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eLearning as Part of an Informal Learning Strategy

Integrated Learnings

Do you have a similar story of unstructured, experiential, informal learning? Jay Cross, known for his informal learning research, tells us that approximately 80% of workplace learning occurs informally. In contrast, only 20% of organizations’ learning budgets go toward enhancing informal learning.

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The key to informal learning is autonomy

Jane Hart

Jay Cross, the author of the 2007 seminal book, Informal Learning, Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance , recently wrote a blog post in which he explained that although there has been a lot of talk about “informal learning” in the last five years, there has been very little action.

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Informal learning: Why it matters to a business

ProProfs

If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company. Why does informal learning demand equal importance as formal learning? If you are thinking how to approach this, here are few pointers that will throw light on why informal learning assumes relevance for a company.

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30 Day Brainstorm Challenge – Day 17: Trainers Helping Trainers

Learning Rebels

It’s day 17 of our 30 Day Brainstorm Challenge – Trainers Helping Trainers. We need to work more on reaching out for help. Not to mention they asked really good questions about content design and they genuinely wanted to learn how to do better by their organization. They had great ideas, and open minds.

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

This implies that digital social tools aimed at facilitating our professional lives might not want to focus too much on helping us stay in touch and work with our closest colleagues. Instead, they might want to help us build, maintain, and exploit a large network of weak ties. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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Knowledge Management Core Issues

Tony Karrer

We need practical ways to build personal informal networks. Helping groups learn from mistakes and errors, practices to carry over learnings from project to project and improve corporate memory. Open space methods, creating forums and 'Ba' for trusted exchanges, blogging and informal wikis may help.

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Measuring And Evaluating Learning – The Top Skill For L&D Teams

Upside Learning

Delivering Learning. Designing Learning. Managing an L&D Function. Knowledge Management. Since the goal of L&D function in any organization is to improve performance through learning interventions and other means, I’d have thought it should have been higher up on the chart. Coaching Skills.

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