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Informal Learning Part 2 from Jay Cross: Informal learning is like a bicycle ride

ID Reflections

Tags: corporate training communities of practice collaborative learning social learning informal learning. Informal learnign, on the other hand, is like a solo bicycle ride. I can change my own direction, go where I want, stop when I want to and take a break. A great simile.

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In response to Twitter Quitters - 40% leave after one month.

ID Reflections

Because it is a powerful social networking tool that is fast becoming a social learning tool. This learning curve often proves to be the hurdle and people who are not adventurous or naturally willing to explore are likely to quit before they have found the true usage. All of this takes about two months of diligently pursuing twitter.

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Quotes and excerpts on the need for Learning 2.0 from the Best of T+D: 2007-2009

ID Reflections

Shaffer in How Computer Games Help Children Learn (quoted by Harold Jarche in T+D) Creativity is a conversation--a tension--between individuals working on individual problems, and the professional communities they belong to. In a flattened learning system, there are fewer experts and more fellow learners on paths that may cross.

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We participate and therefore we are

ID Reflections

And has probably been one of the most effective means of learning as Bandura and Vygotsky had said long back. We have built communities of practices to facilitate and construct our own understanding. Tags: collaborative learning social learning adult learning.

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The Working Smarter Fieldbook: A Glimpse and Some Thoughts

ID Reflections

It speaks to me at a personal level showing me how I can push myself to become a more effective professional, find my Element by investing in collaborating, learning, and sharing, by building a network and being part of a network of professionals. However, as I read it, I realized it is also much more.

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Iconoclasm 2.0

E-Learning Provocateur

Well, I figure that if I’m serious about the use of social media for collaborative learning and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, then I should do what I can to encourage participation. It’s not about vanity, believe it or not: it’s about participating in a community of practice.

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Learning Management Systems that kick ass: Cornerstone OnDemand

Janet Clarey

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.) features (blogs, wikis, syndication, surveys/polls, discussion forums, tag clouds, file/document/video/podcast libraries, etc.).