E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 3, 2011

Recently Anne Marie blogged Location and Learning (which I have reproduced here) and she asked me whether or not I consider her central idea an example of an Informal Learning Environment (ILE). In addition to profiles and blogs, I would also suggest facilitating an open discussion forum.

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QuoDeck

JANUARY 14, 2018

Classroom teaching has been debunked for newer forms of learning and engagement across organizations. Interestingly, startups seem to be the ones driving companies towards such learning. The Use Of Informal Learning For Startups. Working in any organization involves learning, and at different levels.

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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? Be open and lead by example! Check out these tips!

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Matrix

AUGUST 7, 2018

Without ruling out traditional L&D practices, informal learning should find its way into today’s workplace. Read more: The truth about informal learning: it happens all the time, anywhere. 8 practices to facilitate informal learning. First of all, it is very cost effective. All in all.

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Jay Cross

JULY 2, 2012

More skinny about the experiential workshop at the Informal Learning Center. If you want to join me, better hurry up. There are only nine seats on this bus.

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Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

This deck is my starting point when I’m asked to do a presentation about informal learning. about informal learning than you did on the way in. On my Walkabout I am experimenting with openness. I’m going to be much more open. 1 is Make your motto “be open.”

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning ….&#%!? Presented by Training Magazine Network Diagram of the learning process: Input: you can get input in lots of ways Organize Apply Evaluate (in a wheel – each of these is a subprocess) Looking first at learning. In a disconnected learning system: Need.

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Mindflash

JUNE 7, 2012

The post explains: “Informal first is a mindset that prioritizes informal learning over formal training in practice. ” As the blog Educational Experimentalist has pointed out, informal and formal learning can work together to reinforce each other. Are you short changing informal learning?

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 14, 2018

Informal learning is integral to the way we learn, but organizations have several associated concerns about its value and impact. In this article, I address them and—through 6 informal learning examples— I also show you how you can use informal learning effectively. Acquire further knowledge.

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ID Reflections

JUNE 5, 2009

Some key points: Informal learning vs. formal learning 1. Informal learning is never over. Formal learning has a fixed goal, syllabus and usually ends with some recognition. More than 80% of learning in the workplace is informal learning. Social networks are vital to informal learning.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning [My notes from a webinar. Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning … &#%!? Formal learning is intentional. [I

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Docebo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

It has been proven that when formal learning decreases, informal learning automatically decreases as well. Indeed, formal learning brings a fresh impulse and new ideas to every day’s life. These two flaws highlight the link between formal and informal learning as well as their mutual dependency.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

As in the earlier volumes, my intent is to provoke deeper thinking across a range of e‑learning related themes in the workplace, including: • Mobile learning. • Informal learning. • Open badges. • The future of e-learning. • MOOCs. • Flipped classrooms.

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eFront

JANUARY 24, 2017

Informal learning is impromptu. In this article, we’ll share 7 tips to use informal learning into your training strategy. How To Incorporate Informal Learning Into Your Corporate Training Strategy. How To Incorporate Informal Learning Into Your Corporate Training Strategy.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 5, 2023

The Internet Time Alliance Memorial Award , in memory of Jay Cross , is presented to a workplace learning professional who has contributed in positive ways to the field of Informal Learning and is reflective of Jay‘s lifetime of work. They share their work in public and often challenge conventional wisdom.

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 3, 2012

From my pal Curt Bonk at Indiana University: My research team and I from the Instructional Systems Technology Department at Indiana University are conducting a study titled, “Collecting Stories of Extreme or Informal Learning.” I’m finishing up my next book, Informal Learning in Business.

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Jay Cross

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Jane Hart just alerted me to this post on Blackboard Blog, 5 Myths About Informal Learning. Here’s my take: “It’s too unstructured” = it’s open-ended, has room for growth, changes with the times, and let’s people be all they can be. won’t retain” = people who learn at the point of need apply their learning immediately.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

MARCH 27, 2010

UMBC’s ISD Now Webinar Series — Informal Learning: 5 Ways to do More with Less, April 20, 2010. UMBC’s ISD Now Webinar Series is UMBC’s ISD Graduate Program’s newest online platform to share ideas and information on topics related to business, organizational productivity and workplace learning and performance.

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eLearningMind

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Both are methods for informal communication. Both make learning from colleagues easier than ever. Find out why informal learning and person-to-person communication is such a vital part of ELM culture. The post Slack Vs. Hipchat: Which Works Best for Informal Learning? Straight to the Source.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JUNE 23, 2010

Four-minute interview with Jay at VI International Seminar of the UNESCO chair in e-Learning on “Open Social Learning&# , of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona. Tags: Informal Learning.

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Docebo

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Thus, a good part of “70 20” may be in reality learning transfer. Evaluating informal learning, is also and firstly the evaluation of learning transfer. What lesson can be learned for training evaluation? That in evaluating transfer, we are already evaluating informal learning!

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Performance Learning Productivity

AUGUST 24, 2023

As a meme or reference model, it both validates the importance of Formal Courses – the “10” as well as opening up the opportunity of intentionally activating Learning from Challenging Assignments – the “70” and Learning from Others – the “20.” Implications 1. It’s now time to put this knowledge into action.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JANUARY 29, 2010

Top Informal Learning links for the first month of 2010. The opposite of “open” is “theirs” - Joho the Blog , January 14, 2010. Open course-wars, redux… the real nastiness is elsewhere - Abject Learning , January 5, 2010. The End of the Industrial Training Era - Informal Learning , January 2, 2010.

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Jane Hart

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Last week, I was the Opening Keynote speaker at the Elearning Guild’s Online Forum: Collaborative, Social and Informal Learning: Where do Learning Professionals Fit In. I started by paying a tribute to Jay Cross, who many of you know died in early November.

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Learning Pool

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Studies suggest that as little as 10% of what we learn comes from formal training programs. The rest comes from learning on the job – learning by doing – and informal learning, from our peers. Recognize informal learning: Make informal learning an explicit part of your training policy.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

MARCH 1, 2010

Best of Informal Learning Flow. Rethinking Open Data - OReilly Radar , February 1, 2010. Informal learning from the horse’s mouth - Informal Learning , February 3, 2010. Excellent Technical Resource for Mobile Learning - Workplace Learning Today , February 9, 2010.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Informal Learning Flow. Next month, a new aggregator on Working Smarter from Internet Time Alliance , sponsored by Xyleme , will replace Informal Learning Flow. Open Source eLearning Tools - eLearning Technology , October 13, 2010. Giving up control - Informal Learning , November 2, 2010.

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Tony Karrer

JULY 24, 2006

I've received quite a bit of input on my blog post Informal Learning - Let's Get Real. We want to figure out what the process and mechanisms should look like when we are going after Intentional Informal Learning. Informal Learning, Communities, Bottom-up vs. Top-Down.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

He was the guru of informal learning who pushed us to think outside of the traditional model of formal courses and training. He may not actually have been the one to coin the term “e-learning,” but he certainly shaped and led the field. Formal and Informal Learning.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

AUGUST 1, 2009

Informal Learning Flow Hot List. How NPR is Embracing Open Source and Open APIs - OReilly Radar , July 16, 2009. New skills for learning professionals - Informal Learning , July 1, 2009. Adobe Unveils New Open Source Initiatives Targeted Towards Media Companies , July 20, 2009. Why the #$%!

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 17, 2013

” No matter how much we try to cultivate an informal learning culture within our organisations, this question pops up time and again. Mozilla’s Open Badges initiative leverages this phenomenon by gamifying the learning experience. And yet I suggest that open badges have more powerful potential still.

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Zephyr Learning

JUNE 25, 2013

This has now changed, from pc/laptop/smartphone, TV and game consoles we can now assess the net and consume as much information as possible. With this true 24/7 approach to learning, there is a slightly worrying trend which organisations will have to bridge – formal learning ‘v’ informal learning. Application.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 8, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, March 08, 2007 Open Simulations vs. Page Turners? Thanks to Donald Clark for his post on Open Simulations vs. page-turners? : "Open structures lead to better long term retention." ".e-learning Games for Girls.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 3, 2012

Let me explain by rewinding a little… In my previous post Informal first , I articulated a mindset that prioritises informal learning over formal training. I argued in favour of providing all the necessary learning resources to the target audience in an open, structured format.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 20, 2012

This 70:20:10 breakdown has since been supported by subsequent research , though sometimes the ratio is represented as 80:20 to reflect informal learning and formal training respectively. • 20% on informal learning. And one way of doing that is by committing to “informal first” What is informal first?

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. This got me musing on some of the issues that have been bumping around in my head as I read all the blog talk on the topic of informal learning as well as Jays book (which I have admittedly only gotten partly through).

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 26, 2006

Found via: Big Dog, Little Dog - a very interesting article: Why Minimal Guidance during Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching - Educational Psychologist It points out that open learning environments may not be good ways for people to learn.

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