Content about Informal learning

April 3, 2013
Regulating Informal Learning

Informal learning—in which employees learn from one another, on the job, and through other unstructured methods—continues to gain favor. But in regulated, compliance-driven industries, informal learning can be a dicey proposition.

By Margery Weinstein

October 2, 2012
Technology Plus Formal and Informal Learning Strategies=FUN

What if you could transform learning from an obligation to an activity a person enjoys? This would significantly improve engagement for your learners. One of the secrets to doing this is using technology. Designing such an experience that’s both appealing and interesting is a challenge, but when it’s done right, it can help people move mountains.

By Heather Loisel, Chief Marketing Officer, Skillsoft

November 23, 2011
Soapbox: The Case for Performance Support

A common misunderstanding of “informal learning” is that it can’t be intentionally designed, implemented, and measured. This assumption is wrong. Informal learning is actually a defendable discipline better known as Performance Support. Performance Support (PS) is providing intuitive, tailored aid to a person at his or her moment of need to ensure the most effective performance.

By Bob Mosher, is Global Chief of Learning Strategy and Evangelism, LearningGuide Solutionsand Jeremy Smith, Leader of Learning Solutions, Herman Miller

October 7, 2011
Dawn of the Social Cyborg

Think of the Social Cyborg as a human-computer hybrid that belongs to a socially networked hive. Then think about the implications for talent development of this new species in the workforce.

By Joe Campbell, Director of Global Talent Development, Nike Retail, and William Finegan, VP, Knowledge Management Solutions, General Physics Corporation, written exclusively for Trainingmagazine