Clark Quinn

JANUARY 22, 2013

From a conversation with my ITA colleagues, talking about the (self-imposed) death of L&D that Charles wrote about, Jane wondered what we might do if we were starting from scratch. My initial step would be to establish a social media system, supporting conversations and collaboration on work teams and communities of practice.

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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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Jay Cross

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Informal Learning begins with these words: “THIS IS A BOOK about knowledge workers, twenty-first-century business, and informal learning. The workhorse of the knowledge economy has been, and continues to be, informal learning. Conversation was a more effective teacher than school.

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 20, 2010

Image via Wikipedia "Collaboration is a process through which people who see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and search for the solution that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible." ~ Anecdote And informal learning is hinged on collaboration.

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Instructional Design Pattern Wikipedia Collaboration 137

E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

When we worry about the status of their credentials or lose sleep over their completion rates, we’re perpetuating an out-dated paradigm of education based on formal learning. I prefer to see MOOCs through the lens of informal learning which values the learning over its bureaucracy. The 3 mindsets of m-learning.

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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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Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 113

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.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

Compare to other alternatives (formal/informal learning). I actually record valuable informal conversations in the wiki, before the value of those just were lost over time.&#. Examples (from The Social Enterprise Blog ): Caterpillar 3000 communities of practice = $75 million saved as of 5 years ago.

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ID Reflections

MARCH 11, 2012

What I have learned in the last 3 years have been completely via social media. Social, informal learning. I am a part of a huge global network of educators and learned, a virtual community of practice. Knowledge in this community is constantly being reconstructed through dialogue, conversation, and debate.

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

Mostly, business as usual at work and crisis situations at home took my time and attention. Bonds don’t form over a Skype call but over coffee and lunch when conversations veer to the personal and discussions revolve around interests. I have come back to blogging after a hiatus of almost 5 months. You name it.

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Stock Skype Knowledge Worker Community 124

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Let’s say you are the Director of a company’s Education/Training department and you want to move more toward information learning. As the Director, you want to harness the knowledge within and have the experts bring their conversations to a wiki site.

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Portal Wiki Communities of Practice Site 150

Litmos

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

How social learning works. Both approaches, just getting feedback and collaborating, are true for both informal and formal learning. In the case of informal learning, if you create a working community of practice, a learning community, you’re naturally getting these outputs.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 24, 2009

eLearning Acupuncture Breakthrough eLearning Discovery Through eLearning eLearning Weekly Engaged Learning eLearning Community 2.0 eLearning Acupuncture Breakthrough eLearning Discovery Through eLearning eLearning Weekly Engaged Learning eLearning Community 2.0

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Jay Cross

APRIL 6, 2013

This can only happen when we’re adapting to the future, i.e. learning, at the same pace.Internally, everyone needs to stay current. These posts offer guidance to managers who want to make learning from experience and conversation more effective. Learning is social. People learn with and through others.

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Social Networks Social Network Communities of Practice Lesson 83

eFront

APRIL 3, 2011

During the last 5 years I was able to exchange ideas, share thoughts, and learn from an eLearning community of practice that exists in the blogosphere. I did my research and I listed 134 eLearning and workplace Learning Blogs.

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Blogging Brandon Hall Corporate eLearning Rapid Intake 109

Acorn Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Blake Proberts is joined on the Strategic L&D Podcast by Josh Cardoz—an independent Digital Learning Strategist with over a decade’s experience helping organisations go digital the right way. If you had to boil down one key lesson from your experience in the learning industry, what would it be? But I love it. I love doing it.

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Acorn Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Blake Proberts is joined on the Strategic L&D Podcast by Josh Cardoz—an independent Digital Learning Strategist with over a decade’s experience helping organisations go digital the right way. If you had to boil down one key lesson from your experience in the learning industry, what would it be? But I love it. I love doing it.

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Digital Metrics Performance Support Performance 52

Jay Cross

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Social learning, conversing, making relationship work. Participating in a community of practice. Reflection – on what’s learned, how it’s learned, and how to improve the process. Talking business. Seeking new challenges, leaving “Familiarland”. Taking on stretch assignments. Working out loud.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Jay Cross - father of the Informal Learning Flow has been doing some great writing recently that look at the future of corporate training. In order for a corporate learning organization to get into the business of supporting pull learning and supporting work, we need to 1. More on this below.

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EI Design

AUGUST 19, 2020

You can use it to meet the entire spectrum of your training needs, including Formal training, Instant/Just-in-time learning aids, Informal learning, Self-Directed Learning, as well as Social or Collaborative Learning. eLearning Trends in 2020 – Mobile Apps for Learning.

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TalentLMS

MAY 16, 2016

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? Organizations that learn together, grow together!

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Social Learning Social Cognitive eLearning Strategy 74

Jay Cross

JUNE 2, 2013

Two days of the trip were paid work: One day I keynoted the Learning Innovations and Quality Conference and participated in the launch of the International Council for Open Research and Education ( ICORE ) in Rome. On another day I led a masterclass in informal learning and 702010 for a high-tech company and its customers in Utrecht.

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Jay Cross

JULY 3, 2011

7 objections to social media in learning (and answers) - Donald Clark Plan B , June 11, 2011. Connecting with Communities of Practice - Harold Jarche , June 2, 2011. Making the most of Informal Learning - Jane Hart , June 16, 2011. Social Business Is Not Rocket Science - The Smart Work Company , June 17, 2011.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

The coronavirus may have robbed us of face-to-face interaction, but it can’t rob us of learning. There are tons of free webinars this month to keep you connected with your communities of practice. However, performance-based, real-time recognition isn’t the reality for 53% of businesses. We’re coping, not advancing.

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Free Brandon Hall Blended Learning Virtual Classroom 90

Jay Cross

MAY 30, 2009

You can’t remove the humans from learning. Companies should embrace network-supported informal learning because it works better, not because it reduces labor costs. People learn more efficiently at the time of need, in the context of work, from people in the know and through virtual conversation.

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Technology Wiki Metrics CLO 38

CLO Magazine

MARCH 30, 2011

Day two of the Spring 2011 Chief Learning Officer magazine Symposium continued with more innovative learning strategies in Amelia Island, Fla. Bill Whitmore, CEO of AlliedBarton Security Services began the morning with a keynote on how to drive business performance through leadership branding.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

APRIL 29, 2007

Communities of Practice: Addressing Workforce Trends Through New Learning Models Some good quotes from the article above: "Organizations would be well-advised to shift budgets and resources from formal learning settings to informal situations where the majority of learning actually takes place."

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Janet Clarey

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

This is a full social networking and communities environment, complete with professional networking features (rich user profiles, communities of practice, expertise location, alumni networks, etc.) Incorporating multiple modalities of learning is not the challenging part. and user-generated content/Web 2.0

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Jay Cross

JULY 6, 2009

The top posts from sources selected for Informal Learning Flow in the first six months of 2009: Work on Stuff that Matters: First Principles - OReilly Radar , January 11, 2009. Twitter is Not a Conversational Platform - OReilly Radar , June 9, 2009. Why Ideals are the New Business Models - HarvardBusiness.org , March 13, 2009.

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Mindflash

DECEMBER 30, 2013

It is understandable because a free-for-all in any function is hardly an effective way to run a business. If you are trying to get your head around how you can leverage informal learning in your organization, consider three ways in which Mindflash can help you do just that. Tailor-made for Informal Learning.

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Informal Learning Yammer Informal eLearning Strategy 82

eLearning Learning Posts

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

This can give you the deep insights required to understand learners and to create worthwhile learning experiences. Here are Saffron’s top ten tips for making sure videos are adding value to your e-learning rather than just adding megabytes to your course. It’s also a great way to build a personal learning network.

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Jay Cross

SEPTEMBER 27, 2008

The magic of Sun’s approach is that it accelerates informal learning. Performance is what matters, not how you learned to perform. The next morning, Jonny Parkes of The Irish Learning Alliance shared a vision of Elite , a learning platform where the semantic web, social learning, and communities of practice converge.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JANUARY 3, 2011

Take This LMS and Shove It - Living in Learning , May 19, 2010. Workscape evolution - Informal Learning , May 7, 2010. Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning , April 22, 2010. The problem with E-learning games - Stoatly Different , February 5, 2010. Learning Visions , October 15, 2010. Don’t be tone deaf!

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eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Top 100 Tools for Learning: The Final List , Jane’s E-Learning Pick of the Day , November 16, 2009. Learning for the 21st Century - Informal Learning , December 17, 2008. How to Use This Free Screencasting Tool for E-Learning - Rapid eLearning Blog , August 25, 2009. Informal learning - what is it?

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Blended Learning Social Networks Compliance Training Google Wave 73

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Building a learning ecology is a different exercise than building a training program. It takes coordination, flexibility, and on-going conversation. This morning I took part in a conference call focused on now might we use the precepts of agile programming in general (non-IT) business settings. Agile Software Development.

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Instructional Design Agile Instructional Instruction 46

eLearning Learning Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2009

How To Communicate The Value Of Social Media - The eLearning Coach , November 25, 2009. Learning Conversations , November 13, 2009. Put your learners on a diet - consider a pull-based learning approach - Free as in Freedom , November 6, 2009. 10 Social Media Tools For Learning - The eLearning Coach , November 16, 2009.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

- Dont Waste Your Time , April 8, 2010 I was not privileged enough to be able to attend this years eLearning Conference at the University of Plymouth, but have been following some of the conversations and sessions on Twitter thanks to the #pelc10 hashtag. It captures my current thinking about informal learning.

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