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Informal learning: Why it matters to a business

ProProfs

According to CARA’s 2010 Survey on social media impact, nearly 70% of what is learned in life and at work happens through informal and social learning. If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company. If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company.

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Making Tweeps

eLearning Cyclops

FYI, most tweetchats are very informal and about learning, connecting and having fun with people you share something in common. One can also post their Twitter feeds in courses, web pages, corporate blogs, etc. Interested, try #lrncht on Thursday nights. Use as medium to teach and share your own knowledge.

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Blog Book Tour-- First Update

Kapp Notes

Day Four: 09/13/07 - Tony O' Driscoll's Learning Matters Day Five: 09/14/07 - Phil Charron's Learning Simulations Week Two Day Six: 09/17/07 - Enspire Learning's Corporate Blog Day Seven: 09/18/07 -Mark Oehlert's e-clippings(Learning as Art) Day Eight: 09/19/07 - Mike Qaissaunee's Frequently Asked Q Day Nine: 09/20/07 - Jane Bozarath's Bozarathzone (..)

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Blog Book Tour Begins

Kapp Notes

(look for a possible suprise guest appearance on another blog later today) Day Two: 09/11/07 - Tom King's Mobilemind Day Three: 09/12/07 - Cammy's Bean's Learning Visions Day Four: 09/13/07 - Tony O' Driscoll's Learning Matters Day Five: 09/14/07 - Phil Charron's Learning Simulations Week Two Day Six: 09/17/07 - Enspire Learning's Corporate Blog Day (..)

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

Last week I presented a session at ASTD TechKnowledge entitled eLearning 2.0 - Applications and Implications. This is something that gets discussed as emergent: see Emergent Knowledge Management , Direction of eLearning - Emergence or Big System , and Future Platforms for eLearning. Applications in Learning.

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New Blog

Tony Karrer

Ingrid tells us that among her hardest challenges is deciding what to write in the blog. I'm pretty new to blogging [.] I really want this blog to grow, to be of interest to you our readers and provide relevant information to you. This is a great way to get exposure to the blogging community and grow your audience.

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March Big Question: Supporting New Managers?

The Learning Circuits

This month's big question actually was a question asked by an attendee at Jay Cross' presentation on informal learning at ASTD TechKnowledge. She told us that her organization was used to doing this with instructor-led training, but that she wanted to explore a combination of instructor-led, online and informal learning.