Origin Learning

MAY 22, 2018

Earlier blog posts have stressed on how workplace learning has evolved over the years and L&D managers are re-inventing the wheel to meet the demands of the ‘millennial audience’. In this blog post, we examine ‘informal learning’ and see how it can play a major role in modern workplace learning.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 15, 2021

Informal learning and training have been on the rise in organizations across the globe, and social learning has become an increasingly hot topic in L&D departments as more organizations look to leverage the expertise of their subject matter experts (SMEs).

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Docebo

JULY 8, 2021

Social learning can help today’s organizations keep up with the pace at which their business moves. More and more, organizations are turning to social learning to deliver exciting e- learning experiences to their customers, partners, and employees. What is social learning? Need proof?

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Learningtogo

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

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? Cross defined informal learning as “personal, social […] unofficial, unscheduled, [and] impromptu.”

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Origin Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Social learning and mobile learning have a lot in common. Instant messaging, e-mails, texts, social media interactions- all of these have become an inseparable part of our lives ever since the smartphone revolution has taken place. A lot of social learning is already happening on the mobile platform.

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Learnnovators

MARCH 22, 2015

.” – Albert Bandura (Originator of Social Learning Theory). “ We’re still seeing an avoidance of social learning, the continual use of courses as the only solution, and consequently organizations that can’t adapt fast enough.” – Clark Quinn. How will social learning evolve in the coming years?

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Learnnovators

MAY 11, 2015

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. Social learning has become a buzzword in the workplace learning space, and every other organization is claiming to have “social learning” as a part of the mix.

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Docebo

JUNE 28, 2016

New Brandon Hall Group study found companies want an LMS with social and mobile features. A new Brandon Hall Group study found companies are spending money on their learning and development in 2016 due to being dissatisfied with their current learning management systems (LMS). on social and mobile technologies, respectively.

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TOPYX LMS

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

We love social learning – it’s as simple as that. If not, you may benefit from discovering more about the nature and function of the incredible thing called social learning. Once you grasp the breadth of advantages specific to social learning, you’ll sing its praises as loudly as we do.

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Docebo

JANUARY 3, 2019

Informal learning encourages learning in the flow of work – here are 5 ways to help you make it happen. In fact, those formal learning situations are becoming less of a fixture in L&D as awareness grows around the need to foster and encourage more informal learning opportunities. .

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Docebo

JUNE 23, 2016

What is social learning and how can it help develop a culture of learning? Social learning is the 20% within the 70+20+10 learning model. This is social learning at its core. Why does social learning matter? Social learning can reverse this curve.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 3, 2017

Social learning , the process of learning from peers, is a particularly valuable option. By encouraging learners to collaborate and connect, we honor the way people have always learned: from one another. Despite the value of social learning, there’s a stigma.

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Learnnovators

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Over the past few years, the need to become a social business and to promote enterprise-wide collaboration have taken hold in many organizations. These concepts are fundamentally opposed to the principle and values that support cooperation and collaboration – the pillars of social business and authentic communities.

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Docebo

MAY 8, 2018

Social learning can help today’s organizations keep up with the pace at which their business moves. More and more, organizations are turning to social learning to deliver exciting e-learning experiences to their employees, customers and partners. What is Social Learning? This is social learning.

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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? This is how most learning actually happens at work and there’s a simple reason why – it’s more effective than formal training. Check out our infographic below.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

How to help build informal learning habits in your office. While many organizations turn to various formal learning courses, they should also consider the benefits of informal learning. While many organizations turn to various formal learning courses, they should also consider the benefits of informal learning.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 12, 2014

The session for some served as a ‘social catch-up’, others admitted they watched videos. There was however a difference in approach to team-based learning sessions where students were assigned into groups; they were more likely to prepare as they were more concerned about appearing stupid.”

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 22, 2014

Beyond enterprise social networks – which are hardly universal and face substantial challenges of their own – UGC in the broader sense is beset by concerns about content quality, accountability, organisational culture, job security and power dynamics. OK, a missing link in this solution is a social forum.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 25, 2013

While not yet proven, a new learning trend that has caught [.] The post 12 Reasons Why MOOCs Will Change the World appeared first on Social Learning Blog. eLearning Informal Learning coursera mooc' Our clients rely on us to bring solutions that are both proven and fresh – not an easy task by any means.

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eLearning Industry

JUNE 13, 2020

Social learning is a relatively informal mode of training, though there are ways to keep it measurable and structured. What are some of these formalization techniques you can use to enrich your online training repository? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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LearnDash

JULY 11, 2016

Instead of implementing a traditional elearning and training program companies can opt to invest in social learning programs. Social learning is a rather loose term but in general it refers to to people learning from one another as they work together towards a common goal.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 5, 2012

Several excellent blog posts have recently come to my attention that, when combined, provide a how-to for creating a learning culture in organizations. 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.,

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

The most important learning occurs in the conversations that employees have with their supervisors and co-workers, in the conversations that teams have about team development and effectiveness, and in whole organization experiences with problem-solving and planning.

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TOPYX LMS

MAY 9, 2016

Employees Learn Best When They Learn Informally. Informal learning is the polar opposite of formal learning. In the article What Is Informal Learning? , Jay Cross explained, “ Informal learning is the unofficial, unscheduled, impromptu way most people learn to do their jobs.

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Infopro Learning

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Nonetheless, some of its benefits include delivering training anytime, anywhere and on any device and in the form of microlearning, short how-to videos, social learning, and other engaging formats. And last but not least is blended learning.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 11, 2020

It’s about not just courses on a phone, but: Augmenting formal learning: extending it. Social: tapping into the power of social and informal learning. Then I moved on to the role the devices play in our (working) life. Performance support: cognitive augmentation. Contextual: mobile’s unique opportunity.

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eLearning Industry

AUGUST 15, 2020

Social media groups are a shortcut to social learning, but there’s an app for that too. What elements can you integrate into your native social training app? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Growth Engineering

AUGUST 24, 2021

Social features are becoming the default for today's most successful learning platforms. Explore 8 must-have social learning features that you need on your LMS! The post 8 Social Features You Need on Your LMS appeared first on Growth Engineering.

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Docebo

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Learning from one another is what people have always done throughout human history, so ‘social and collaborative learning’ as a learning method is likely to be the oldest one in existence. Even if our approach to training and learning has evolved over time, we still inevitably learn from those we collaborate with.

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eLearning Industry

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Learning leaders can't afford to ignore the rise of informal/social learning as a learning preference. How can you effectively leverage these trends to impact your learning programs? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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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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Learning Pool

AUGUST 16, 2022

The main idea behind social learning is that we learn better together. Let’s look at its benefits and how to incorporate social learning into digital learning programs. We’re social animals. The term social learning theory was coined in the 1950s, but the practice has been around for far longer.

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TOPYX LMS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Human beings are social creatures. Whether introverted or extroverted in personality, people have a strong need for social interactions and meaningful relationships. In addition to being social, we are also highly adaptable and have an impressive ability to quickly adopt new behaviors. This is the social nature of our existence.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 11, 2022

To be fair, suggesting that L&D take responsibility for informal learning could be considered a stretch. My argument is simply that informal learning has practices and policies that can optimize outcomes, and that it’s a necessary component of success going forward. (I We should anyway!

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The difference between training and performance support proxies (at least IMHO) the difference between formal and informal learning, and I do not intend to rehash that which others such as Jane have already documented so well. The platform I have in mind is the corporate intranet. So here we can kill two birds with one stone.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 20, 2013

Perhaps we need to look at learning differently indeed. The proponents of informal learning don’t care. Nor do the proponents of constructivist learning. Nor, dare I suggest, do the proponents of social, mobile and blended learning. My reaction to the 10% completion rate for MOOCs is: Who cares?!

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

All and all there is some very interesting stuff happening in the learning world and the EXPO hall was filled with people telling you so. It’s all about the informal learning! Fine, find someone different at lunch, or at the networking event, or at the ice cream social. Who tweeted live from our stage?

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