Formalizing informal content is not about eliminating informal learning. It’s about embracing informal learning and finding ways to put more structure around how learners learn in informal environments – and from informal resources.
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Just about everything we do with technology has an informal learning component.
Formal learning can be very helpful in certain situations. However, while it is important, there can be distinct disadvantages as to how useful this learning method is on the job.
Our research has shown that learners prefer informal learning, and the effectiveness of training is increased when learners experience at least some portion of the training in a modality they prefer.
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Learner Mobile is a versatile microlearning platform and the market’s first affordable solution. It is a performance support and enhancement tool that correlates to how today’s employees use their smartphones and mobile devices to both learn and...
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Informal learning and microlearning are often discussed as two separate vehicles for online education, but the ways these they can influence and help each other can make small, casual learning even better for the employees hoping to benefit from it.
By encouraging a free flow of knowledge and ideas, informal learning makes knowledge and information more readily available to employees on their own, self-directed terms.
Change is roaring across the learning industry like a tornado through the heartland. Digital natives and advanced technologies are fueling a new learning landscape, leaving many of us wondering what is necessary and what is nice to have.