In fact, we'll begin to see the hidden 90 % of
informal learning coming to the fore.
Not exact matches
According to Brandon Hall Group, 60 % of organizations are «not at all effective» when it
comes to measuring
informal learning.
In fact, 86 % of organizations say they don't have the data they need to even get started when it
comes to tracking
informal learning (e.g., internet searches, mobile apps, and social interactions).
The verdict is in and more proof is
coming in to support it: The world of
learning is shifting from a top - down paradigm (that of a mostly instructor - led / face - to - face and formal type of
learning) to a not - only - more -
informal and online one, but to a mostly digital, learner centered
learning and employee - driven one.
It usually
comes in a 3 - 5 minutes «
learning package», and while it can often be found delivered in a more
informal training style, its impact on efficiency is massive.
While cleaning up my office this afternoon, I
came up this list of essentials for effective
informal learning I wrote a couple of years ago.
The debate over what Apple's electronic textbooks will mean for our formal education system
comes at a time when we have not yet determined what tablet technology and the availability of electronic books (or «e-books») can mean for children's
learning at home and other
informal learning environments.
Informal learning initiatives should be valued because workers believe as much as 60 percent of the knowledge and skills they use on the job
comes from
informal learning.
Then
came Social Media that swept the entire
learning and training landscape, giving birth to social, collaborative, and
informal learning.
Affirmation may
come through
informal reflection on outcomes of P12 student
learning, participation in a multi-classroom rapid - cycle evaluation, reinforcement through PLN sharing of experiences and data, and / or review of and comparison with published research.
That was one message that
came through loud and clear recently in «Succeed in the New Law Firm Library Reality —
Learn the Business Side of the Firm», a webinar hosted by the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and the
informal group of law library managers of the Law Librarians» Society of Washington, D.C. (LLSDC)-LRB-...)