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Formal Learning vs. Informal Learning

Learningtogo

A client recently asked me to “design an informal learning program.” I was designing a new hire program for engineers of a Fortune 500 company. Keep in mind that your employees may be finding each other outside of your brick-and-mortar building, or even outside of your intranet and firewall. At first, I thought she was crazy.

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Social Media vs. Social Learning

Integrated Learnings

Let’s say you have one group of learners in one region going through a four-week new hire program, but you also have another group going through the same four-week program in another region at the same time. 2-- Share “real world” learnings with each other after the training is complete. 3-- Create an Alumni group.

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Discover Your Organization’s Learning Ecosystems

Watershed

Uncover learning programs. To understand how learning happens in your organization , you need to start by uncovering all of those training and learning programs within your organization. Many learning programs—such as widespread, formal programs with associated budgets—should be easy to identify. Outside the Firewall.

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2 communication pitfalls (and how to avoid them)

CLO Magazine

The individual consistently had the “ firewall five ,” the highest score an enlisted member could receive. For example, you could say: “When I said we need to improve our annual training program, I did not mean you have to work weekends until you have completed the necessary training.

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5 Onboarding Training Challenges and 5 Opportunities Today’s Workforce Faces

Obsidian Learning

Whether your organization is transitioning to a virtual onboarding program from a face-to-face one or developing a virtual experience from scratch, virtual onboarding programs can be associated with both challenges and opportunities. One of the goals of any onboarding program should be to integrate the new person into the organization.

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Best No-Code LMS Mobile App Builders for mLearning Courses

learnWorlds

Although you may not speak Python, HTML, C++, or whatever programming language your program requires, your interpreter does. No-code and low-code app builders are both strong options that will help you innovate faster and at a lower cost than traditional programming would. 2 Save Money. 3 Collaborate Better. Real-time testing.

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Performance Support

Clark Quinn

Learnscape architects have implemented miniature versions of the internet behind corporate firewalls that provide all of these things, from peer-rated FAQs to wizards, on-line help desks, and best practices repositories. This is an interesting take.