Jay Cross's Informal Learning

APRIL 19, 2009

What is April Learntrends ? Learntrends is a series of online conversations among people with an interest in improving the process of learning in corporations and government. It’s the April installment of Corporate Learning Trends and Innovation. Learntrends welcomes anyone interested in organizational learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

Also need to think about opportunity cost–what are you giving up to spend time on social media? Compare to other alternatives (formal/informal learning). Posted in Informal Learning, Learning Communities. This can be the social network. Is that something we should measure too? What is the ROI of email?

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 9, 2009

The second half of the prediction “self directed learning” got less attention during the year than I anticipated, but it was there and certainly was a big part of the discussion around social and informal learning. Strategy" Fails One of the better, cheap support mechanisms for self-directed learning are web 2.0

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Jay Cross

DECEMBER 29, 2009

eLearning is not a big cost-cutter. It’s cheaper: no travel, no facilities cost, no instructor salaries. Informal Learning 2.0. Networks reduce transfer costs to zero, enabling companies to focus on what they do best while outsourcing what others can do better. Thoughts following April Learntrends.

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Jay Cross

JANUARY 2, 2010

Learning that doesn’t lead to doing is no better than not learning at all.&#. Informal Learning 2.0. Networks reduce transfer costs to zero, enabling companies to focus on what they do best while outsourcing what others can do better. Enlightened e-learning requires more people, not fewer. North to Alaska.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 15, 2009

Sure we know about software and services that go along with things like: Informal Learning Social Learning Toolkits Resource sites Books 24x7, Safari But will people really pay for these things? Training Method Trends Working Smarter: Corporate learning in the network era Disruptive Changes in Learning eLearning Technology.

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eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

They had attended the LearnTrends free online conference. However there are very few blogs, networks and websites that give you really useful information. In this post, I would like to list those blogs and websites that provide learning professionals with lot of useful information absolutely free of cost.

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