Jay Cross

JUNE 13, 2012

Next month I’ll be offering an experiential workshop on Informal Learning through Jane Hart’s Social Learning Center. Form an on-going community of practice. By the close of the workshop, you will be able to… understand what informal learning is, how it works, why it’s important.

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Informal Learning Informal Communities of Practice Learning 66

Matrix

AUGUST 5, 2021

To counteract that, it’s important to build communities of practice. Even if it takes effort and excellent organizational skills to set up communities of practice for geographically dispersed employees, the benefits are worth it. Read more: The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice.

Blended Learning 97

Blended Learning Blended Communities of Practice Community 97

Clark Quinn

JANUARY 15, 2019

I’ve argued that the community of practice should determine the curriculum to be a member of that community. Similarly, the resources to support progression in the community should come from the community, both within and outside the organization. ” Count me skeptical.

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Community Communities of Practice Learning Objects Trust 154

Clark Quinn

MAY 12, 2020

The domain’s likely built upon some predecessor concepts that may be familiar, but can a motivated and self-effective learner get this in a reasonable amount of time, or will they benefit from a learning experience? Until schools also develop effective communication and collaboration skills, L&D would be useful.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 8, 2013

My argument was that well-designed formal interventions can extend beyond the confines of the course to include elements that would normally be regarded as 70 or 20 in the 70:20:10 model or experiential , on-demand or non-formal in the model I present in The New Learning Architect. The first I want to examine is Saba's new PeopleCloud.

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Performance Support Saba Support Blended Learning 95

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.

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Informal Learning Social Informal Brandon Hall 64

Instancy

MARCH 9, 2023

Creating Communities of Practice Instancy’s social learning tools help learners to create communities of practice based on their interests. Each learning community may have its own unique site containing a content library, discussion forums, wiki knowledge base, polls, and more.

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Social Learning Wiki Social Social Networks 52

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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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

In contrast, social and experiential learning continue to be veritable goldmines of productivity, placing learners at the centre of their story and demanding a major shift from Learning & Development professionals. Central to this cultural shift is the understanding that learning happens by learners, not to them.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 5, 2012

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. Peer-to-peer learning that is “ lite on content and rich in interaction”.

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Social Networks Culture Organization Create 262

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

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. This message is in the guiding principles of the business.

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Culture Coaching Trust Performance Support 229

Adobe Captivate

MARCH 12, 2018

How Can Content Curation Enhance Your Existing Learning Strategy? The typical learning strategy factors for formal and informal learning. Content Curation provides an option to support both formal training and more significantly the Performance Support. so that you can reuse information in the future.

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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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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). The goal is to have tools ‘to hand’ as well as people.

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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 167

Blended Learning Social Networks Internet Informal Learning 167

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 2, 2015

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. Peer-to-peer learning that is “ lite on content and rich in interaction”.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Culture Organization Create 100

Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2011

How do you use social learning to support formal learning? How do you motivate people to participate in social learning when their schedules are already full? The role of L&D is to communicate and connect those who are doing the work (at the top of the pyramid) and management whose job is to support them.

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eLearning Guild Social Learning Social Metrics 208

Adobe Captivate

APRIL 22, 2019

Sometimes we as learning professionals don’t need to have “the answer” for the learner. Sometimes we instead help learners connect with people who can support their learning experience. Here are some ways we can do that: Create communities of practice that either meet in person or virtually.

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Voice Social Learning Blended Learning Social 53

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 20, 2012

I’ve been revisiting performance support in preparation for the Guild’s Performance Support Symposium next month, and I’m seeing a connection between two models that really excite me. It’s abut how social and performance support are a natural connection. Here, the support we need differs.

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Performance Support Performance Communities of Practice Picture 187

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

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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Informal Learning Informal Instructional Design Blogging 38

Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

Reasons to measure learning: Prove benefits. Support learning. Traditionally, we focus only on the training intervention & formal learning. Performance Triggers: after the formal learning–remember, prompt (perf support, job aids), OTJ learning. Improve design. Hard/soft benefits.

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Social Networks Social Network ROI Network 193

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. Learning is a condition of continuing membership in that community. It’s always informal. Barn raising.

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Communities of Practice Community Learning Research 85

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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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

Those programs quickly transformed into self-paced, e-learning or remote learning programs as the “new normal” to support ramp-ups and employee development. When formal training was not feasible, most organizations had to resort to field learning using peer support and more leverage of workflow coaching by senior employees.

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Metrics Lesson Performance Support Unison 89

Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 3, 2011

That means more than 16,000 videos were contributed by members of the Angry Birds Community of Practice. The clear distinction between the Angry Birds community and the average workplace community-of-practice is obvious: the AB folks are making money for producing content.

Social Learning 167

Social Learning Community Social Social Media 167

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

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

Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

Capture Tacit Knowledge and Build Communities of Practice. Hyper-connected learners aren’t just connected to learning technology. With easy access to learning platforms and other technologies that support collaboration , L&D teams can foster social learning and encourage the creation and growth of communities of practice.

Learning Technologies 40

Learning Technologies Technology Learner Communities of Practice 40

Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

community of practice. Posted in Informal Learning, Learning Communities. Tags: Informal Learning Learning Communities learning learntrends. I wanted to actually participate in the chat and watch Twitter too, and I couldn’t juggle all of it at the same time.

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Network LearnTrends Metrics Movie 170

Jane Hart

AUGUST 27, 2012

Recognises that formal learning accounts for small % of how people learn in the organisation. Training often outsourced, on-demand access to self-paced learning, f2f networking important, facilitated collaborative/peer-learning available in the workflow. Informal learning. Social learning.

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Blended Learning Social Business Performance Support 198

Adobe Captivate

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Social media has a different impact on the learning experience, compared to technology that is often utilized in the learning environment. Social media on the other hand supports research while also encouraging a learning process that is rich with peer to peer interaction.

Social Networks 66

Social Networks Summary Emergent Classroom 66

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? Organizational Perspective.

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Living in Learning

AUGUST 23, 2009

Within those five moments, we traditionally spend our time and energy in the first two moments – the domain of formal learning – the smallest slice of the learning pie. Our greatest opportunity awaits our design, development, and delivery support in the last three moments of need. Rules of engagement have changed. Piece o’ cake!

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2010

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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Learning 2.0 Blended Learning Social Networks Gartner 132

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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Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices.

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Diversity Training Blended Learning Skills Learner 154