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eLearning as Part of an Informal Learning Strategy

Integrated Learnings

Much of my learning came from brainstorming with peers, participating in online forums , reading (articles, books, blogs, etc.), Do you have a similar story of unstructured, experiential, informal learning? In contrast, only 20% of organizations’ learning budgets go toward enhancing informal learning.

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Book Review: Evidence-Informed Learning Design

eLearning Industry

Today, anybody can be an expert, thought leader, guru or ninja spreading opinion-based misinformation about how we should design learning experiences. Read this book. This post was first published on eLearning Industry. What should you do instead?

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The Importance of Informal Learning at the Workplace

Origin Learning

Earlier blog posts have stressed on how workplace learning has evolved over the years and L&D managers are re-inventing the wheel to meet the demands of the ‘millennial audience’. In this blog post, we examine ‘informal learning’ and see how it can play a major role in modern workplace learning.

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ELC 060: How to Practice Evidence-informed Learning Design

The eLearning Coach

In this episode, I speak with Mirjam Neelen about the conclusions that learning researchers agree on, how to identify learning myths and how to incorporate evidence-informed learning strategies into your work. Mirjam is a coauthor of Evidence-Informed Learning Design: Creating training to improve performance.

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9 Strategies to Encourage and Drive Informal Learning in a Remote Working Environment

EI Design

In fact, this is a significant way how we learned as children. In this article, you will learn how to leverage informal learning in today’s remote working environment to drive creativity, innovation, and engagement. What Is Informal Learning? Informal learning , in contrast, happens organically.

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10 Training and Development Books

Ed App

We’ve come up with a list of training and development books to help you maximize your workforce’s talent and performance. These books cover practical applications, techniques, and approaches to improve training creation, delivery, and instruction for a successful training program. Scope: Modes of formal learning. Cost: Free.

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Broad and Deep Instructional Design Skills

Experiencing eLearning

That doesn’t necessarily mean only designing formal learning and courses. Creating job aids or supporting informal learning could be a core task for instructional designers too. I would classify that as elearning development or media development instead. T-Shaped skills. Originally published 7/29/2016.