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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

People acquire the skills they use at work informally — talking, observing others, trial-and-error, and simply working with people in the know. Formal training and workshops account for only 5% to 20% of what people learn from experience and interactions. What is Informal Learning? Informal learning in a nutshell.

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Harold's PKM Process

Tony Karrer

Another great post by Harold Jarche - My PKM System. His picture is a great visualization of how I personally go about Personal Learning for Learning Professionals. Keywords: Personal Learning , Informal Learning It's worth looking at his picture. It's more the discipline.

PKM 100
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PKM and Personal Learning

Tony Karrer

Interesting post by Harold Jarche on PKM and Informal Learning. His sentiments echo much of what I've been saying around Course and Courseware Fading - The Future of eLearning and Improving Personal Learning - A Continuing Challenge for Learning Professionals.

PKM 100
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Summer Camp starts Monday 16 July

Jane Hart

Our Summer Camp provides an opportunity to learn with peers and gain some of the essential skills needed to support learning in the networked world. informal learning. social learning. mobile learning. Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). We’ll be discussing. online communities. and lots more.

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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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July Informal Learning Hotlist

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Informal Learning Flow Hot List. New skills for learning professionals - Informal Learning , July 1, 2009. Creating your PKM processes , July 20, 2009. July 1, 2009 to July 30, 2009. The following are the top posts from featured sources based on social signals. Fast Company , July 28, 2009. Top Other Items.