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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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 5, 2012

Several excellent blog posts have recently come to my attention that, when combined, provide a how-to for creating a learning culture in organizations. 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.,

Social Networks 262

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 262

E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I see the future of universities as service providers, plain and simple. 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 see more scope in pull learning. The 3 mindsets of m-learning.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 22, 2019

Social learning is an important developing aspect of the learning technology industry. So much of what we learn comes from informal interactions with the people we know, whether we’re interacting in person or through social media. Incorporate elements of constructivism into learning experiences.

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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?

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Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2011

We love talking to people…make learning more social and fun. How can we sell the idea of social learning to skeptical managers? Tell your managers what you have learned! Dirty Words: Training, Learner, eLearning, Informal, Social, School, Learning What is the role of L&D specialists in working smarter?

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eLearning Guild Social Learning Social Metrics 208

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 2, 2015

Several excellent blog posts have recently come to my attention that, when combined, provide a how-to for creating a learning culture in organizations. 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.,

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 100

Clive on Learning

MARCH 8, 2007

For some months now I've been carrying Jay Cross's new book Informal Learning around in my bag to read on train journeys. What's more, I believe that blended, formal programmes can provide an important bridge to informal learning.

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Informal Learning Blended Learning Informal Social Networks 40

Jane Hart

JUNE 4, 2012

So one approach that I have been promoting is, instead of thinking of Formal and Informal Leaning as polar opposites, rather to think in terms of a Social Workplace Learning Continuum (as shown diagrammatically in the image on the right).

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Performance Support Social Support eLearning Guild 210

Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Teaching and learning practices benefit from the collective knowledge that social technology provides. Social media practices can facilitate new forms of collaborative knowledge construction. It encourages civic engagement in broader communities of practice.

Social Networks 66

Social Networks Summary Emergent Classroom 66

Matrix

MARCH 22, 2018

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. But it must also support all the informal learning that happens organically in the workplace.

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Companies Strategy Communities of Practice Community 49

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.

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Performance Support Blended Learning Support Performance 190

Jay Cross

JULY 7, 2013

We’re seeing a more interactive model of learning. Think about how you learn a new software program. Communities of practice , a term coined by Institute for Research on Learning staff. Newcomers learn as they become members of that team. Learning is a condition of continuing membership in that community.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The latest warm & fuzzy activity undertaken by its staff for the community. But you have to be very careful to provide value. These companies invite their customers (or prospective customers) to ask questions, submit complaints, provide compliments (Heaven forbid!), I share my knowledge, and I learn a lot more in return.

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Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 12, 2010

It is about complementing what your brain does well by providing the capabilities that it does not do well (rote computation, distance communication, and exact detail), but wherever and whenever you are. Even without that, however, there are big offerings on the table for informal learning, via access to resources and networks.

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Brain Performance Support Calendar Mobile 174

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. You want to provide a platform for this knowledge to be shared, discussed, and build upon.

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Portal Wiki Communities of Practice Site 150

Litmos

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Such reflection provides an opportunity to enhance our interpretation. “Oh, How social learning works. Both approaches, just getting feedback and collaborating, are true for both informal and formal learning. With the appropriate culture, however, the benefits of such learning can flourish. People will engage.

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Diversity Training SAP Cognitive Social Learning 75

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 20, 2012

This model came from a look at how people act in the world and I was reminded of it during a conversation on informal learning. However, there may be times when we can’t rely on that well-practiced approach (say, for instance, if our usual route home is blocked for some reason).

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Performance Support Performance Communities of Practice Picture 187

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? Learners’ Perspective.

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Learning Portal Portal Diversity Training Examples 45

Clive on Learning

MARCH 8, 2013

Learning professionals have no real difficulty in supporting the formal element of their work, i.e. providing access to courses. Here, LMS functionality is provided within the context of your principal day-to-day tool for learning, knowledge-sharing and collaboration, not the other way round.

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Performance Support Saba Support Blended Learning 95

The Learning Circuits

JULY 9, 2012

Social media and mobile technologies have turned the spotlight on social learning concepts, which in turn have made more of us think about the large, ill-charted dark matter of culture : informal learning. Their work here is done , because everyone in your care now understands the value of social and informal learning.

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Network Personal Learning Personal Personalization 83

Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

I spent the greater part of the weekend mulling over the practice of working out loud, what makes some folks adopt the habit with ease while others struggle, and what could be some of the possible enabling factors that support working out loud. A community grows through conversation, collaboration, and showcasing of work in progress.

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eLearning Strategy Strategy Blended Learning Community 133

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

I told Keith that his question deserved a more protracted and considered response than I could provide within the constraints of a blog comment box. I said I would write a full blog post and I therefore present my response here: Just about everything we learn is situated within a social context.

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Social Theory Compliance Training Communities of Practice 88

Learning with e's

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Informal and self regulated learning are defining characteristics of 21 st Century education. Various commentators suggest that as much as seventy percent of learning occurs outside of formal educational settings (Cofer, 2000; Dobbs, 2000; Cross, 2006). The central tenet of heutagogy is that people inherently know how to learn.

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Theory Social Networks Digital Cognitive 103

Jane Hart

AUGUST 27, 2012

Training often outsourced, on-demand access to self-paced learning, f2f networking important, facilitated collaborative/peer-learning available in the workflow. Informal learning. Recognises that informal learning can’t be designed not managed, and that true social learning can’t be (en)forced.

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Blended Learning Social Business Performance Support 198

EI Design

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This gap can be addressed through Content Curation that provides users the curated or relevant information they seek. The use of Content Curation for corporate training is on a steady increase and it is being leveraged by L&D teams to support formal training as well as informal training.

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Corporate eLearning eLearning Strategy Strategy Content 40

EI Design

AUGUST 19, 2020

As a result, Rapid Virtual Training Transformation needs to be undertaken to provide online training for remote learners. 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.

Trends 75

Trends Blended Learning Compliance Training eLearning Strategy 75

Adobe Captivate

MARCH 12, 2018

Today, information access is immediate, but we end up spending a lot of time sourcing the right information we need. Today, the Internet provides access to information in seconds. How Can Content Curation Enhance Your Existing Learning Strategy? It is an effective approach to promote Informal learning in workplace.

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EI Design

JANUARY 28, 2020

Mobile Learning. Mobile Apps for Learning. Personalized Learning. Digitization of ILT to Blended or Fully Online Learning. Informal Learning. Social Learning. Self-Directed Learning. Section 2: Trends featuring learning strategies that deliver high impact and immersive learning experiences.

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Trends Blended Learning eLearning Strategy Corporate eLearning 52

Learnnovators

MAY 11, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. The catch is that “social learning” cannot just be implemented or enforced. Social learning” cannot be assigned as one would a course or a module.

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Social Learning Social Integrate Blended Learning 176

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 24, 2009

If you don't want to subscribe to all 99 sources individually, then you can subscribe to either the Full Feed or Best Of feed from eLearning Learning. The full feed provides snippets from each source. And the Best Of feed provides a weekly summary with the top content from all of these sources.

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Blogging Corporate eLearning eLearning Consultant eLearning Strategy 152

Jay Cross

APRIL 6, 2013

Charles Jennings made 70:20:10 a guiding philosophy of learning during his eight-year tenure as Chief Learning Officer at Reuters, the world’s largest information company. Post 2 The 70 percent: learning from experience. An effective community of practice is like a beehive. amateur photographers).

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Social Networks Social Network Communities of Practice Lesson 83

Clive on Learning

APRIL 29, 2011

Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives. The leadership development programme : This takes place over an 8-month period and is provided by an external contractor. For this profile we turn to Rob Bartlett from Farm Credit in Canada.

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Communities of Practice SharePoint SAP Mentoring 77

CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Take efficiency first which I would define as providing least cost solutions. Here the first learning technology an organization needs is a good learning management system (LMS). The portal may be part of an organization-wide effort to provide access to all HR services and company information through one home page.

Learning Technologies 75

Learning Technologies Technology Diversity Training LMS 75

Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Throughout my book The New Learning Architect I take time out to look at real-life examples of great learning architects in action. Rob has achieved success by integrating formal and informal learning activities in pursuit of clear strategic business objectives.

Communities of Practice 75

Communities of Practice SharePoint SAP Mentoring 75

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Branon Learning Management System App Stores Bob Little Apps, Not Courses Inge de Waard Augmented reality moves towards augmented learning with easy tools: Wikitude , Layar , ARToolKit. Situated learning (learning within context in a community of practice) grows thanks to augmented mobile reality.

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Predictions Diversity Training Compliance Training Authoring Tools 198

Jay Cross

MARCH 29, 2015

Here’s a summary of the Working Smarter Fieldbook : While learning is ascendant, training is in decline, for workers are embracing self-service learning; they learn in the context of work, not at some training class divorced from work. Finally, here’s a summary of Informal Learning.

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Social Networks Wiki Summary Social Network Analysis 36