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.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 18, 2006

Great post by Harold Jarche - Informal Learning and Performance Technology responding to my post - Informal Learning - Let's Get Real. Performance Interventions ** Learning Interventions Instructional Interventions (e.g., Performance Interventions ** Learning Interventions Instructional Interventions (e.g.,

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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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Matrix

MARCH 22, 2018

We often say that people are the most important resource a company can have and that the success of any organization is directly connected to its people. But it must also support all the informal learning that happens organically in the workplace. And this is where Communities of Practice — or CoPs — can jump in to save the day.

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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. J ust fooling.

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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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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). Are you ready?

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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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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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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.

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Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Even without that, however, there are big offerings on the table for informal learning, via access to resources and networks. Social Formal Learning. You also have the opportunity to use the formal social learning as a way to introduce the learners into the communities of practice you can and should be building.

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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.

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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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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? Social learning.

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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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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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Tony Karrer

APRIL 7, 2009

Try Before You Buy Tools Used Better Conferences - Response Needed Roles in CoP's The science of learning Learning 2.0 My Top 25 blogs for 2008 Blogging as Reflective Practice The Elearning Apprentice Part 2: A four-level framework for evaluating social network ROI.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

If we look at anthropology, empirical studies, psychology and more, the ideal learning happens when learners get why they’re learning, are working on meaningful tasks, have support around, are given time to reflect, and more. Recourse to knowledge resources like tapes, videos, texts, etc, is driven by need, not pre-determined.

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EI Design

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Through sifting and filtering, you can identify which learning resources would be most relevant to the selected focus areas. The key benefits of Content Curation for your corporate training are as follows: Content Curation provides a repository of relevant and meaningful resources that can be accessed easily from a central location.

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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.

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ATD Learning Technologies

MARCH 22, 2016

Often, the surge new tech can leave us wondering how to keep up with all the fads—and how to incorporate useful new tools into our learning initiatives. If we develop and use a series of bite-sized approaches, we will quickly find that abundant resources are at our fingertips. Look for ways to immediately use what you learned.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Those who do support BYOD for students and staff will need to invest significant time and resources into ensuring cross platform operability and seamless delivery to students’ personal technologies. 2000) Informal Workplace Learning. Practice Application Brief No. 2008) Self-Regulated Learning in Communities.

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Obsidian Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2015

When resources are cut, you need to identify your A-Team, and they need to be on top of their game. One of the best ways is to encourage interaction and informal learning among learners after completing WBT. For more ideas, see our article on informal learning in the workplace. What about updates?

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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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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 12, 2018

Step 3 : Make it available to the users by offering them as standalone resources or through a recommended learning path. How Can Content Curation Enhance Your Existing Learning Strategy? The typical learning strategy factors for formal and informal learning. so that you can reuse information in the future.

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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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Tony Karrer

JUNE 16, 2009

- eLearning Technology , June 3, 2009 Student Guide: Introduction to ‘Wikis’ in Blackboard - Don't Waste Your Time , June 12, 2009 Discovering Instructional Design 11: The Kemp Model - The E-Learning Curve , June 10, 2009 I Say Instructional Designer, You Say Tomah-toe - Learning Visions , June 9, 2009 Attribution in a Web 2.0

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Informal learning is becoming a common component of modern blended learning programs. This is where learners go to help bridge the gap between formal learning and the workplace. It could be a network of colleagues or a collaborative learning environment like an online, learning-focused community of practice.

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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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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Social knowledge management consultant Harold Jarche suggests there are multiple layers, from collaborating in work teams, to collective learning in communities of practice, to cooperative learning with peers and friends in our networks (Figure 1). Learning leaders should facilitate this learning to optimize outcomes.

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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. Can you make it 5 minutes long and just teach them how to use the rest of the resources? Define the Patterns The Paradox of Informal Learning (Form of Informal?)

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Providing environments, tools and processes that encourage informal learning, knowledge sharing of effective practices and stimulate innovation. Not many firms recognize or care about sub-optimal performance in this area - the results you see, are diffuse, obtuse and difficult to fit into classic ROI models.

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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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Litmos

JANUARY 16, 2019

And there are remarkable stories about how such tools have made big impacts, as Atul Gawande’s Checklist Manifesto informs us. Given that doing learning right isn’t trivial, it’s better to build a tool than to develop training. Allocate your resources accordingly. Don’t think you need to control learning.

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Mindflash

MAY 23, 2012

In a series of blog posts, I plan to provide further detail on each of the five critical skills that co-author Mitchell Levy and I believe learning professionals can put to use right away. Learning pros should never wait for a class to be perfect. Social/Informal Learning. collaboration, and performance support.

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Jay Cross

DECEMBER 26, 2008

For all the talk about networks and knowledge sharing, it appears many organizations aren’t practicing it. In the middle of 2008, a notice appeared on the Informal Learning blog (informl.com) requesting participation in a survey of informal and Web 2.0 learning practices. Communities of Practice: Hot or Not?

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Rapid eLearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Many of them are working with limited resources and it’s interesting to see how they approach their work. You don’t need a formal degree to learn the skills required to build good elearning courses. There are many books and resources available that will provide the same information you’d get in any formal program.

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