Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning? Our conversation centered on whether or not companies should limit their employees’ use of the internet and social media while at work.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 23, 2020

Job titles and expanding expectations. I usually say, “I’m an instructional designer; I create online learning.” Job descriptions have also been expanding to encompass more skills, especially more technology skills, as noted in “ Digital Skills Dominate Job Ads for Instructional Designers.

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ProProfs

MARCH 22, 2017

The emergence of social media challenged businesses to optimize performance in many areas but what they should certainly be given credit for is making companies dependent on this viable medium beyond what they could have ever imagined. If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 25, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Return of the (Digital) Native by Jim on March 25, 2011 in mobile learning In recent years, we’ve all heard a lot about digital natives. Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In?

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

In my opinion, it’s not that providing on-demand learning and performance solutions is a new idea. It has been around for all of my 15+ years as an instructional designer and training developer, and goes back much further than that. I hope you’ll share yours with us as well.

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Social Networks Performance Support Blended Learning Wiki 162

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Thus we focus on job aids and examples. I think of it as a ‘performance strategy’, not a learning one. In the other case, an organization is executing on a shift from a training philosophy to a performance focus. However, it’s a mindset shift for a group that previous was developing training.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. Why are they in this training session? So how do you keep it real?

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Social Networks Blended Learning Social Learning Blogging 126

Matrix

AUGUST 22, 2019

Adult learning is very much connected to need and usefulness and as a result it’s paramount for instructional designers to prove the importance of any material they present and allow for learners to go about finding what they think is of educational value at a certain point. Formal and informal learning – two peas in the same pod.

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LearningGuild

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Most people learn about their jobs informally, from colleagues and mentors, and by observing (or. Learn here about two key types of informal learning, and how a central. knowledge hub can encourage unofficial, unscheduled, and impromptu learning, while making it. more experienced employees.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

Instead, we will need to put the workers themselves in charge of their own learning. This position is well-articulated in this post by Jay Cross at his Informal Learning Blog. We thought we could train them to do their jobs. Instead, tell them where to get the information they need, when they need it.

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Social Networks Brain Teach Blended Learning 127

Matrix

AUGUST 7, 2018

Once they get a job, they often find that learning happens in the same rigid way – there is a learning path for each role, boxes must be checked, training hours must be filled and maybe there have to be some visible results at the end of all these. 8 practices to facilitate informal learning. Social sharing.

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Informal Learning Informal Wiki Cognitive 48

Clark Quinn

MAY 4, 2021

We’ve all been to school, so we know what learning looks like, right? Did it give you many of the skills you apply in your job now? Maybe reading and writing, but beyond that, what did you learn about business, leadership, etc? And how did you learn those things? Job aids aren’t our job.

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Metrics LMS Job Innovation 275

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Temporary Staffing Revolution by Paul on December 28, 2010 in Temporary staffing A few weeks ago, I grabbed coffee with a long-time family friend that happens to be a training developer. Depends on the client.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

As people increasingly embrace social media and new technologies with open arms, social learning, informal learning and blended learning continue to gain a strong foothold in an organization’s learning palette. Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further?

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

I said in my last post that Kirkpatrick’s four levels were all about the training itself rather than how the training affects organizations. It still measures course, content, instructor, and relevancy to the job. He suggests evaluation checks throughout the training?skill It was an opportunity I couldn’t miss.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 22, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? by Paul on March 23, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Video , blended learning Opening weekend of March Madness is over. Yes, it hurts just typing it.

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Blended Learning Social Networks Blended Social 145

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 21, 2011

Web-based learning portals are the ultimate brain food — extending brain power by positioning learning and How-To reference material close to the job, 24/7. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

SMEs have a ton of work to do and generally keep their heads down until all work is done — defining requirements, documenting processes, testing, collaborating on training content, and training end-users. My answer is almost always SME availability; we simply cannot do our jobs without them.

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Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Blogging 113

Growth Engineering

AUGUST 11, 2016

The challenge to provide a regular stream of relevant content makes it tempting to tap the well of informal learning. With informal learning , all of the ‘content’ is tailored by the audience, for the audience. What do we mean when we talk about capturing informal learning? How does mobile help?

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Learning Pool

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Studies suggest that as little as 10% of what we learn comes from formal training programs. The rest comes from learning on the job – learning by doing – and informal learning, from our peers. Recognize informal learning: Make informal learning an explicit part of your training policy.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

While much of Jane’s work exposes the difference between training and performance support – and implores us to do less of the former in favour of the latter – my post here does not. Instead, I intend to explore the relationship between learning and performance support , with the former considered in its informal context.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 19, 2013

Informal learning has answers to some of the most pressing educational challenges organizations face. But technology has amplified the informal learning taking place and provided unexpected answers to some of the most pressing educational challenges organizations face today. They look up ideas and micro-share on Twitter.

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eFront

JANUARY 24, 2017

Informal learning is impromptu. In fact, this unscheduled training approach may be just what your employees need to broaden their knowledge. In this article, we’ll share 7 tips to use informal learning into your training strategy. How To Incorporate Informal Learning Into Your Corporate Training Strategy.

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Corporate eLearning eLearning Strategy Informal Learning Informal 40

TOPYX LMS

JULY 14, 2016

Its effectiveness is based on its ability to help people retain and recall information. According to a German study reported on by Lenny DeFranco, micro learning drives 20 percent more information retention than long-form training. You guessed it – technology, especially social media.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning [My notes from a webinar. Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning … &#%!? Formal learning is intentional. [I

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TalentLMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

High-flying employees with years of experience are often promoted into managerial or team leader roles simply because they’re good at their jobs. With the right team leader training and the right motivation, though, good employees can become great leaders. We’ve talked about how training for leaders is largely about soft skills.

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eLearningMind

MARCH 2, 2023

Back in 2008, realizing the interoperability limitations of existing learning system standards, such as SCORM (the Shareable Content Object Reference Model), Learning Education Training Systems Interoperability (LETSI) reached out to the L&D community for suggestions on how to fix those shortcomings. Social media?

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Paradiso Solutions

JULY 29, 2022

What is formal and informal learning? Learning that is “given in a systematic planned fashion” is referred to as formal learning. It typically takes place in a face-to-face environment or through an online learning platform, like an LMS, and is planned and supervised by an instructor.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

Talent professionals know that one-and-done training doesn’t work. We’ve moved on to blended learning, learning journeys and learning clusters so we can chunk content into a more digestible bites of spaced learning delivered over time. Non-formal learning benefits.

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ATD Learning Technologies

JANUARY 14, 2016

Learners of the Future: Taking Action Today to Prevent Tomorrow’s Talent Crisis , the latest research study from ATD and i4cp notes that social media and other technologies provide a foundation for social learning, and asked about the L&D function’s role in encouraging learners to collaborate.

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Jane Hart

MARCH 1, 2012

Based on the work I have done analyzing the use of social media in a professional context and working with organizations who are transitioning to become social businesses, I have developed a Workforce Development Services (WDS) Framework that incorporates 4 key services. Here is a very brief explanation of each of them.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 29, 2013

Informal learning has answers to some of the most pressing educational challenges organizations face. But technology has amplified the informal learning taking place and provided unexpected answers to some of the most pressing educational challenges organizations face today. They look up ideas and micro-share on Twitter.

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Informal Learning Informal Press Theory 74

Ideaon

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Compliance training. Many times, companies look to a generic turn-key eLearning solution for mandatory compliance training , but there are better options. Here are 11 ways to make your compliance training more exciting and keep your employees engaged in learning. But it doesn’t have to be. 1 Use Storytelling.

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TOPYX LMS

MAY 9, 2016

Employees Learn Best When They Learn Informally. Informal learning is the polar opposite of formal learning. In the article What Is Informal Learning? , Jay Cross explained, “ Informal learning is the unofficial, unscheduled, impromptu way most people learn to do their jobs.

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Instancy

AUGUST 9, 2023

Corporate training is essential in today’s competitive business environment because it helps companies adapt and thrive. It gives workers the tools they need to do their jobs well, keep up with shifting industry norms, and contribute to the firm as a whole. Personalized learning with AI, but what does that even entail?

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Roundtable Learning

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The 70:20:10 Model for Learning and Development is a commonly used formula within the training profession. The model suggests that 70% of the average person’s knowledge is obtained by doing on-the-job experiences, 20% from social sources such as interactions with others, and 10% from formal training and events.

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

A few astute people noticed it, wrote about it and brought it to the forefront of the learning arena. In fact, the buzz about informal learning seems to grow every day. You’ll find it discussed in training forums, featured in conferences and the subject of many presentations. Learning is adaptation.

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