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Evaluating Informal Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

Informal learning in organizations is finally being recognized as a key aspect of employee development and performance improvement. But how do you evaluate something that is as unpredictable and serendipitous as informal learning? Employee teams could post the progress and results of their projects on a Web site (e.g.,

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Like many enterprise learning companies, we are actively brainstorming ways to incorporate collaborative Web 2.0 technologies into our training programs, but rarely do we find a client that wants to create a robust learning environment comprised of both formal and informal components. Can you say future book deal?

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Informal Learning About Accessibility

Experiencing eLearning

It does seem like there isn’t much formal learning about accessibility happening though; most of the responses were for various kinds of informal learning. Web sites: 20% (15 votes). Informally from coworkers: 11%. part of a masters program): 0% (no votes). Posted in Accessibility, Informal Learning.

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How to Start an Informal Learning Library with Screencasts

TechSmith Camtasia

So why wouldn’t we do the same for something as important as learning? Informal Learning helps us do just that. Online libraries that store informal learning content can prove to be very useful for both the learner and the teacher. What is Informal Learning? This is where informal learning comes in.

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Online Tools for Evaluating Informal Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

She writes about “embedded evaluation”: Embedded evaluation integrates “invisible” tools for evaluation into the existing program activities. For example, in a youth program that has a focus on interactive media, the projects produced by youth are posted to online environment. internal wiki).

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Open Learning Network vs Informal Learning Environment

E-Learning Provocateur

Mott’s blueprint is the Open Learning Network (OLN). Mine is the Informal Learning Environment (ILE). In a nutshell, the objects in an OLN can talk to one another via web service protocols such as LTI. It formalises the informal. We can have both.&#. Amen to that. But how do we bridge the gap?

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Changing Landscape in E-Learning

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Vikas: What are clients looking for in eLearning programs? They face a lot of cost pressure on eLearning programs. From the Producer’s standpoint – we have to focus on reducing the cost of producing eLearning programs and increase the level of interactivity and graphic rich content.

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