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. Much of this will be anecdotal information collected, but none the less information that has value in assessing impact.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2013

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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Degreed

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For those of you like me that aren’t math wizards, that’s about 45 years where most of your learning happens in a professional setting, i.e. while you’re on the job. And most of that on-the-job learning happens outside of training classes, in the job-related information you consume and tasks you complete each day.

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Jay Cross

JUNE 13, 2012

Next month I’ll be offering an experiential workshop on Informal Learning through Jane Hart’s Social Learning Center. By the close of the workshop, you will be able to… understand what informal learning is, how it works, why it’s important. find out how to integrate learning into workflow.

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gomo learning

MAY 14, 2019

Rather, we gain knowledge through a variety of informal means and methods—such as searching the web, asking a coworker for help, or watching online tutorials. And, because these informal learning experiences are already happening in your organization, it’s important to know how to recognize and foster them.

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Clark Quinn

MAY 24, 2012

Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about informal learning, which ends up sounding like formal learning, and this can be confusing. There are really two viewpoints: that of the learning and development (L&D) professional, and that of the performer. This also includes search engines, portals, and more.

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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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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. We live in an age when we don’t search for news, the news find us.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

So much information; so little time. Technology allows consumers of information to also be curators of information. We can use technology to select, organize, present, and evolve the information that we need. Users can control amount as well as when and where the information is received.

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Tony Karrer

MAY 11, 2009

There's a fantastic post by Stephen Downes - New Technology Supporting Informal Learning. So as you read this, keep in mind that Stephen was primarily talking about technology that can support a Formal Learning Event that heavily leverages Informal / Social Learning as it's primary mechanism. eLearning Technology.

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Learnnovators

MAY 29, 2014

THE JOURNEY: We, like many out there, are of the view that, though most learning designers possess good levels of skills around the traditional training (formal learning) area, their skill levels fall short around the informal or social learning areas. Articles/Blog Posts. Power to the Learners : An interesting read!

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Rob Hubbard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Informal learning, like the scenario above, takes place constantly in most organisations. It is estimated that probably as much of 80% of learning within an organisation is informal, with formal training constituting the other 20%. What is informal learning? How can informal learning be harnessed?

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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 … &#%!? In a disconnected learning system: Need.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 18, 2010

Yesterday, I talked about how social added to formal learning. Today I want to extend social learning learning to informal learning. When I talked about the value social adds to formal, it was about processing the information in richer ways, to help facilitate learning. are our network.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 15, 2021

That is, making learning safe. So providing a safe sandbox for exploration is a support for learning. Similarly, have low consequences for mistakes generated through informal learning. Exploration also drives informal learning. There are practices that increase the effectiveness of the search.

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Upside Learning

MAY 29, 2012

It is described as “an experimental research project, developed by Microsoft’s FUSE Labs, focused on exploring the possibilities of social search for the purpose of learning.” distinguishes itself by focusing on learning and education. In the context of workplace learning too I think So.cl

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. It could be knowledge gained from reading, Web searching, or from colleagues and friends. Build a Learning Culture. Pershing (Ed.),

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

This post continues my commentary to the Learning Insights 2012 Report produced by Kineo for e.learning age magazine. The second of the ten 'insights' in the report is that ‘L&D is playing a key role in supporting informal learning'. The message does seem at last to have got through to L&D (and to e-learning developers).

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 21, 2009

social, informal, [enter your own bizbuzz phrase here] strategy. Some are instituted from different organizations, like under the CIO, and others have emerged from the learning function with the organization. The interesting thing is how the actions are blurring the notion that there are tight boundaries between formal and informal.

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Learnnovators

MAY 29, 2014

.”- Karl Kapp THE JOURNEY: We, like many out there, are of the view that, though most learning designers possess good levels of skills around the traditional training (formal learning) area, their skill levels fall short around the informal or social learning areas. Articles/Blog Posts. Courses/Programs/Tools.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange of Information by Paul on March 14, 2011 in social learning Most of us in the adult learning industry have already found and incorporated Twitter into our everyday lives.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Suffice to say my search for statistical significance is serious. Hence I urge caution when using it to inform our decisions. Subjects who are compelled to participate in these activities may not behave in the same manner as when they are not; which could, for example, complicate your informal learning strategy.

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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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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network by Jolene on April 28, 2011 in Informal Learning , Instructional Design , Training Development , Video , social learning According to the 1996 report from the U.S.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

APRIL 3, 2010

Best of Informal Learning Flow. Twitter for Learning – 55 Great Articles - eLearning Technology , March 24, 2010. How To Use Video SEO To Jump To The Top Of Google Search Results - TechCrunch , March 10, 2010. Moodle: e-learning’s Frankenstein - Donald Clark Plan B , March 6, 2010. Decisions, decisions.

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Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 21, 2007

Great post by Ray Sims - What To Do On Behalf of Informal Learning? He provides a list of things he can do to help informal learning in his organization. A few that jump out at me: Help employees discover and refine their own personal learning environment Improve content findability. Make outside connections easy.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

The era of “left brain” dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which “right brain” qualities-inventiveness, empathy, meaning-predominate. I’ve often wondered what all this right-brained thinking means for the learning industry. We thought we could train them to do their jobs.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JUNE 26, 2009

Learnscaping describes a dozen learning patterns, e.g. processes that organizations are using to improve performance through networked informal learning. Users navigate via search. Technology is used to generate or analyze information individually. technology, no-brainers and maybes.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

APRIL 20, 2009

Two recent posts got my attention -- Tony Karrer's Reduce Searching Start Talking and Harold Jarche's Effective knowledge sharing. Harold notes the 80-20 funding ratio between formal and informal learning and Will Thalheimer questions this funding differential in the comment section. So which chart do we believe?

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Jay Cross

MARCH 8, 2011

Profiles are good for learning and for business operations. Profiles enable members of the community to search for answers to questions, to expertise, and to the wisdom of experience. Value network analysis could yield economic information that social network analysis fails to cover.

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Matrix

JANUARY 14, 2016

Formal learning, of course, got the most attention throughout the years, especially in work situations, overshadowing the other two types of learning and informal learning in particular. People learn a lot in informal settings, but this can hardly be measured. Informal and collaborative learning.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

AUGUST 1, 2009

Informal Learning Flow Hot List. New skills for learning professionals - Informal Learning , July 1, 2009. Enterprise Friendly Social Network Dashboard PeopleBrowsr Launches Real-Time Search , July 10, 2009. Must-Have Google Search Tricks , July 7, 2009. July 1, 2009 to July 30, 2009. Google (619).

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Jay Cross

MARCH 3, 2009

It beats threshing a barrage of chaff to locate the kernels of information you want. The Informal Learning Flow aggregator is beginning to take social signals into account. on the eLearning Learning. searches that land on us and that occur on the site, and various other kinds of behaviors. Enter smart aggregation.

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Docebo

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Uncover the value of social learning in the workplace in this infographic. Where do employees go for critical information when they’re trying to complete a task? They don’t take formal courses – they search around and ask a colleague or an expert.

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Docebo

MARCH 2, 2022

Employees have less time than ever to learn – make their time count by applying the 70:20:10 framework. We’ve got a question for you: in your current role, how much formal training did you receive, and exactly how much of that information did you actually retain? They asked 200 successful managers how they learned.

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Performance Learning Productivity

AUGUST 24, 2023

The challenge is how can L&D activate and support informal and social learning in an intentional, high impact way that builds a vibrant learning culture? And this learning culture leads to higher performance as employees embrace continuous development on the job. It’s now time to put this knowledge into action.

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Learning Pool

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The rest comes from learning on the job – learning by doing – and informal learning, from our peers. It’s a highly effective way of learning: employees ask for help and advice from others; experienced employees will mentor newcomers; bilateral consultations will lead to improvements in practices.

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