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Formal Learning vs. Informal Learning

Learningtogo

While studies vary on the exact percentage, most learning in today’s workplace is informal. In this post, we’ll distinguish between informal and formal learning and explore ways to identify and encourage informal learning within your organization. What is informal learning?

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Survey on Extreme or Informal Learning

Jay Cross

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.” The 45-question survey is here. Where do you go to learn things?

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

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. In dollar figures, spending is minimal.

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The 70-20-10 model: what does it say about evaluation?

Docebo

A small reminder about this model: it says an employee learns 70% of the time through practical experience in the context of professional missions, 20% of the time through discussions with his colleagues and work environment, and 10% in the context of traditional training courses. What lesson can be learned for training evaluation?

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Social, Informal Learning Can Be ?Measured

CLO Magazine

Key performance indicators for social and informal learning identify knowledge hubs and lead to better results. Just as social learning and technology have modernized the way learning occurs in companies today, they also have made a mark on the key performance indicators learning leaders should capture and measure.

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The Top 3 LMS Features Requested? Survey Says…

Mindflash

A recent employee survey by Software Advice reveals thought-provoking data on how corporate learning programs can drive employee engagement. It’s logical that studies of employee engagement involve understanding training program satisfaction. Games can be addictive, so gamification in learning can make learning addictive.

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15 Top Learning, Technology & Media Links: Weekly Digest –10

Upside Learning

Informal Workplace Learning. One way that valuable knowledge in the workplace is acquired is through the informal learning experiences of the everyday work life of employees. The study also shows that 10 percent of mobile Web users account for 90 percent of mobile Web traffic. Creativity.