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Elliott Masie on Informal Learning
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In this podcast, Elliott Masie, founder of the Masie Center and leader of the Learning Consortium, discusses informal learning, a topic that is generating lots of buzz in the industry today.
Elliott defines informal learning as a more accessible form of learning that is not structured by the organization, but rather originates with the learner and therefore includes less tracking and formality. Elliott shares with the listening audience some innovative projects leading companies are working on in the area of informal learning, some pitfalls companies have encountered along the way, and provides meaningful ways to measure the impact of informal learning. Finally, he gives us his personal views on what organizations can do to best support an informal learning environment.
Tags: collaborative learning, Elliott Masie, informal learning, web 2.0
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Listen to this really helped to reshape the approach I am taking as a Sr. Manager for Learning Technolgoy to introduce more formal learning opportunities throughout our organization. With a perspective: If informal learning is to be aligned to our standards of quality, making it accountable, and effective in terms of results then might this start to become somewhat formalized as a result of all the control? Where do I-Learning and F-Learning blend together and how can we as learning leaders continue to provide informal learning opportunities without transforming them into more structure and calculated ones?