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6 Benefits of Informal Learning

TalentLMS

Perhaps the highest level of learning with the deepest cognitive impact is informal learning. It’s what we call those precious learning moments where passion and curiosity meet to break all motivation and knowledge barriers. Informal learning is a great outlet for reflective practice or experiential learning.

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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 points to the learners’ preference to learn in groups.

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Ignoring Informal

Clark Quinn

The first volume is really about assessing needs, and design, and it includes behavioral task analysis and cognitive task analysis, and even talkes about engagement strategies in simulation and gaming, video gaming. In my experience, some issues are not behavioral or cognitive but attitudinal.

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How to Improve Learning Outcomes With Performance Support

Dashe & Thomson

Given that the goal of instructional designers and training developers is to improve employee performance, it’s surprising that many continue to create blended learning programs with little or no reliance on performance support tools or systems. Build performance support into every blended learning effort.

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Revisiting My Learning Journey on Social Media

ID Reflections

Just prior to that, I had finished reading Jay Cross’ Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways That Inspire Innovation and Performance and was primed to explore new ways of learning. All that l learned here, I took back to my work. Here’s an old post on the various learning tools I used way back in 2010.

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LearnTrends: The Immernet Singularity

Experiencing eLearning

Most performance issues in the enterprise have to do with poor processes and workflow, not lack of training/knowledge. Transfer: the problem isn’t knowledge transfer, it’s behavior. 0.44% of revenue is spent on learning. <10% transfers. Web 1.0 “Connect To&#. Web 2.0 “Connect Through&#.

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Re-imagining Work & Learning in a Networked World

ID Reflections

Or will work itself subsume learning enabled by a transformed L&D / facilitators / coaches / mentors and the "right" organizational culture? How do we help organizations see that social and informal learning is not a new and fancy way to learn but an essential requirement in a complex, rapidly changing, and uber connected world?

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