of favorites: Job aids CoPs (wikis, blogs, forums) learning portal reference materials…. Are they a better worker?

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2020 learning technologies

Learning with e's

Pragmatists might also point out that even if new technologies are introduced into formal learning spaces, they are often applied poorly and innappropriately, or are used in ways that fall short of their true potential. The sooner this happens, the better. Unported License.

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The Social Learning Revolution in eLearning

TalentLMS

Social learning creates the much in-demand informal learning setting where learners can network, share, collaborate, and exchange ideas on problem-solving. Let’s examine some top benefits of social learning in organizations. What is Social Learning? This has led to a positive growth in job performance.

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At The Water Cooler of Learning

Marcia Conner

It involves memory, synapses, endorphins, and encoding, and, more often than not, those accidental and serendipitous moments we call informal learning. Most real learning—the kind that sticks to the walls of the brain—is informal. Informal learning is what goes on around our formal learning process.