Origin Learning

MAY 22, 2018

Earlier blog posts have stressed on how workplace learning has evolved over the years and L&D managers are re-inventing the wheel to meet the demands of the ‘millennial audience’. In this blog post, we examine ‘informal learning’ and see how it can play a major role in modern workplace learning.

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Docebo

JULY 8, 2021

Social learning can help today’s organizations keep up with the pace at which their business moves. More and more, organizations are turning to social learning to deliver exciting e- learning experiences to their customers, partners, and employees. What is social learning? Need proof?

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2012

It was a fantastic event with some great speakers and an opportunity to learn drumming. I spoke (for 5 min) on how mobile enables informal learning. Informal Learning. One of the challenge L&D staff has had is to understand Informal Learning and what can they do something about it. Source: [link].

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 13, 2014

Inthis new E-Learning Guild Survey Research Report,Informal Learning Takes Off, Iexamine the results of a survey about informal learning in the workplace. The main informal learning activities […]. Social learning'

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2013

My colleague, Andrea May came back from ASTD International Conference & Exposition (ICE), which was held in Dallas in May of this year, raving about a presentation on “Evaluating Informal Learning.” She knows that I have been blogging about learning evaluation for the past couple of years—mostly Kirkpatrick but also [.]

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CourseArc

MAY 26, 2016

While formal training plays a tremendous role in improving learners’ competencies, most real learning occurs on the job through informal knowledge sharing, coaching, and direct observations. Thus, informal learning is now becoming an indispensable part of a blended learning solution.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2013

My colleague, Andrea May came back from ASTD International Conference & Exposition (ICE), which was held in Dallas in May of this year, raving about a presentation on “Evaluating Informal Learning.” She knows that I have been blogging about learning evaluation for the past couple of years—mostly Kirkpatrick but also [.]

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Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 11, 2011

Two weeks ago Jane Hart wrote an article titled, Social Learning: to be or not to be? , in which Jane expresses her dislike of the term Social Learning (big S, big L). Jane claims that “Social Learning has come to refer exclusively to the use of social media in top-down, formal learning.”

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Learningtogo

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Workers learn more in the coffee room than in the classroom.” – Jay Cross. While studies vary on the exact percentage, most learning in today’s workplace is informal. In this post, we’ll distinguish between informal and formal learning and explore ways to identify and encourage informal learning within your organization.

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Spark Your Interest

DECEMBER 3, 2015

One of the quandaries that instructional designers have been struggling with, is their role (if any) in informal or social learning. First of all, what exactly is informal and social learning? Often, it is referred to as learning by experience or just as experience.

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Docebo

JANUARY 3, 2019

Informal learning encourages learning in the flow of work – here are 5 ways to help you make it happen. In fact, those formal learning situations are becoming less of a fixture in L&D as awareness grows around the need to foster and encourage more informal learning opportunities. .

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Jane Hart

APRIL 9, 2014

I am working with the E-Learning Guild on a research project about the current state of informal learning in the workplace. What types of informal learning are going on inside your organization? Please share your insight by completing the Informal Learning in the Workplace survey. Social learning'

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QuoDeck

JANUARY 14, 2018

Classroom teaching has been debunked for newer forms of learning and engagement across organizations. Interestingly, startups seem to be the ones driving companies towards such learning. The Use Of Informal Learning For Startups. Working in any organization involves learning, and at different levels.

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Docebo

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Uncover the value of social learning in the workplace in this infographic. Where do employees go for critical information when they’re trying to complete a task? This is how most learning actually happens at work and there’s a simple reason why – it’s more effective than formal training. Check out our infographic below.

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eLearning Industry

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Learning leaders can't afford to ignore the rise of informal/social learning as a learning preference. How can you effectively leverage these trends to impact your learning programs? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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TOPYX LMS

APRIL 19, 2016

How did you learn the colloquialisms of the region in which you live? Did you take a structured, formal class, or did you learn the terms by hearing the language of others? 100 bucks says you learned to speak colloquially by hearing the speech of your family and friends and following suit.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

The Entreprise Collaborative has a new question , asking whether we can formalize informal learning. To me, it’s not about formalizing informal learning so much as explicitly supporting it versus ignoring it. Like the proverbial ’stuff’, informal learning happens. I see two roles.

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Instancy

MARCH 9, 2023

Introduction Social learning has become an increasingly important aspect of modern education. It provides opportunities for learners to connect and collaborate, share knowledge, and learn from each other. In this digital age, many social learning apps are available to help learners maximize their learning experience.

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TOPYX LMS

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

We love social learning – it’s as simple as that. If not, you may benefit from discovering more about the nature and function of the incredible thing called social learning. Once you grasp the breadth of advantages specific to social learning, you’ll sing its praises as loudly as we do.

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Docebo

MAY 8, 2018

Social learning can help today’s organizations keep up with the pace at which their business moves. More and more, organizations are turning to social learning to deliver exciting e-learning experiences to their employees, customers and partners. What is Social Learning? Need proof?

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EI Design

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Humans learn a lot informally. In fact, this is a significant way how we learned as children. In this article, you will learn how to leverage informal learning in today’s remote working environment to drive creativity, innovation, and engagement. What Is Informal Learning? Introduction.

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Jane Hart

JUNE 16, 2011

Tomorrow I am going to be chairing an all-day event in Bristol for the eLearning Network, called Making the most of Informal Learning. Here’s a brief overview of the event: “We know how important informal learning is in the workplace, but how do we encourage it? Then from 2.30-4

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Learnnovators

MARCH 15, 2014

It is exciting to be part of the learning revolution happening around us, with new learning paradigms and technologies emerging on a daily basis. Thanks to the inherent quality of learning designers, we find it easy to adapt to most of these changes. Informal/Social Learning Design Competencies.

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Instancy

MARCH 29, 2023

With the advent of technology, learners in both academic and corporate settings now have many options, including eLearning, blended learning, social learning, and mobile learning. This approach offers several advantages, including immediate instructor feedback, peer interaction, and structured learning environments.

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B Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This article from HCAMAG.COM discusses how informal learning which now accounts for up to 90% of learning in the workplace, and social media are now making inroads into this area of corporate life. It features B Online Learning’s eLearning strategies and observations from our eLearning [.].

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Challenge to Learn

MARCH 3, 2011

The question of the month #LCBQ is: How do you assess whether your informal learning, social learning, continuous learning and performance support initiatives have the desired impact or if they achieve the desired results? So in fact you can ask the same question for formal learning activities.

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Learnnovators

MARCH 22, 2015

“ Learning would be exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. ” – Albert Bandura (Originator of Social Learning Theory). “ ” – Albert Bandura (Originator of Social Learning Theory). “

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Connect Thinking

MAY 12, 2012

I have just released episode 23 of the Connect Thinking E-Learning Academy free video and audio podcast series. This is the first of a series of three podcasts exploring social media platforms for formal and informal learning in organisations. You can doenload our free elearning tutorials from iTunes.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 13, 2014

THE QUOTE: “ Informal learning is enhanced when humans participate in interactive experiences.” – Allen (2004; Birchfield et al. We have also been constantly sharing our findings and learnings on these with the learning community through our blog posts. The industry and our clients move slowly. .”

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ATD Learning Technologies

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The proliferation of social media has re-ignited interest in informal learning processes. In the first of three articles, we identify five social media tools that you’re probably already familiar with that you can use to support informal learning in your organization. Click here to read full version.

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Docebo

DECEMBER 8, 2015

That most organizations simply don’t have a mechanism in place for measuring the ROI of informal and social learning in the workplace is more than just a matter of being “behind the times.”. But when it comes to executing a learning strategy, many companies are still looking at their learning strategies upside-down.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 31, 2011

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to hear Julie Dirksen , an instructional designer from Minneapolis, give a presentation on the use of games in learning. leveling (the strategic increase in difficulty over a period of time) and other psychological techniques and I left wanting to learn more.

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TOPYX LMS

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

There are good reasons why companies should use Facebook as a means of promoting social learning. Too many business owners don’t take advantage of this free social media network out of fear that employees will abuse their social media privileges. Like social media, social media learning is a relatively new idea.

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Origin Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Social learning and mobile learning have a lot in common. Instant messaging, e-mails, texts, social media interactions- all of these have become an inseparable part of our lives ever since the smartphone revolution has taken place. A lot of social learning is already happening on the mobile platform.

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eLearning Industry

JUNE 13, 2020

Social learning is a relatively informal mode of training, though there are ways to keep it measurable and structured. What are some of these formalization techniques you can use to enrich your online training repository? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Learnnovators

MAY 11, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix.

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LearnUpon

JULY 25, 2019

Every learning and development team has one ultimate goal. 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? . Face-to-face.

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