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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 Center

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Formal training and workshops account for only 5% to 20% of what people learn from experience and interactions. Order the Informal Learning book or read a summary or download the Informal Learning Poster. What is Informal Learning? Start with these: What’s informal learning?

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PKM and Personal Learning

Tony Karrer

Interesting post by Harold Jarche on PKM and Informal Learning. His sentiments echo much of what I've been saying around Course and Courseware Fading - The Future of eLearning and Improving Personal Learning - A Continuing Challenge for Learning Professionals.

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Re-imagining Work & Learning in a Networked World

ID Reflections

Or will work itself subsume learning enabled by a transformed L&D / facilitators / coaches / mentors and the "right" organizational culture? How do we help organizations see that social and informal learning is not a new and fancy way to learn but an essential requirement in a complex, rapidly changing, and uber connected world?

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Pick of the Month: August 2012

Jane Hart

Celisa Steele, in another piece on the same day, The Opportunity—and Threat—of Self-Directed Learning , wrote about ” Your Organization’s Role in Facilitating Self-Direction” “More than ever, learners must think strategically about how they build their professional skills and knowledge over the course of their career.

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Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning

Coursy

The real issue is that LMS vendors are attempting to position their tools as the center-point for elearning - removing control from the system's end-users: instructors and learners. Learning itself is different - it is not a process to be managed. Learning is by nature multi-faceted and chaotic.

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The best elearning reads of 2013

eFront

Cognitive Dissonance and the Denial of Social/Informal Learning , Mike Britz. Learning technology: are we using it right? The Connected Learners- A Book by Students for Teachers , Langwitches Blog. 3 ways to becoming a master learner , Erika Anderson. 3 ways to becoming a master learner , Erika Anderson.