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Formal vs informal learning and what the LMS should do about them

Matrix

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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Continuous Workplace Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

I might quibble with Jane Hart’s assertion that continuous learning is a new role for learning and development professionals. However, the more important point is that the urgency for this role shift is growing every day. And they need L&D professionals to help them with this learning.

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Social Technology, Community Management & Organizational Development

Learnnovators

The diagram below by Dion Hinchcliffe is a succinct illustration of how digital technology has been and will continue to play a key role in bringing about this change. I am not going to tread into management theory or organizational structures in this post. What role will communities play in transforming the way organizations function?

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The Changing Nature of Workplace Learning

Learnnovators

This trust also promotes individual autonomy and can become a foundation for organizational learning, as knowledge is freely shared. ” Read in conjunction, the two pieces shed a lot of light not only on how today’s workplace is changing but also on its impact on how we learn.

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7 Strategies to Facilitate “Working Out Loud”

Learnnovators

Inspirational Role Models – There are always a few early adopters and trend setters. The latter need strong role models whose behaviour they can emulate, whose successes and failures are out there for all to see. It encourages deep conversations, honest feedback and authentic support. They wait for approvals.

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THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORKPLACE LEARNING

Learnnovators

This trust also promotes individual autonomy and can become a foundation for organizational learning, as knowledge is freely shared. Read in conjunction, the two pieces shed a lot of light not only on how today’s workplace is changing but also on its impact on how we learn. The impact is far-reaching, complex and irrefutable.

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Clive Shepherd – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

The first was a growing realisation that, across the world, learning specialists wanted their expertise to be taken seriously and were concerned that they did not have the respect they felt their role deserved. And what is your advice to learning professionals on overcoming similar challenges? Could you please elaborate?