B Online Learning

JUNE 5, 2014

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ATD Learning Technologies

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The proliferation of social media has re-ignited interest in informal learning processes. In the first of three articles, we identify five social media tools that you’re probably already familiar with that you can use to support informal learning in your organization. Click here to read full version.

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B Online Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

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Connect Thinking

MAY 12, 2012

I have just released episode 23 of the Connect Thinking E-Learning Academy free video and audio podcast series. This is the first of a series of three podcasts exploring social media platforms for formal and informal learning in organisations. You can doenload our free elearning tutorials from iTunes.

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TOPYX LMS

APRIL 19, 2016

Did you take a structured, formal class, or did you learn the terms by hearing the language of others? 100 bucks says you learned to speak colloquially by hearing the speech of your family and friends and following suit. This method of learning is called informal learning. How an LMS Encourages Informal Learning.

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Jane Hart

JUNE 16, 2011

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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B Online Learning

MARCH 4, 2015

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B Online Learning

JANUARY 29, 2015

I’ve always had a bit of a love/hate relationship with the term ‘blended learning’. The traditional idea of a blended learning environment […].

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

The Entreprise Collaborative has a new question , asking whether we can formalize informal learning. To me, it’s not about formalizing informal learning so much as explicitly supporting it versus ignoring it. Like the proverbial ’stuff’, informal learning happens. I see two roles.

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EI Design

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In fact, this is a significant way how we learned as children. In this article, you will learn how to leverage informal learning in today’s remote working environment to drive creativity, innovation, and engagement. What Is Informal Learning? Informal learning , in contrast, happens organically.

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Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 11, 2011

Two weeks ago Jane Hart wrote an article titled, Social Learning: to be or not to be? , in which Jane expresses her dislike of the term Social Learning (big S, big L). Jane claims that “Social Learning has come to refer exclusively to the use of social media in top-down, formal learning.” We’re not always social.

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B Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This article from HCAMAG.COM discusses how informal learning which now accounts for up to 90% of learning in the workplace, and social media are now making inroads into this area of corporate life. It features B Online Learning’s eLearning strategies and observations from our eLearning [.].

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Jane Hart

OCTOBER 28, 2011

I’ve created a… Read the rest.

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ATD Learning Technologies

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and similar common applications weren’t primarily designed for informal learning—and may not offer the most powerful and targeted uses of the media in this context. Click here to read full version.

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ATD Learning Technologies

DECEMBER 6, 2012

The recent proliferation of social media seems to have rekindled an interest in informal learning processes. Part 1 and Part 2 identified types of social media that can support informal learning processes.) (Part 1 and Part 2 identified types of social media that can support informal learning processes.)

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Interesting numbers about the Social media and mobile computing revolution, while we wont really vouch for the numbers, Gary goes to great lengths to provide sources and substantiation for the basis of his calculation. Related posts: Types of Social Media Users Five Myths of Mobile Learning The Semantic Web Cometh – 2.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 30, 2011

Most of us have Facebook accounts and collaborate with friends, family and colleagues through this media. We also use tools such as Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media. In a lot of cases, we are using internal corporate social media tools to collaborate. As a learning professional, I have been pondering this question a lot.

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TOPYX LMS

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Too many business owners don’t take advantage of this free social media network out of fear that employees will abuse their social media privileges. As a result, entire companies miss out on all of Facebook’s social learning benefits. Like social media, social media learning is a relatively new idea.

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Challenge to Learn

MARCH 3, 2011

The question of the month #LCBQ is: How do you assess whether your informal learning, social learning, continuous learning and performance support initiatives have the desired impact or if they achieve the desired results? So, did the learning activity solve the problem within the given requirements?

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

This is true whether you’re talking about formal learning, informal learning, or whatever. But I digress… So, let’s say you are interested in seeing what social media can do for your organization: what are you not seeing but need to? As he would say, stopping at level 1 or 2 is worthless.

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ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

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. PLN social media Twitter'

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ProProfs

MARCH 22, 2017

The emergence of social media challenged businesses to optimize performance in many areas but what they should certainly be given credit for is making companies dependent on this viable medium beyond what they could have ever imagined. If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company.

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Web Courseworks

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Social media discussions have become a common way to obtain information. Relying on listservs to share information among a community of practitioners has evolved into launching social media networks. Educators, however, would argue that “informal learning”, although [.].

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

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. Go take a peek.

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eLearning Industry

APRIL 6, 2019

Which benefits can your organization draw from social media live eLearning events? In this article, I’ll highlight 6 unexpected advantages of hosting live eLearning events on popular social media platforms. Are they really a viable training tool, or should you focus your resources elsewhere?

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Upside Learning

MARCH 29, 2011

We have said this before and are saying it again; informal learning is the new ‘learning’. This is not to say that informal learning would act as a replacement to the formal mode of learning, but it is the synergy between these both that produces effective growth. The Five Myths of Informal Learning.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

For example, in a youth program that has a focus on interactive media, the projects produced by youth are posted to online environment. New technologies are offering many useful ways of monitoring and assessing the impact of “informal” learning. . link] The projects can be downloaded by others, modified, and reported.

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B Online Learning

JUNE 17, 2015

A while ago I attended a conference presentation, called Letting It All In: Social Media & Policy in Your Organisation by Michelle Lentz. The session allowed attendees the chance to reflect on why we need a social media policy and how to get started. These are some key points I got from the session. A […].

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 3, 2010

As an enterprise, Acme Corporation is “dipping its toes&# into social media. While the organisation has invested in social technology, and maybe even documented a social media policy, the majority of its social media activity is driven from the bottom up. Not everyone who shies away from social media is a lone wolf.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 22, 2011

Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further? The proportions of formal and informal learning vary with the task at hand, the context for learning, and the psyche of the learner. Where Does Informal Learning Fit In? Can Your iPad Replace Your SmartBoard?

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Trivantis

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Today, workers need to be able to learn on demand, as well as to maximize their annual training. Informal learning helps employees stay knowledgeable and ready for industry shifts. Want to initiate more informal learning in your organization? Use a flexible LMS that facilitates social and informal learning.

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eLearning Cyclops

MARCH 6, 2011

Informal learning. Maybe I Can Informally Assess Its Impact #LCBQ. This months Big Question at Learning Circuits is regarding assessing the impact of informal learning. Survey staff regarding what they have learned and how they applied it. It makes sense to use a social media tool to do this (e.g.,

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Upside Learning

MAY 20, 2011

On the eLearning front, learn how you can overcome the cultural barriers to the adoption of eLearning, how DSLRs can help you in making engaging eLearning videos and how you too can attain the balance between formal and informal learning. Need to quench your thirst for the latest in learning, technology and media links further?

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Matrix

AUGUST 22, 2019

Adult learning is very much connected to need and usefulness and as a result it’s paramount for instructional designers to prove the importance of any material they present and allow for learners to go about finding what they think is of educational value at a certain point. Formal and informal learning – two peas in the same pod.

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Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

A study conducted by the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on the Inc 500 (a list of fastest growing companies in US) reveals interesting trends on usage of Social Media. Soon, there will be very few companies NOT using any of the social media. 500 approximately one year and two years earlier.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2010

How To Revamp Your Learning Model. There’s a lot of talk these days about informal learning vs. formal learning. This article advocates the development of an Informal Learning Environment (ILE) to work in tandem with a Formal Learning Environment (FLE) to support both the learning process and its administration.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Jane Bozarth’s Social Media for Trainers is a wonderfully handy, and important, book. As I mentioned before , the key to deep learning is processing the information in a variety of ways, and social interaction around the content is a valuable form of processing. This book provides just the concise information needed.

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