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Making the most of Informal Learning

Jane Hart

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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Why you should start measuring informal learning today

Docebo

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.”. Overall, organizations aren’t so great at measuring learning. WATCH THE WEBINAR.

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Social learning in action at #elnil

Jane Hart

The topic was Making the most of informal learning. During the morning and the first part of the afternoon, we listened to 4 speakers with interesting informal learning stories to tell – and there was also a lively backchannel on Twitter to keep those outside the room up to speed with what was happening. .

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Supporting the Social Workplace Learning Continuum

Jane Hart

So one approach that I have been promoting is, instead of thinking of Formal and Informal Leaning as polar opposites, rather to think in terms of a Social Workplace Learning Continuum (as shown diagrammatically in the image on the right). But in order to support the full SWL Continuum, there are 5 points to take on board.

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Virtual Learning Environments for management and leadership training

Learning Pool

So, how does online learning counter the view that only traditional forms of training represent a real investment in what promising, motivated managers and potential leaders are looking for to develop their careers? At Learning Pool, we’ve invested heavily in developing a virtual learning environment in Stream LXP.

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Revisiting My Learning Journey on Social Media

ID Reflections

On my way to office today, I was pondering about my evolving use of social media. In hindsight I realize how immensely lucky I was to have stumbled onto the learning network I did. This is also a journey back in time for me to trace my own learning pathway through the maze called social media. to share content.

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The Angry Birds Community: Social Learning Utopia?

Dashe & Thomson

Not because the videos aren’t all helpful, but because the motivation for participation is very different than that inside an enterprise social learning environment. Diane Rees , in her Instructional Design Fusions blog, offers a thorough examination of the relation between games and participation in social media.