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Understanding "learning" - some more thoughts
My colleagues at the Internet Time Alliance have been thinking a lot about what "learning" and being a "learner" means. This has been part of the ongoing discussion we have been having about the hijacking of terms like informal and social learning by "snake oil sellers".
Jay Cross has become well known for helping organisations understand that learning is either formal or informal .
In my Social Learning Handbook I identified 5 categories of learning : Formal Structured Learning , Personal Directed Learning , Group Directed Learning , Intra-Organisational Learning and Accidental & Serendiptous Learning .
Jane Hart - Pick of the Day
- Thursday, March 4, 2010
A framework for social learning in the enterprise
Cross-posted at InternetTimeAlliance.com
framework for social learning in the enterprise
The social learning revolution has only just begun. Corporations that understand the value of knowledge sharing, teamwork, informal learning and joint problem solving are investing heavily in collaboration technology and are reaping the early rewards.
- A Jay Cross
Learning and Working on the Web
- Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Training alone is not enough
In our second eCollab blog carnival, I asked if we could formalize the informal :
Are there ways of “formalizing” some or all of this without losing out on the personal relationships we have with our friends and colleagues, those who we turn to help us solve a problem. Can we formalize the informal?
Jay Cross, in my subsequent interview on the subject, said:
… it’s the wrong question. It would be like asking if we should “informalize” formal training.
Learning and Working on the Web
- Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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The 7 c’s of natural learning
referred to supporting the activities that we find in natural learning, for both formal and informal learning. In thinking about it (and borrowing heavily from some slides by Jay Cross ), I discerned (read: worked hard to fit :) 7 C’s of learning that characterize how we learn before schooling extinguishes the love of learning:
Crash : our commitment means we make mistakes, and learn from them. Yesterday I talked about the seeding, feeding, and weeding necessary to develop a self-sustaining network. I
Learnlets
- Friday, September 18, 2009
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Is there room for disagreement?
In the midst of the furore that has resulted from Saul Carliner's article on the longevity of instructor-led learning (which, incidentally, I think is best addressed by Stephen Downes ), I find myself being corrected by Donald Clark in respect of my understanding of informal learning. What I said, in a comment on Tony Karrer's post , was: The assumption seems to be made that informal learning = social media. I was a little puzzled because the comment didn't read like Donald Clark 's usual stuff - far too polite ;o).
Karyn's Erratic Journey
- Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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Informal Learning 2.0
Effectiveness – Jay Cross
Published in Chief Learning Officer, August 2009
Informal Learning 2.0
Jay Cross
Corporate approaches to learning have to change, as well.
In the world of business, the era of networks is crowding out the Industrial Age. Network connections are replacing rigidity with flexibility, penetrating internal boundaries and silos and obliterating the walls that have separated businesses from their customers.
Internet Time
- Friday, August 7, 2009
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Informal learning from the horse’s mouth
Every morning, my email is littered with very basic questions about informal learning. I’ve been ranting about informal and computer-supported learning in organizations for twelve years now. I’m the Johnny Appleseed of networked, social learning
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Informal Learning
- Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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Social learning in the enterprise
This past year, my Internet Time Alliance colleague Jane Hart changed her title to Social Learning Consultant . Whereas early e-learning was all about delivering content, primarily in the form of online courses, produced by experts and managed via learning management systems, Social Learning is about creating and sharing information and knowledge with other people using (often free) social media tools that support a collaborative approach to learning.
Why?
Social Learning is fast becoming recognised as a valuable way of supporting formal learning
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Understanding "learning" - some more thoughts
My colleagues at the Internet Time Alliance have been thinking a lot about what "learning" and being a "learner" means. This has been part of the ongoing discussion we have been having about the hijacking of terms like informal and social learning by "snake oil sellers".
Jay Cross has become well known for helping organisations understand that learning is either formal or informal .
In my Social Learning Handbook I identified 5 categories of learning : Formal Structured Learning , Personal Directed Learning , Group Directed Learning , Intra-Organisational Learning and Accidental & Serendiptous Learning .
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The ‘Least Assistance’ Principle
He was disagreeing with “buying rapid development tools to bash out ill formed ‘e-learning’ to an audience that will not only be unimpressed but also none the wiser - or more productive”, a point I want to nuance. He focused on a) meaningful tasks, b) active learning quickly, c) including error recogition & recovery, and d) making learning activities self-contained (a lot like games, actually). While I agree vehemently with most of a post by Lars Hyland, he said one thing I slightly disagree with, and I want to elaborate on it. I agree with
Learnlets
- Friday, February 20, 2009
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Business of Learning
While increasing amount of concept work and the pace of change puts a premium on learning, the business of learning faces an incredibly difficult time. In the past few weeks, I've had some really eye-opening conversations about the state of Learning as a Business. There are some important calls to action at the bottom of this post. Particularly, I'm interested in the question of: While training This is a very strange time. It makes me realize that we had really better get moving on thinking about our collective future.
eLearning Technology
- Monday, June 15, 2009
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The Form of Informal
Clark Aldrich, as cited by Tony Karrer , writes, "Can one criticize formal learning models in a book? The words 'formal' and 'informal' are used in distinct senses. In one sense, something is 'formal' or 'informal' according to whether it forms some part of a recognition infrastructure - the system of classes, programs and institutions that constitute our certificate and degree granting structure. Isn't a book the epitome of what one is suggesting is the wrong model?" This is a pretty equivocal discussion. Thus, when one has 'formal' qualifications, it is in
Half an Hour
- Monday, December 4, 2006
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Applying the 80/20 Principles - What Does It Mean for Formal Learning?
However, it is interesting to connect it with Jay Cross' new book Informal Learning (2007). Jay Cross talks about the 80/20 principle in informal learning - that 80% of our learning is informal and 20% is formal. My dangerous question as a learning practitioner is, if you put the two together, should we be skipping formal workplace learning altogether ? The blog has been a little slow lately as we have entered an intense period of travel. The upside to this is that long flights are great places to read and think (and
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