formal learning

Why are organizations wringing their hands over informal learning instead of doing something about it? [Cross & Co.]

On 01/23/2013, in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, informal learning, training / L&D, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Why are organizations wringing their hands over informal learning instead of doing something about it? — from internettime.com by Jay Cross
A Google+ Hangout with Craig Wiggings, Charles Jennings, Enzo Silva, Pascal le Rudulier, Clark Quinn, and Jay Cross.

Excerpt:

Learning industry should pay more attention to:

Informal Learning
Competencies
Leadership learning
Measurement
Mobile learning technologies

Tagged with: corporate training / universities • formal learning • informal learning • training • workplace

Learning Insights Report 2012 [Kineo and elearningage.co.uk]

On 11/28/2012, in 21st century, change, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, informal learning, training / L&D, trends, UK, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Learning Insights Report 2012 — from Kineo and elearningage.co.uk

Actual report here:

Tagged with: change • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • e-learning • formal learning • informal learning • UK

Learning in a Social Organization (LISO): a clickable guide [Hart]

On 09/20/2012, in collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, informal learning, learning, learning ecosystem, social learning / networks, training / L&D, UK, web-based collaboration, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Learning in a Social Organization (LISO): a clickable guide — from by Jane Hart

From DSC:
A great picture of a dynamic, active, practical, constantly-changing, learning ecosystem:

Tagged with: collaboration • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • formal learning • informal learning • learning • learning ecosystem • social learning • training • UK • web-based collaboration

The new workplace [Cross]

On 06/02/2012, in 21st century, change, collaboration, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, generational differences, informal learning, social learning / networks, workplace, by Daniel Christian

The new workplace — from internettime.com by Jay Cross

Excerpt (emphasis by DSC):

Six years ago few people believed that informal learning made much of a difference. Today’s common wisdom is that most workplace learning is experiential, unplanned, social, and informal.

Informal learning tops many training department agendas. Companies are attracted by the low price tag. However, few of them are doing much systematically. They’ve converted a few programs but they’ve failed to improve their learning ecosystems.

We’ve shifted how we think about learning since the Informal Learning book came out. It’s a new ball game and we need to play by new rules. Consider what’s changed…

From DSC:
If this is the case, what could/should that mean for those of us working within higher education?

Tagged with: 21st century • change • collaboration • corporate universities / corporate training • formal learning • generational differences • informal learning • social learning • social networking • workplace

Survey shows people take training as infrequently as they go to a conference; but they learn continuously in other ways [Hart]

On 05/16/2012, in formal learning, informal learning, social learning / networks, training / L&D, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Survey shows people take training as infrequently as they go to a conference; but they learn continuously in other ways — from Learning in the Social Workplace by Jane Hart

Excerpt:

Although there are probably few surprises in the responses to the four main questions themselves, it is when you view the amalgamated results that you can see the bigger picture.

Addendum on 5/17/12 from Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie – May 9, 2012 | #722 – Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.

Results of Learning Directions Pulse Survey

* 33% of organizations reported they are SHRINKING the use of face-to-face classrooms.
* Greatest planned growth in learning activity mode is in the use of Webinars.
* Strongest interest in change and updates was in Leadership Development.
* While 40% show a strong interest in Social Learning – only 20.1% plan a growing utilization with a strong piloting base.
* Mobile and Tablet Device use for Learning is being piloted by 30.1%

Tagged with: corporate training / universities • formal learning • informal learning • social learning • training

Learnstreaming: Take control of your online informal learning experience [Callahan]

On 10/07/2011, in formal learning, informal learning, learning ecosystem, online learning, social learning / networks, streams of content, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: formal learning • informal learning • learning ecosystem • online learning • social learning • streams of content

Reflection on Jane Hart’s excellent presentation: “Social media and its impact on how we learn in the workplace”

On 08/24/2011, in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, adult learning, change, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, higher education, informal learning, learning, learning ecosystem, online learning, personalized/customized learning, social learning / networks, social media, staying relevant, training / L&D, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Social media and its impact on how we learn in the workplace — from C4PLT by Jane Hart

From DSC:
One reflection that jumped out at me from Jane’s excellent presentation…and that I believe is a universal truth:

If an organization doesn’t respond to changing conditions, needs, desires, preferences, best interests, and/or the requirements of its customers, that organization will diminish in usefulness and will most likely (albeit eventually) go out of business.

I know I’m not introducing a new thought here and the above statement seems very self-evident, but do we heed this advice in corporate L&D? Corporate IT? IT within higher education? In higher education as an industry?

Tagged with: 21st century • 24x7x365 • adult learners/learning • change • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • formal learning • higher education • informal learning • learning • learning ecosystem • online learning • personal learning networks (PLNs) • personalized learning • social learning • social media • social networking • training

What’s the future for traditional training departments? The Summer of 2011 E-Learning Debate continues. (UK)

On 07/24/2011, in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, elearning, formal learning, future, informal learning, learning, learning ecosystem, social learning / networks, social media, traditional / tradition, training / L&D, trends, UK, by Daniel Christian

Also see:

E-learning Debate becomes less formal, more social — from epic.co.uk
The future of L&D department debate continues — from Jane Hart
Response to the Epic e-Learning Debate — from Nic Laycock
Give Cruella a chance — from Clive Sheperd

Tagged with: corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • e-learning • enterprise learning • formal learning • future • informal learning • learning ecosystem • social learning • social media • traditional • training • trends • UK

Why we need less instruction [Sheperd]

On 06/07/2011, in 24x7x365 access, content development, aggregation, repositories, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, informal learning, instructional design, social learning / networks, strategy, streams of content, training / L&D, by Daniel Christian

Why we need less instruction — from Clive on Learning by Clive Sheperd

Excerpt:

Another reason you might back away from instruction as a strategy is because it is more efficient to provide how-to materials at the point-of-need – it isn’t learning that’s required, it’s performance support:

Tagged with: 24x7x365 • content • Content aggregration • content repositories • corporate training / universities • formal learning • informal learning • instructional design • social learning • social networking • strategy • streams of content • training

Social Learning, Complexity and the Enterprise [Jarche]

On 04/20/2011, in 21st century, Canada, collaboration, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, informal learning, social learning / networks, social media, web-based collaboration, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Social Learning, Complexity and the Enterprise — from Life in Perpetual Beta blog by Harold Jarche

Tagged with: 21st century • Canada • collaboration • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • formal learning • informal learning • social learning • social media • social networking • web-based collaboration • workplace

A question of balance [Sheperd]

On 04/05/2011, in blended learning, face-to-face, formal learning, hybrid learning, informal learning, instructional design, online learning, by Daniel Christian

A question of balance — by Clive Sheperd
Excerpt:

The issue, as ever, is getting the balance right between taking advantage of new developments as they come available, while continuing to exploit the potential of long-standing approaches.

Tagged with: blended learning • face-to-face • formal learning • hybrid learning • informal learning • instructional design • online learning

“Learning about learning” — an excellent resource re: learning theories

On 01/29/2011, in adjunct faculty, faculty, formal learning, informal learning, instructional design, learning ecosystem, learning theories, pedagogy, teachers, teaching & learning, by Daniel Christian

From DSC:
I’d like to thank:

Doug Lynch, Dr. Stanton Wortham, and Elliott Masie for recording these videos and for sharing their insights/expertise
The University of Pennsylvania for making these items available
Capella University for including the above resource in a course that I’m currently taking from Dr. Katherine Emmons entitled, “Learning Theory and the Educational Process.”

2/8/11:
Note/correction from my original posting:
Doug Lynch and Stanton Wortham are not at Penn State, but rather they are at the University of Pennsylvania; Elliot Masie is an Adjunct Faculty Member at the University of Pennsylvania.

Tagged with: adjunct faculty • faculty • formal learning • informal learning • instructional design • learning ecosystem • learning theories • pedagogy • teachers • teaching & learning

eLearning predictions for 2011 and beyond — from Web Courseworks.com by Jon Aleckson

Excerpts:

This summer I attended the 2010 Distance Teaching and Learning Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Some very interesting topics came up in the facilitated Think Tanks, and I wanted to share some of the predictions that were developed from these active group discussions regarding where eLearning will go in the next ten years.

…

Below you will find a table that summarizes the different opportunities and challenges that were predicted to arise in the next ten years by the participants in the conference Think Tanks and by [Jon Aleckson].

	Opportunities	Challenges
*Learner*	Bridging informal and formal education Movement between schools to obtain courses needed for custom degrees Increase in shared knowledge among students and learners Networking and learning from each other Resumes will include informal and formal learning experiences acquired via the Internet	Developing standards to gauge education and competency from multiple sources Providing an authoritative, reliable source for information (e.g. not just Wikipedia) Physical and psychological distance from other learners and instructors. Quality measures for informal and formal professional development attained on the Internet.
*K-12 Instruction*	Reducing barriers to funding, certification, credit and accreditation Increase access to quality education for all students Open “course” concept to new blends of delivery and teaching Providing for more game-based learning experiences and techniques for a variety of learning styles Using new technology in the classroom	Defining online and blended education Development of technical infrastructure, internet access and equipment Maintaining the custodial function of school Acquiring funding for bold Internet delivered experiences for the classroom Allowing use of new technology in the classroom
*Corporate Training*	Just-in-time learning Greater access to information Peer coaching Cloud training Ability to reach those previously unreachable	Intellectual property rights Resistance to using open content Peer review of resources Unknown impact of open universities Technical challenges related to size of offerings and rapidly changing technology
*Content*	Tools allowing for easier collaboration and interaction Richer media experience (videos and simulations) Content repositories & Learning Object distribution and searchability Movement away from static textbooks as primary resource	Growing tension between standard core content and differentiation of content Where will content for curriculum come from? What part will student-generated content play? More copyright issues
*Learning Environment*	Customized learning spaces, i.e. personal learning environments (PLEs) Customization of content presentation and access eReaders and eBooks providing better and more interactive content (just in time) Changing paradigm of “bounded courses” to unbounded courses where learning is a continuous process that can occur anywhere and at any time	Determining fit and purpose of new tools and pedagogical approaches Standards for smart phones/mobile apps Issues with accreditation, privacy and copyrights Universal access to technology, equipment, and the internet
*Faculty*	More involvement and collaboration with online and distance learning initiatives More part-time faculty teaching for several institutions Faculty practices and entrepreneurs Changing role of faculty and PD instructors	What will the primary role of faculty be? Faculty segmentation into master teachers, mentors, researchers, tutors, etc. Changing of promotion and tenure to accommodate different roles Changing pay structure
Administration & Management	Continued growth of open education with some program stabilization Improved learner focus Increased blending/blurring of traditional on-campus with online options More collaboration with other administrators to influence policy makers	Managing and maintaining growth How to blend on and off campus learner programs Regulatory and accreditation issues Student accountability issues (plagiarism/doctoring) Improving faculty/ instructor readiness
*International Perspectives*	Providing access to education even to remote, rural, and developing areas Promote intercultural mixing and diversity through education Improving educational access in segregated societies Sharing resources and co-producing content to reduce cost Serve new growing customer groups Informal learning, sharing own learning with others via internet (e.g. blogs, wiki)	Technological infrastructure of societies Understanding of different people and places Eliminating the “we and they” thinking Illiterate audiences International/cultural conflicts Developing culturally aware curricula Differences in cost of education and fees Selecting suitable types of content delivery Refiguring content for different learner communities

Tagged with: 24x7x365 • accreditation • adjunct faculty • blended learning • career development • content • Content aggregration • content repositories • copyright / royalty-free • corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • customized learning • e-books • e-learning • e-readers • faculty • formal learning • future • future of higher education • game-changing environment • games • global • hybrid learning • informal learning • leadership • learning ecosystem • learning spaces • online learning • open • personalized learning • PLE • strategy • training • trends • ubiquitous learning

Corporate Learning’s focus

On 11/11/2010, in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, informal learning, training / L&D, by Daniel Christian

Corporate Learning’s focus — from Harold Jarche

Q1) Close to 80% of learning happens informally and 20% formally, yet we spend most of our time and money on the 20%. How could we better support this and shift our time and money?

There are a few ways to address this imbalance…

Q2) Novices and experts have very different needs (curve from formal to informal). What needs to be in place to better support those differences? How can we support these differences across diverse business units (sales, service and specialized functions)?

Jay Cross and Clark Quinn have used this to explain the formal/informal mix by level of experience…

Q3) How can we shift from teaching content to developing search & find skills, critical thinking skills, creative thinking skills, analytical skills, networking skills, people skills, and reasoning and argument skills?

Organizations should start with…

Tagged with: corporate / business world • corporate training / universities • formal learning • informal learning • training

Learning Perspectives: 2010

On 10/13/2010, in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, formal learning, global / globalization, informal learning, learning, training / L&D, workplace, by Daniel Christian

Part I: New Learning Frameworks
Part II: Under30 Perspectives
Part III: Learning in Action
Part IV: Learning Changes

From Elliott Masie:

We are pleased to announce a free, Open-Source, eBook for and by Learning Professionals:

“Learning Perspectives: 2010” | Contributions by 40 Global Learning Leaders | http://www.learning2010.com/ebook

The articles in this eBook cover the wide range of viewpoints and perspectives on the changing nature of Learning. It includes articles from our 30 Under 30 Learning Leaders. Contributors from Google, Intel, Lockheed Martin, Accenture, Alliance Pipeline, Farmers Insurance, Veterans Administration, Cleveland Clinic, CNN, Liberty Mutual, CIA, Luxotica and many more.

“Learning Perspectives: 2010” is published by The MASIE Center as an Open Source ebook and will also be distributed in hard copy format to every attendee at the upcoming Learning 2010 event to be held in Orlando, starting on October 24th. Note: “Last Minute” Registration Rates available for Learning 2010 – http://www.learning2010.com

Download your copy of “Learning Perspectives: 2010” at http://www.learning2010.com/ebook

Tagged with: corporate training / universities • formal learning • Global learning • informal learning • learning • training • workplace

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Why are organizations wringing their hands over informal learning instead of doing something about it? [Cross & Co.]

Learning Insights Report 2012 [Kineo and elearningage.co.uk]

A question of balance [Sheperd]

“Learning about learning” — an excellent resource re: learning theories

eLearning predictions for 2011 and beyond

Corporate Learning’s focus

Learning Perspectives: 2010

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