CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Key performance indicators for social and informal learning identify knowledge hubs and lead to better results. Just as social learning and technology have modernized the way learning occurs in companies today, they also have made a mark on the key performance indicators learning leaders should capture and measure.

Informal Learning 64

Informal Learning Social Informal Brandon Hall 64

Jay Cross

AUGUST 7, 2009

Published in Chief Learning Officer, August 2009. Informal Learning 2.0. In the world of business, the era of networks is crowding out the Industrial Age. In sum, networks are ushering in new ways of doing business. Corporate approaches to learning have to change, as well. Collaboration rules.

Learning 2.0 75

Learning 2.0 Informal Learning Informal Cognitive 75

Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. In fact, we typically learn more from informal learning than from formal learning experiences. Build a Learning Culture.

Informal Learning 40

Informal Learning Classes Informal Wiki 40

Instancy

MARCH 9, 2023

This article will introduce one such platform, Instancy, and its features that help learners to make the most of their social learning experience. Flexible Social Learning Toolbox Instancy provides a flexible learning experience platform that enables learners to design their learning portals to meet their unique business needs.

Social Learning 52

Social Learning Wiki Social Social Networks 52

ID Reflections

AUGUST 13, 2011

An instructional designer by profession who started her career anlayzing learner needs, creating micro-design documents, writing story-boards and discussing the nitty-gritty of course navigation with visual designers, I have long been interested in the power of social, collaborative and informal learning. Powered by enterprise2.0

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Instructional Design Community Enterprise Instructional 193

Web Courseworks

AUGUST 24, 2017

In the Learning & Development world there has been a lot of buzz recently around content curation and the skills associated with being a curator. Most of this activity has been the domain of the membership department and the delivery is almost always on the “informal learning” side of the continuum.

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Association eLearning Strategy Education Strategy 124

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

This message is in the guiding principles of the business. Leaders say how they will support learning and how they will recognize and reward those employees who continually acquire new knowledge and new skills. . Build trust - Employees will invest time and effort in learning if they trust their managers.

Culture 229

Culture Coaching Trust Performance Support 229

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 5, 2012

One of these posts appears in Jane Hart’s blog, Learning in the Social Workplace. In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g., training) and informal learning experiences (e.g., communities of practice). Helping workers learn continuously on the job.

Social Networks 262

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 262

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.

Blended Learning 167

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 167

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. Most teaming about how to do a job is informal. Is that okay?

Informal Learning 47

Informal Learning Informal Knowledge Worker Communities of Practice 47

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

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?

Network 202

Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

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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Blended Learning Scanning Social Networks Instructional Design 100

Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Learning can only happen when a child is interested. To embrace informal learning we must empower learners to play a central and proactive part in the process. Similarly, formal learning can help shape and direct informal learning. SUPPORT AN ENGAGED, GROWTH MINDSET. CREATE REAL VALUE ON SOCIAL PLATFORMS.

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Blended Learning Performance Support Social Networks Create 100

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.

Informal Learning 38

Informal Learning Informal Instructional Design Blogging 38

Matrix

MARCH 22, 2018

It’s not enough for a business to say it values its employees; it also has to prove it. A sound L&D strategy can mean many things: from face-to-face formal courses to mentoring relationships to full-featured learning management systems and all the technology that helps people share ideas and learn. A CoP is not a team.

Companies 49

Companies Strategy Communities of Practice Community 49

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 22, 2013

I decided to take this on, thinking about an org that was already in operation, with it’s goals, processes, and practices, and what I might do if I were to come in and get it going (with the support of the executive team to do what I thought was right). I’d be looking for business impact across the board.

Cognitive 180

Cognitive Performance Support Screencast Compliance Training 180

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.

Blended Learning 113

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 113

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 2, 2015

One of these posts appears in Jane Hart ’s blog, Learning in the Social Workplace. In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g., training) and informal learning experiences (e.g., communities of practice). Helping workers learn continuously on the job.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 100

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.

Instructional Design 137

Instructional Design Pattern Wikipedia Collaboration 137

ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

1 Instructional Design Multimedia Learning Richard Mayer. 2 Workplace Learning The Fifth Discipline Peter Senge. 3 Workplace Learning Informal learning Jay Cross. 4 Workplace learning The Working Smarter Fieldbook Jay Cross. 5 Workplace Learning/Training Social Media for Trainers Jane Bozarth.

Social Networks 172

Social Networks Cognitive Enterprise 2.0 Social Network 172

Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s not about putting a 60 minute elearning program on a smart phone – it’s about putting pieces into place and providing opps for continuous learning. What are the ingredients of building a Community of Practice? How do you measure the impact of informal, social learning? They are business metrics.

eLearning Guild 208

eLearning Guild Social Learning Social Metrics 208

Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

The modern workforce is connected through an ecosystem comprised of business tools and learning technologies — like learning experience systems — and even personal devices. Capture Tacit Knowledge and Build Communities of Practice. Hyper-connected learners aren’t just connected to learning technology.

Learning Technologies 40

Learning Technologies Technology Learner Communities of Practice 40

Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

Compare to other alternatives (formal/informal learning). Examples (from The Social Enterprise Blog ): Caterpillar 3000 communities of practice = $75 million saved as of 5 years ago. Look for areas of the business that have a critical need, preferably a need distributed across the organization. Hard/soft benefits.

Social Networks 193

Social Networks Social Network ROI Network 193

Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

community of practice. Much of the time now in business, the goal is not known; we don’t know what shape things will take or which methods will look. Posted in Informal Learning, Learning Communities. This is post 3 of 3. Beyond Networks. George Siemens. inspiration. reality check.

Network 170

Network LearnTrends Metrics Movie 170

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

Businesses have faced many drastic changes during the times of the pandemic. On one hand, it slowed down businesses in certain areas, but on the other, it caused an over-acceleration of the adoption of unimaginable levels of changes and technologies. 5 major lessons learned in 2021. Leveraging the lessons.

Metrics 89

Metrics Lesson Performance Support Unison 89

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

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.

Performance Support 190

Performance Support Blended Learning Support Performance 190

Jane Hart

JUNE 4, 2012

Although, modern office spaces do provide open meeting areas which support informal gatherings, remember too that we also learn with others virtually – even when we are sitting on our own – so we also need to provide similar virtual informal (learning) spaces. Want to find out more?

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Performance Support Social Support eLearning Guild 210

Mindflash

AUGUST 30, 2016

Most businesses realize this already — but many often allocate sales training resources in the wrong areas. According to Bersin & Associates , 73% of companies believe their most valuable learning approaches are informal, yet only 30% of resources are focused there. Communities of Practice.

Sales 44

Sales Wiki Job Training 44

Adobe Captivate

JANUARY 24, 2018

Usage of learning portals for corporate training initiatives is gaining momentum. In this article, I share 4 examples of how you can use them for both formal and informal learning to increase employee engagement. Learning Portals For Corporate Training: What Are Their Key Characteristics? Recommended learning paths.

Learning Portal 45

Learning Portal Portal Diversity Training Examples 45

Jay Cross

MAY 1, 2012

Six years ago few people believed that informal learning made much of a difference. Today’s common wisdom is that most workplace learning is experiential, unplanned, social, and informal. Informal learning tops many training department agendas. The information explosion has hit.

Social Networks 62

Social Networks MySpace Social Network Ratio 62

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.

Social Media 124

Social Media Conference Courseware Virtual World 124

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

After my last blog post , a commenter asked a pertinent question: Many organizations/companies have multiple intranets, wiki sites, and so forth, often making it difficult for employees to know where to go when they want an answer or more information. Typically, each business unit is providing a portal of their information for others to use.

Portal 150

Portal Wiki Communities of Practice Site 150

ID Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2012

Mostly, business as usual at work and crisis situations at home took my time and attention. Working from home offers me plenty of solitude but not the intellectual stimulation and those over-the-shoulder conversations so crucial to serendipity, ambient awareness, and informal learning.

Stock 124

Stock Skype Knowledge Worker Community 124

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.

Diversity Training 76

Diversity Training SAP Cognitive Social Learning 76

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

Blogging 152

Blogging Corporate eLearning eLearning Consultant eLearning Strategy 152

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.

Blogging 109

Blogging Brandon Hall Corporate eLearning Rapid Intake 109

Mindflash

APRIL 25, 2011

Most businesses realize this already — but many often allocate sales training resources in the wrong areas. According to Bersin & Associates , 73% of companies believe their most valuable learning approaches are informal, yet only 30% of resources are focused there. Communities of Practice.

Sales 69

Sales Wiki Job SocialText 69