Most learning is informal in nature and takes place beneath the waterline, so it is therefore much harder to track and comprehend its impact compared to formal learning. According to the ASTD and i4cp Tapping the Potential of Informal Learning report, informal learning ... More »

Human Capital , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Career Development , Career Planning , Designing Learning , Informal Learning , Mobile Learning , Social Learning

Research

Is your organization ready for new learning models? Learn more from companies that are already using social networking and other technologies to turn employees into independent, just-in-time, informal learners. That and many otherinsights intonew learning technologies w... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning Technologies

E-Learning , Informal Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends

Industry News , Research

I hear the same excuse every time I talk to change resistant learning professionals: Theres a bad cultural fit for new learning approaches here (to which I say, if youre not willing to challenge a stale culture, youre in the wrong profession), we dont have time (but you... More »

Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , E-Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends

Lets be honest, our profession is full of control freaks, people who are not half as concerned about sharing data as they are about protecting their data. The first question I get when I give presentations at ASTD conferences is usually not great, how can we leverage so... More »

Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Engagement , Managing the Learning Function , Simulations and Serious Games , Social Learning

Lets stop pretending that you have a partnership with your IT department. Case in point: At one Fortune 100 company, a learning leader has to ask someone to unlock a hot, nosy and a cramped server closet every Thursday morning to get outside of the firewall and attend o... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Informal Learning , Innovation , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends