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The Importance of Informal Learning at the Workplace

Origin Learning

Earlier blog posts have stressed on how workplace learning has evolved over the years and L&D managers are re-inventing the wheel to meet the demands of the ‘millennial audience’. In this blog post, we examine ‘informal learning’ and see how it can play a major role in modern workplace learning. 20% of learning is social.

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Some Tools for Social Learning and How they Help Learning

Kapp Notes

Here is a table with some tools for social learning, short description of the tool, the best use for social learning for the tool and some examples. The term comes from “web log” which is shortened to “blog.” A blog will allow others to comment on the blog entries but not alter the original entry in any way.

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Why You Should Adopt Social Learning

EI Design

It is exciting to be part of the new era in corporate learning that leverages on social and collaborative learning. Today, social learning is more than a buzz and is increasingly used by forward thinking organizations to foster collaborative learning and more significantly its application on the job.

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Mini Glossary of Elearning

KnowledgeOne

These resources include virtual classes, chat, instant messaging, audio and video conference. These ways include discussion forums, tutorials, videos, interactive lectures, blogs, wikis and email exchanges. tools, we find blogs, social media, discussion forums, wikis, RSS feeds, sharing bookmarks and podcasting tools.

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Daily Bookmarks 06/19/2008

Experiencing eLearning

Principles for assessing online discussions and other conversations (blogs, chat, etc.) Writing for asynchronous discussion isn’t the same as writing an essay, and the author argues that students who simply post essays to the discussion board should receive good grades. tags: web2.0 , blog , tools.

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10 Social Media Tools For Learning

The eLearning Coach

Do you have a training or information need that could benefit from a social media strategy? So here are descriptions of ten applications representing different social media technologies that promote learning. Category: Blogs. Blogging to teach others is common in the public domain, but not so within an organization.

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How to create an inclusive workforce – without breaking the bank

Engage in Learning

Test different communication styles, e.g. meetings, instant messaging, emails, 1-2-1s . . Publicly showing your support on social media . Writing an in-depth blog post to raise awareness . Don’t dominate conversations . Say thank you, and give credit for ideas . Provide training for everyone .