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Evaluating Informal Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

Informal learning in organizations is finally being recognized as a key aspect of employee development and performance improvement. But how do you evaluate something that is as unpredictable and serendipitous as informal learning? How do you measure the impact of informal learning experiences?

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Formal Learning vs. Informal Learning

Learningtogo

In this post, we’ll distinguish between informal and formal learning and explore ways to identify and encourage informal learning within your organization. What is informal learning? Cross defined informal learning as “personal, social […] unofficial, unscheduled, [and] impromptu.”

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Formal and Informal Learning: What’s the difference?

LearnUpon

Formal and informal learning are two opposing learning styles. So, let’s dive in, scrutinize each, and figure out which learning practice will work best for your organization. . What is formal and informal learning? . Formal learning is learning that is delivered “in a systematic intentional way”.

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How Experience API (xAPI) - Tin Can API Tracks Informal Learning

Designing Digitally

Organizations can break free of the restrictions that learning management systems dictate and release learners to experience learning beyond the classroom. Learning doesn’t need to take place solely in front of a computer screen and keyboard. The individual learner is also able to keep track of his own learning information.

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Online Tools for Evaluating Informal Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

For example, in a youth program that has a focus on interactive media, the projects produced by youth are posted to online environment. All activity in the online community can be tracked, and the ongoing development of the youth’s projects can be analyzed for more detail.

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An All-In-One Resource for All Things xAPI

eLearningMind

This database, called a Learning Record Store (LRS), has been specifically designed to capture more granular data about each learning interaction than previous standards such as SCORM. SCORM is one of several standards used for packaging and loading learning content into an LMS. xAPI removes those “tracking boundaries.”

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Closing the Learning-Acquisition Gap with Informal Learning

Learnkit

To get it out of their heads, we need to shift our approach by making traditional formal training more flexible by incorporating more informal learning. This can be done by leveraging asynchronous and online learning components, and fostering more mentor-mentee relationships. Rolling out Informal Learning.