TOPYX LMS

APRIL 19, 2016

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. This method of learning is called informal learning. How an LMS Encourages Informal Learning.

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Informal Learning LMS Social Networks Informal 100

Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

These are my notes from the Learn Trends: Networked and Social Learning online mini-conference. Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning. Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning. How are you measuring social learning? Reasons to measure learning: Prove benefits.

Social Networks 193

Social Networks Social Network ROI Network 193

ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

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?

Network 202

Network Diversity Training PKM Communities of Practice 202

E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 3, 2011

Recently Anne Marie blogged Location and Learning (which I have reproduced here) and she asked me whether or not I consider her central idea an example of an Informal Learning Environment (ILE). But placements are very rich environments with many unique opportunities to learn. And how could patients use this network?

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Learning Environment Environment Informal Learning Wiki 200

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 20, 2012

I’ve been revisiting performance support in preparation for the Guild’s Performance Support Symposium next month, and I’m seeing a connection between two models that really excite me. It’s abut how social and performance support are a natural connection. So, let’s start with a performance model.

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Performance Support Performance Communities of Practice Picture 187

Learnnovators

MAY 19, 2016

I’ve previously written about the need to design learning & high performance ecosystems here , and have been reflecting on some common ingredients for effective ones. I’ve captured some of these in the infographic below: 5 Ingredients of HIGH PERFORMANCE ECOSYSTEM : COMPANY CULTURE. PERFORMANCE SUPPORT.

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Performance Support Performance Blended Learning eLearning Consultant 113

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, did the learning activity solve the problem within the given requirements?

Informal Learning 214

Informal Learning Informal Yammer Learning 214

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 18, 2010

Yesterday, I talked about how social added to formal learning. Today I want to extend social learning learning to informal learning. When I talked about the value social adds to formal, it was about processing the information in richer ways, to help facilitate learning. are our network.

Network 167

Network Social Informal Portal 167

Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 11, 2011

Social learning refers to a class of learning, which includes wikis, blogs, screen sharing, podcasting, photo sharing, social bookmarking, collaborative working, social networking, etc. Social learning (small S, small L) does not refer to the use of social media in top-down, formal learning.

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Wiki Social Learning Informal Learning Social 189

Tony Karrer

JUNE 16, 2009

eLearning Technology , June 3, 2009 Student Guide: Introduction to ‘Wikis’ in Blackboard - Don't Waste Your Time , June 12, 2009 Discovering Instructional Design 11: The Kemp Model - The E-Learning Curve , June 10, 2009 I Say Instructional Designer, You Say Tomah-toe - Learning Visions , June 9, 2009 Attribution in a Web 2.0

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Network Analysis Social Network Network 100

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Given that the goal of instructional designers and training developers is to improve employee performance, it’s surprising that many continue to create blended learning programs with little or no reliance on performance support tools or systems. Build performance support into every blended learning effort.

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Performance Support Blended Learning Support Performance 190

Jay Cross

JUNE 13, 2012

Next month I’ll be offering an experiential workshop on Informal Learning through Jane Hart’s Social Learning Center. Network socially with Socialcast, Buddypress, GoToMeeting, Google+. Become a Performance Ninja. find out how to integrate learning into workflow. with Jay Cross.

Informal Learning 66

Informal Learning Informal Communities of Practice Learning 66

Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning ….&#%!? Presented by Training Magazine Network Diagram of the learning process: Input: you can get input in lots of ways Organize Apply Evaluate (in a wheel – each of these is a subprocess) Looking first at learning. In a disconnected learning system: Need.

Informal Learning 100

Informal Learning Informal Metrics Wiki 100

Learnnovators

JUNE 28, 2014

THE QUOTE: “ The incredible expansion of mobile technologies is an important factor that will both drive and support the deployment of workplace learning tools and systems in the area of performance support.” – Charles Jennings (Managing Director, Duntroon Associates, and Founder, 70:20:10 Forum ). What are the results?

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Performance Support Support Performance Enterprise 140

ID Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2010

I am re-reading Informal Learning by Jay Cross and was going through the resource links he has provided. Apart from the book, which is a must read for anyone interested in the field of learning, the resource links are gold mines of knowledge, information and insights. Tags: Learning Resources.

Informal Learning 104

Informal Learning Resources Cognitive Social Networks 104

Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Sloan Management Review has a great interview with Andy McAfee on What Sells CEOs on Social Networking. ” They understand the power of weak ties in enterprise social networks. Sure, there are fears of losing control, the fact that hierarchy and social networks are not comfortable bedfellows, and the inevitable paradigm drag.

Social Networks 68

Social Networks Network Social Network Wiki 68

Clark Quinn

JULY 5, 2022

Harold Jarche’s elegantly crafted announcement: The Internet Time Alliance Memorial Award , in memory of Jay Cross , is presented to a workplace learning professional who has contributed in positive ways to the field of Informal Learning and is reflective of Jay’s lifetime of work.

Diversity Training 163

Diversity Training Communities of Practice Internet Community 163

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2014

Key performance indicators for social and informal learning identify knowledge hubs and lead to better results. Just as social learning and technology have modernized the way learning occurs in companies today, they also have made a mark on the key performance indicators learning leaders should capture and measure.

Informal Learning 64

Informal Learning Social Informal Brandon Hall 64

CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Technology and the business environment are changing so quickly, structured training has by necessity taken a back seat to informal learning as the dominant approach to workplace development. Self-Directed Informal Learning Experience alone can be an inefficient instructor. “Our company is ambitious.

Informal Learning 59

Informal Learning Informal Social Networks Behavior 59

Jay Cross

AUGUST 7, 2009

Published in Chief Learning Officer, August 2009. Informal Learning 2.0. In the world of business, the era of networks is crowding out the Industrial Age. Networks reduce transfer costs to zero, enabling companies to focus on what they do best while outsourcing what others can do better.

Learning 2.0 75

Learning 2.0 Informal Learning Informal Cognitive 75

Learnnovators

JUNE 28, 2014

Thanks to the ubiquitous nature of mobile devices and the amazing power fuelled by their ever-expanding features, mobile apps are enabling us perform at our workplaces in ways never imagined before! Therefore, it is quite natural for these to be touted as one of the best forms of performance support for today’s workplaces.

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Performance Support Support Performance Enterprise 100

Tony Karrer

JANUARY 7, 2010

Time-to-performance becomes the new metric. I thought that Time-to-performance was going to be the key metric back in 2002. It was about Time to Performance. Still a lot of what we talk about with informal learning, performance support, etc. is how we can make people perform quickly.

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Performance Support Metrics Performance Social Networks 100

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 … &#%!? In a disconnected learning system: Need.

Informal Learning 100

Informal Learning Informal Metrics Wiki 100

Jay Cross

APRIL 28, 2012

When the book on informal learning came out, nay-sayers attacked me as some kind of loony. QUESTION: How do you know that informal learning works? ANSWER: How did you learn to walk and talk? How did you learn to kiss? QUESTION: How can you measure what people learn? Has their performance improved?

Informal Learning 66

Informal Learning Informal Trust ROI 66

The Learning Circuits

JULY 9, 2012

Social media and mobile technologies have turned the spotlight on social learning concepts, which in turn have made more of us think about the large, ill-charted dark matter of culture : informal learning. Their work here is done , because everyone in your care now understands the value of social and informal learning.

Network 83

Network Personal Learning Personal Personalization 83

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Learning management systems and learning content management systems are the centerpiece for many learning departments, but most organizations are unaware that these systems have capabilities to support informal learning. What follows are 12 ways to engage a workforce in informal learning tactics.

Informal Learning 69

Informal Learning Informal Performance Support Enterprise 69

CLO Magazine

MARCH 19, 2013

Informal learning has answers to some of the most pressing educational challenges organizations face. In his 1977 book Social Learning Theory , he wrote: “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.

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Informal Learning Informal Press Theory 65

Mindflash

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Performance support is a way to extend formal training to the job site, reminding learners of how to apply their formal training to get results. Back on the job after training has been completed, performance support systems give learners what they need to know at the exact moment of need. Remember what we discussed in training?

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Performance Support Support Performance Social Networks 84

ID Reflections

AUGUST 14, 2009

Preamble Today's #learnchat question revolved around formal and informal learning. The initial part of the session was spent on trying to pin down the meanings—denotation as well as connotation—of formal and informal. A snapshot of formal vs. informal learning: Formal Learning: 1.

Informal Learning 110

Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Social 110

Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. In fact, we typically learn more from informal learning than from formal learning experiences. Build a Learning Culture.

Informal Learning 40

Informal Learning Classes Informal Wiki 40

Vignettes Learning

APRIL 22, 2010

I nformal Learning Hits Brick Walls There is more than one way to implement informal learning. It is better to deal with the "formal" requirements of the organization on informal learning. This is a reality for many types of enterprise programs that impacts learning, work and performance.

Informal Learning 45

Informal Learning Social Networks Informal Social Network 45

Docebo

JULY 8, 2021

The concept is more than just a buzzword and is now increasingly used by forward-thinking organizations to foster collaborative learning and its application in the flow of work to drive organizational performance and the effectiveness of L&D activities. Why does social learning matter?

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Social Learning Adoption Adopt Social 241

Innovative Learning Group

JUNE 7, 2018

Three Ways to Streamline Employee Performance Improvement. Remember that iconic catch phrase from the 1976 movie Network ? But there’s learning to know and there’s learning to perform. In the world of workplace learning, it’s the latter we primarily need to do, right? Otherwise, “fuhgeddaboudit”!

Performance Support 40

Performance Support Performance Change Movie 40

Innovative Learning Group

JUNE 7, 2018

Remember that iconic catch phrase from the 1976 movie Network ? But there’s learning to know and there’s learning to perform. In the world of workplace learning, it’s the latter we primarily need to do, right? More on designing and developing performance support in the real world will come in future posts.

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Performance Support Performance Change Movie 40

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 5, 2012

In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g., training) and informal learning experiences (e.g., Helping workers learn continuously on the job. Peer-to-peer learning that is “ lite on content and rich in interaction”. communities of practice).

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Social Networks Culture Organization Create 262

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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Knowledge Guide Diversity Training Social Media 92

Big Dog, Little Dog

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Improved collective performance: Investing in Web 2.0 - Knowledge Board. We are all very familiar with social networking platforms such as MySpace, Flikr, YouTube, Twitter, Bebo and Facebook. Informal learning - the next big thing? We are on the threshold of a paradigm shift in learning. Training Zone.

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Social Networks Social Network Twitter Network 32