Informal Learning: A Sound Investment - The Diigo Meta page

• 01 Jun 08
  

  Sebastian Weber

  Definition of informal learning. Comparison with formal learning. Suggestions for implementation of an informal learning support within an organization

  jay cross article informallearning learning comparison formallearning community collaboration suggestions for:buddylu for:sonjat

  • Workers who know more get more accomplished. People who are well connected make greater contributions. The workers who create the most value are those who know the right people, the right stuff and the right things to do.
  • At work we learn more in the break room than in the classroom.
  • observing others, asking the person in the next cubicle, calling the help desk, trial and error and simply working with people in the know.
  • Informal learning is effective because it is personal. The individual calls the shots. The learner is responsible. It’s real. How different from formal learning, which is imposed by someone else. Workers are pulled to informal learning; formal learning is pushed at them.
  • Many learners today are not self-directed—they are waiting for directions. It’s time to tell them that the rules have changed. It’s in their self-interest to become proactive learning opportunists.
  • • Ineffective negative reinforcement.  
    • Unmotivated learners. 
    • Learner disengagement, unrewarded curiosity, spurned creativity. 
    • Training instead of learning.  
    • Focus on fixing the individual rather than optimizing the team.
  • • Provide time for informal learning on the job.  
    • Create useful, peer-rated FAQs and knowledge bases. 
    • Provide places for workers to congregate and learn. 
    • Supplement self-directed learning with mentors and experts. 
    • Set up help desks 24x7 for informal inquiries. 
    • Build networks, blogs, Wikis and knowledge bases to facilitate discovery. 
    • Use smart tech to make it easier to collaborate and network. 
    • Encourage cross-functional gatherings.

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• 06 Sep 07
  

  Fabiano Caruso

  del.icio.us e-learning

• 01 Jun 07
  

  Lynsey Gwin

  an article on the importance of informal learning. By: Jay Cross

  informalLearning article

• 25 Mar 07
  

  Jose Erigleidson

  informallearning

• 03 Feb 07
  

  Iain Napier

  Jay Cross

  Informal learning reference hitteam networking collaboration communication

• 20 Jan 06
  

  David Jennings

  informal jay cross E-learning

  • Informal learning is effective because it is personal. The individual calls the shots. The learner is responsible. It's real. How different from formal learning, which is imposed by someone else. Workers are pulled to informal learning; formal learning is pushed at them. Nonetheless, organizations invest most of their training budgets in formal learning. This stands common sense on its head: Invest your resources where they'll have the least impact. Many learners today are not self-directed - they are waiting for directions. It's time to tell them that the rules have changed. It's in their self-interest to become proactive learning opportunists. Their reluctance is hardly surprising. Most training is built on the pessimistic assumption that the trainees are deficient.
• 11 Nov 05
  

  Steven Chorny

  Informal Learning

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