Litmos

MAY 21, 2019

My Internet Time Alliance colleague, Charles Jennings, pointed me to this interesting article by Andries De Grip, titled " The importance of informal learning at work" that has interesting implications for the design of learning experiences, particularly when employees are not desk-bound, and/or in high-turnover situations.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As the broader picture, I’m talking about working ‘ wiser ‘ I’ll suggest it’s about better aligning with how our brains think, work, and learn. We should create designs that reflect about what’s known to support effective learning. We also need design processes that deliver on this.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 11, 2022

To be fair, suggesting that L&D take responsibility for informal learning could be considered a stretch. My argument is simply that informal learning has practices and policies that can optimize outcomes, and that it’s a necessary component of success going forward. (I

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Our brains are bad at remembering rote, abstract, arbitrary, and voluminous information.) We should be facilitating informal learning as well. All of this, done right, depends on understanding learning science, again. Seriously, everything that L&D does largely boils down to knowing how our brains work.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 11, 2020

When I originally was talking about mobile, I was doing so from a perspective of augmenting our brains. It’s about not just courses on a phone, but: Augmenting formal learning: extending it. Social: tapping into the power of social and informal learning. It’s about extending formal learning, not just delivering it.

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 26, 2009

I've always been a big believer in the value and power of informal learning. Over the past few years, I've written quite a few posts about informal learning. is one part of systematizing support for informal learning. The person I most associate with informal learning is Jay Cross.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

That’s all fair, and we should seek to accommodate as many people as possible in our pursuit of effective training. Oddly enough, however, it’s a rare day when you hear people say “I learn so much better when my brain is trying to do two things at once.” Why don’t we hear that? Because it’s not true. Properly d.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Informal Learning: Are We Missing a HUGE Opportunity? with Bob Mosher of Learning Guide Solutions, presented by Massachusetts Chapter of ISPI and sponsored by Kineo. A working definition: “Performance support is providing intuitive, tailored aid to a person at his or her moment of need to ensure the most effective performance.”

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 14, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew? And when you hear him speak, you can tell immediately that the man is fascinated with and passionate about how the brain takes in and organizes information; the essence of learning.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

It was written in 2000 but it contains some great foundational information. Chapter 1: “ Learning: From Speculation to Science ,” from How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School , by Bransford, Brown, and Cocking.

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Zephyr Learning

JUNE 25, 2013

Effective engagement is important and of course goes without say for any learning solution, however we find that many people confuse the words engagement and interaction. Any type of learning must engage for it to succeed. It demonstrates the need for a variety of activity approaches to delivering the learning.

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KnowledgeOne

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The 3 main chronological processes of long-term memory: Encoding: This is the processing of information from our senses so that it can be stored in memory. Storage (consolidation): This is the maintenance of the information learned after it has been sufficiently repeated by the brain. Deciphering the Brain.

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Learning Pool

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

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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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I’ve been caught in an immersive 3D Learning Environment! I guess the book, Learning in 3D, has kind of rewired my brain. According to the authors, Karl Kapp and Tony Driscoll, it’s just a matter of time until virtual immersive environments are commonly accepted as the learning mode of choice. Tweet This!

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Drawing from accelerated learning techniques and neuroscience, he emphasizes the importance of setting a “baseline” for storytelling, structuring narratives using Aristotle’s rhetorical triangle of ethos, pathos, and logos, and employing a real-time feedback mechanism called “co-learning.” Where’s Mike?

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Digitec Interactive

AUGUST 13, 2020

Fast forward to a few days later, and you start to struggle to remember the information because you were never able to put it into practice. Learning new skills this way is so hard because it’s not the way our brain learns best. This is learning through doing. 20% of learning comes from social settings.

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Limestone Learning

JULY 3, 2023

In this webinar, Destery Hildenbrand, XR Solution Architect at Intellezy, will explain what virtual reality is and how it fits into your learning technology landscape. You’ll explore training use cases where VR is most effective and provides the best value for learning and ROI. In some ways, it’s not their fault.

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Convergence Training

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Download our FREE Guide to Writing Learning Objectives. A Brief Overview of How We Process New Information, Learn, and Develop Skills . Our brain actively filters out most of those external stimuli so we’re not overwhelmed by all of it. Mobile Training & Performance Apps.

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KnowledgeOne

APRIL 14, 2021

The two other notions that are, along with the feeling of personal effectiveness, at the basis of Bandura’s flagship theory are social modelling and self-regulation. ” If the feeling of personal effectiveness has impacts on the objectives that we set for ourselves as well as on our performance, it is not the case for self-esteem.

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Performance Learning Productivity

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

(a version of this article was originally written as background for an #OzLearn chat held on Twitter, 11th November 2014) The Power of Embedded Learning A common finding that has emerged from study after study over the past few years is that learning which is embedded in work seems to be more effective than learning away from work.

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Docebo

APRIL 28, 2016

From NextLearning 2016: Does social and informal learning work in the typical workplace? In general, if educators can successfully categorize the models and habits of learners, it follows that they will be able to better adapt their knowledge delivery format (in lessons and training ) to maximize their effectiveness.

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TOPYX LMS

MARCH 8, 2016

However, most of us accept the fallacy that, as adults, we are doing well to simply hold onto the brain cells we’ve got. It’s the rare individual who understands that brain cells continue to develop as a person ages. Ker Than writes, “ The apocryphal tale that you can’t grow new brain cells just isn’t true.

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 8, 2024

News & Notes How Learning Works Theo Seeds’ article offers a simple guide to learning anything. He explains how our brains can constantly learn new things and how getting feedback, embracing challenges, and staying humble are all important for mastering a skill. Last Week’s Most Clicked Instructional design 4.0

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Outdated views like putting information into the head, squelching discussion, and avoiding mistakes are rife. Ok, so neuroscientist John Medina says our understanding of the brain is ‘childlike’. Doing these effectively are all linked to an understanding of how our brains operate, and having it distributed isn’t working.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2009

Here are the most popular posts on the Informal Learning Blog in 2009. Business Impact of Social and Informal Learning. T o implement social/informal learning infrastructure projects, learning and development professionals need to shift their focus from learning to earning. Metcalfe’s Law.).

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Jay Cross

JANUARY 31, 2010

Subtitled Informal Learning in the Cloud , this edition focuses on social learning and implementing web 2.0 Network Effects …14. What can we do to improve this informal learning?…23. Rethinking Learning in Organizations…30. Informal Learning …36. technology.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. Learners as Teachers. Experience, truly, is the best teacher! Enjoy people; embrace life! Properly d.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces.

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Docebo

MAY 22, 2020

Artificial Intelligence gives us a similar luxury by offering more brain power without demanding more time. Deep search & auto-tagging: With an AI-powered learning platform (LMS) , the AI analyzes both formal and informal learning assets and improves their discoverability with the platform’s search feature.

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STRIVR

JULY 20, 2021

You can onboard new frontline workers faster and more effectively. Sprout’s leadership wanted to migrate away from cluster training and find a more effective, standardized, and scalable model. The content and experiences provided in a VR headset offer a safe and informative learning space for a new manager.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. View all posts by Barbara → ← Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew? Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? We All Did. Properly d.

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Ed App

JANUARY 19, 2022

From a bowl of ice cream at the end of a difficult meeting to a promotion at work, our brains seek positive enforcement to push through difficult tasks. So-called reward systems are located in the frontal lobe of our brains, along the dopamine pathways. How effective are digital badges? The use of badges as a reward system.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

The underlying aim is to help people develop in ways they need, when they need to, in the ways that are most effective to them. Learning can only happen when a child is interested. Learning can only happen when a child is interested. Similarly, formal learning can help shape and direct informal learning.

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KnowledgeOne

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Social Dimension in Online Learning. Cognitive Bias in Education: the Pygmalion Effect. The Importance of Emotions in Learning. Humour and Learning in 3 Questions. 7 Thoughts on Informal Learning. The Adult Brain Learns Best with Stories. Unravelling Online Training in 3 Questions.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces.

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eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 21, 2016

For centuries, educators have put lectures and reading on a pedestal as the most effective forms of learning. An interesting point made in the paper is the “70:20:10 rule,” denoting the frequency with which our brain absorbs info from certain channels.

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Ed App

MARCH 9, 2022

Self-paced learning gives learners control over their learning experience, allowing them to decide when, where, and how they want to learn. Deliver training via mobile learning. During self-paced learning, it’s important to prevent cognitive overload in which the brain is forced to absorb overwhelming information.

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