Informal Learning

February 6, 2018

eBook Release: 6 Examples On How You Can Promote Informal Learning In The Workplace

6 Examples of How You Can Promote Informal Learning In The Workplace is an eBook designed to provide practical insights on how can you promote informal learning in your organization.

by Asha Pandey

January 3, 2018

Informal Learning For Startups: Preparing For Internal Social Collaboration

Classroom teaching has been debunked for newer forms of learning and engagement across organizations. Interestingly, startups seem to be the ones driving companies towards such learning. Read about it in detail here.

by Arijit Lahiri

December 17, 2017

7 Ways To Save Your Learning Program Using Social Media

Here are 7 top tips to help you utilize social media to facilitate informal learning, discussion groups, and increased knowledge transfer.

by Juliette Denny

December 2, 2017

23 Ways To Map An Informal Learning Strategy To Your Online Learning Solution

Here are 23 ways to implement and support informal learning within an online learning environment.

by Juliette Denny

November 30, 2017

6 Sure-Fire Signs You Have Created An Informal Learning Strategy

Understanding the distinction between formal and informal learning has never been more important. While formal training experiences are easy to understand and embrace from an organizational perspective, they also only account for 10% of your workforce’s overall knowledge intake. Informal learning experiences make up the remaining 90%, but they’re often untameable beasts that organizations struggle to capture and control. So, have you created an informal learning strategy?

by Juliette Denny

November 22, 2017

Social Is Sexy: 11 Reasons Why You Need An Informal Learning Strategy

Believe it or not, today’s best learning experiences aren’t happening in the classroom. They’re happening out there in the world, as individuals take new information on board in a variety of different contexts. At this very moment in time, somebody is learning that standing on a garden rake leads to a great deal of pain. And they learned this without opening a single workbook. That’s the magic of informal learning.

by Juliette Denny

October 31, 2017

How To Use Microlearning To Promote Informal Learning At The Workplace

Driven by passion and motivation, informal learning enables learners to pick the learning content they’re interested in, and learn at their own pace. In this article, I show how you can use microlearning to promote informal learning at the workplace.

by Asha Pandey

October 31, 2017

4 Secrets Of Successful Informal Learning Initiative

Gartner has estimated that a massive 90% of social collaboration initiatives fail. Find out what you need to make sure yours isn't one of them!

by Juliette Denny

September 12, 2017

8 Benefits Of Informal Learning In The Workplace

Informal learning is self-directed learning that is driven by learner’s passion and motivation. In this article, I outline the differences between formal and informal learning and show how you can leverage on informal learning in the workplace.

by Asha Pandey

August 9, 2017 | Sponsored

5 Key Insights On How To Increase Users Of Your eLearning Authoring Tool: A Case Study

In this article we break down 5 key insights of scaling Easygenerator from 1K to 30K users.

by Kasper Spiro

July 28, 2017

Measuring Informal Learning Metrics That Matter

According to Brandon Hall Group, 60% of organizations are “not at all effective” when it comes to measuring informal learning. Learn why measuring informal learning is so important for your online corporate training programs and how your organization can start to do so using your LMS.

by Victoria Hoffman

July 5, 2017

5 Ways To Use Microlearning For Informal Learning

Formal learning programs are synonymous with full-scale eLearning courses, instructor-led trainings, strong Instructional Design strategies and an extensive curriculum, all mapped in a very structured way. However, carefully constructed courses are not the only way learners can acquire skills and knowledge. Research shows that over 80% of employees learn their job from informal learning. Informal learning pulls learners toward knowledge and content,rather than pushing content onto them. As this approach is free from the bounds of classrooms, schedules, and computers, it allows employees to be spontaneous in their learning. So, can we use microlearning for informal learning? 

by Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D