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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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Summer Camp starts Monday 16 July

Jane Hart

The online Summer Camp at the Social Learning Centre runs 16 July – 17 August and is led by Jane Hart and Harold Jarche. Learning is changing. Learning professionals need practical tools and techniques to integrate work and learning while adapting to an increasingly complex environment. informal learning.

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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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eLearning Innovation 2010 – Top 30

Tony Karrer

Google Buzz , Google Wave and PKM PKM stands for Personal Knowledge Management, which is a definite passion of mine (see Work Literacy and Social Media for Knowledge Workers ). Effectiveness Informal Learning Reaction? So, here’s what we are already seeing this year. Not sure how to categorize these things.

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The differences between learning in an e-business and learning in a social business

Jane Hart

LEARNING IN A SOCIAL BUSINESS. E-Learning. Social Learning. Collaborative Working & Learning. e-learning/ OJT. Adding social. to the ”blend” Learning in the flow or work, “smart” working. peer-learning, collaborative learning. Informal learning.

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The Changing Nature of Workplace Learning

Learnnovators

As an L&D professional who is passionate about self-driven learning, #pkm and #pln, and believe in and evangelize social and informal learning, I realize it’s time to take a step back and do a reality check. We cannot espouse with any confidence what we don’t follow ourselves.

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