The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

More effective, sustainable learning occurs in the normal course of doing the work. This informal learning is facilitated by coaching, mentoring, communities-of-practice, experiments, action-learning and any of a myriad of other methods including the various forms of social media.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 25, 2016

As David Grebow explained in his post about The Learning Curve and The Pivot Point , unless formal training (courses, workshops, seminars, webinars, etc.)

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 2, 2013

Your organization has decided to tilt in the direction of informal learning. Masterclass for L&D managers, instructional designers, and senior instructors on the concept and implementation of informal learning. Introduction to informal learning. So now what do you do? Push vs. pull. The spectrum.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 10, 2013

From course designers/trainers to performance, collaboration and professional learning specialists [providing learning assistance where, when, and how it is needed]. I would add these other ways that the L&D role must also change: From scheduler of courses and workshops to facilitator of on-demand, informal learning experiences.

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Attitudes Organizational Learning Specialist Learning 200

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 22, 2011

What might organizational learning look like 10 years from now? I think that in 10 years organizational learning will be almost unrecognizable. A recent buzzword ringing in our ears is “informal learning.&# What would you tell them?

Instructional Design 172

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

As per the 70:20:10 Model in Learning & Development: 70% of organizational learning comes from workplace (on-the-job) learning. 20% of organizational learning comes from social learning (feedback & coaching by managers). Adopt the 70:20:10 Model as your organization’s learning strategy.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

I referred to supporting the activities that we find in natural learning, for both formal and informal learning. With this list of things we do, we need to find ways to support them, across both formal and informal learning. We need to allow failure, and support learning from it.

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Jane Hart

JUNE 4, 2012

We need to remember, that (social) learning doesn’t just take place in a training room, but anywhere where people congregate. The word ”activities” is better since it can be used to describe both the ORGANISATION of structured/formal learning and the SUPPORT of unstructured/informal learning.

Performance Support 210

Performance Support Social Support eLearning Guild 210

Learnnovators

JANUARY 18, 2014

Learning Standards/Specifications (Experience API). Learning Analytics. Learning Styles (Personalized & Adaptive). Mobile Learning. Learning Modes (Informal Learning/Social Learning). Gamification and Game-based Learning. Video-based Learning. Programming Languages (HTML 5).

Predictions 186

Predictions Authoring Tools Gamification Analytics 186

Learnnovators

OCTOBER 13, 2013

In this information age, learning professionals face several challenges with respect to organizational learning, since SCORM doesn’t have solutions to capture and track experiences such as these: A major part of organizational learning is informal. The remaining 90% is happening informally!

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Xyleme

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

But as we all know, learning is evolving. Today, we keep hearing that formal presentations are out, that it’s all about informal learning, social learning and user-generated content. So, while structured informal learning sounds like an oxymoron, here are four reasons why structure still matters: 1.

Informal Learning 78

Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Diversity Training 78

Learnnovators

MARCH 15, 2014

In this article, we’ll take a quick look at the essential competencies that a learning designer is required to possess for designing effective informal/social learning solutions for today’s workplaces. Informal/Social Learning Design Competencies.

Social Learning 172

Social Learning Informal Social Blended Learning 172

Jay Cross

AUGUST 28, 2012

Just as bicycles did not eliminate walking and cars did not do away with automobiles, informal learning doesn’t snuff out formal learning. What really happens is that one innovation is built on top of what’s gone before. That’s why models like 80/20 and 70:20:10 retain the 20 and the 10. Think of it this way.

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Organizational Learning Culture Compliance Training Examples 68

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.

Informal Learning 69

Informal Learning Informal LMS Specialist 69

Clark Quinn

JULY 5, 2019

He had been touting the value of Informal Learning, and realized he was doing it alone. When Jay passed away, we determined to honor his ideas by recognizing those who continue to carry the banner for informal learning. We announce the ITA memorial award on 5 July, Jay’s birthday.

Social Media 140

Social Media Exercise Organizational Learning Internet 140

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

This trust also promotes individual autonomy and can become a foundation for organizational learning, as knowledge is freely shared. Read in conjunction, the two pieces shed a lot of light not only on how today''s workplace is changing but also on its impact on how we learn. The impact is far-reaching, complex and irrefutable.

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Change Social Networks Social Network Case Study 220

Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 12, 2008

After my post on Improving Organizational Learning Infrastructure, Daan Assen suggested that it was too limited in reference to the broader Learning Organization picture. Concrete processes and practices breaks up into experimentation, information collection and analysis, and education and training.

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Organization Social Networks Social Network Leadership 165

Jane Hart

JUNE 1, 2012

2 – There were quite a lot of valuable postings this month on the topic of informal learning v formal learning. but rather a new organizational learning approach, where learning is integrated into the workflow. Each of these sees the world differently, and we need to separate these out.

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eLearning Guild Metrics Performance Support eLearning Strategy 191

Learnnovators

MAY 4, 2015

This trust also promotes individual autonomy and can become a foundation for organizational learning, as knowledge is freely shared. ” Read in conjunction, the two pieces shed a lot of light not only on how today’s workplace is changing but also on its impact on how we learn.

Change 150

Change Blended Learning Social Networks Social Network 150

Learnnovators

APRIL 14, 2015

The rise of mobile computing in the form smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices accompanied by ubiquitous Internet connection is creating unforeseen change–in how we work, learn, communicate, do business, conduct personal tasks, and myriad other aspects.

Change 184

Change Diversity Training Blended Learning Cloud Computing 184

The Learning Circuits

AUGUST 23, 2005

Among them I found the following 14 guidelines on How to Optimize Organizational Learning written by Entienne Wenger in the summer of 1996 for the Healthcare Forum Journal. Recognize learning in all it's forms in order to find ways to nurture it and connect it across the organization. Count on the informal.

Organizational Learning 40

Organizational Learning Communities of Practice Guidelines PENS 40

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Much has been written in the last few years about “informal learning” and the need for a culture of learning in organizations. Read more» The post A New Organizational Learning Model: Learning On-Demand appeared first on JOSH BERSIN. Let me discuss our.

Organizational Learning 40

Organizational Learning Learning Informal Learning Culture 40

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Much has been written in the last few years about “informal learning” and the need for a culture of learning in organizations. Read more» The post A New Organizational Learning Model: Learning On-Demand appeared first on JOSH BERSIN. Let me discuss our.

Organizational Learning 40

Organizational Learning Learning Informal Learning Culture 40

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

As per the 70:20:10 Model in Learning & Development: 70% of organizational learning comes from workplace (on-the-job) learning. 20% of organizational learning comes from social learning (feedback & coaching by managers). Adopt the 70:20:10 Model as your organization’s learning strategy.

Performance Support 100

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 2, 2015

One of these posts appears in Jane Hart ’s blog, Learning in the Social Workplace. In this post , she writes that workplace learning is: Structured learning experiences (e.g., training) and informal learning experiences (e.g., Helping workers learn continuously on the job. communities of practice).

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Social Networks Culture Organization Create 100

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

This happens naturally among communities of practice, and so for much of organizational learning, creating an environment where this can happen around organizational goals is really the ‘informal learning’ Jay Cross talked about in his book on the topic.

Pedagogy 140

Pedagogy Instructional Design Learning Communities of Practice 140

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

MARCH 30, 2009

On April 21, Corporate Learning Trends will focus on the Future of Organizational Learning and Development. What’s the optimal balance of formal and informal learning? What does the Future of Learning look like? We plan to explore the issues you want to talk about.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

APRIL 20, 2009

Harold notes the 80-20 funding ratio between formal and informal learning and Will Thalheimer questions this funding differential in the comment section. Of that, about $30 billion is spent on formal training, while the remainder, $180 billion is spent on informal or on-the-job training. So which chart do we believe?

Informal Learning 35

Informal Learning Informal Compliance Training Social Networks 35

ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

." - Wikipedia The rise of mobile computing in the form smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices accompanied by ubiquitous Internet connection is creating unforeseen change--in how we work, learn, communicate, do business, conduct personal tasks, and myriad other aspects. future_of_work L&D social learning Workplace Learning'

Change 227

Change Diversity Training Cloud Computing IBM 227

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 25, 2010

The Future of the Training Department - Learning and Working on the Web , October 21, 2009 NCR delivered the first sales training. Social Learning at Sun - Learning in a Sandbox , June 5, 2009 As a result of that they couldn’t provide the training hours needed to meet the training needs of the sales people. ASTD is born.

Blended Learning 173

Blended Learning Sales Case Study Diversity Training 173

Learnnovators

MARCH 15, 2014

In this article, we’ll take a quick look at the essential competencies that a learning designer is required to possess for designing effective informal/social learning solutions for today’s workplaces. Informal/Social Learning Design Competencies.

Social Learning 100

Social Learning Informal Social Blended Learning 100

Learnnovators

OCTOBER 13, 2013

In this information age, learning professionals face several challenges with respect to organizational learning, since SCORM doesn’t have solutions to capture and track experiences such as these: A major part of organizational learning is informal. The remaining 90% is happening informally!

Authoring Tools 100

Authoring Tools Simulations Association Learning Management System PLE 100

Learnnovators

JANUARY 18, 2014

Learning Standards/Specifications (Experience API). Learning Analytics. Learning Styles (Personalized & Adaptive). Mobile Learning. Learning Modes (Informal Learning/Social Learning). Gamification and Game-based Learning. Video-based Learning. Programming Languages (HTML 5).

Predictions 100

Predictions Authoring Tools Gamification Analytics 100

eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Have belief in Learning Technologies - Learning Technology Learning , November 9, 2009. Rypple - Informal Learning , November 8, 2009. The Information Architecture of Behavior Change Websites , November 10, 2009. Google Wave - Social Media Resources - Best of eLearning Learning , November 10, 2009.

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Google Wave Blended Learning DevLearn Google 40

The Learning Circuits

DECEMBER 3, 2006

I am happily reading Jay Cross' new book, Informal Learning. As one would expect, Jay writes well and I can easily recommend the book to anyone interested in organizational learning. Can one criticize formal learning models in a book? Isn't a book the epitome of what one is suggesting is the wrong model?

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Informal Learning Informal Simulations Organizational Learning 40

Learnnovators

AUGUST 19, 2015

ABOUT SAHANA CHATTOPADHYAY (Social Learning & Collaboration Strategist, Performance Consultant Exploring Emergent Learning, Blogger). Sahana Chattopadhyay is a performance consultant and an L&D professional with 15 years of experience in the field of academia and organizational learning.

Social Networks 188

Social Networks Diversity Training Community Social Network 188

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Over several months now, Harold Jarche, Jane Hart, Jay Cross, and I have been working on getting our arms around assisting people with the informal side of organizational learning. And we’re close to a concrete solution.

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