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Formalizing
informal Learning
B Y
I
nformal learning has been a steady
presence in the world of learning.
Today, we recognize that individuals learn independently and informally at
least some of the time. Informal learning
continues to grow with the likelihood it
will become more ingrained in organizational culture as Generation Y infiltrates
the workforce. Accustom to, and expectant of immediate responses to anything
they are seeking, employees born after
1977 are attracted to informal learning.
This coming of age workforce, who in a
few short years will make up 50 percent
of workers, coupled with an ever-expanding global world and increased access to
mobile devices, is paving the way for the
growth of informal learning. Here’s why:
r u t h
k u s t o f f
It Is an
organIzatIon’s
tacIt knowledge
that wIll become
the real competItIve
advantage
• Gen Yers are used to working as part
of a team — they learn while doing and
while multitasking.
• The number of mobile devices worldwide is 1.1 billion with new applications
available every day.
• With easy availability of quick, on-thego learning tools, informal learning will
become more and more the choice of a
mobile, global world where immediate
information and knowledge continues
to become a necessity.
Another area where informal learning may be valuable is in capturing the
knowledge and organizational imprint of
baby boomers as they leave the workforce.
What needs to be garnered from retiring
boomers is their tacit knowledge. This is
the information, knowledge, insights and
experiences in a person’s head. No one
is fully able to communicate their own
tacit knowledge or transfer it to someone
else. Although tacit knowledge is difficult
to capture generally, some of it can be
shared through informal learning tools
that document knowledge in writing. Accessing tacit knowledge is an active role on
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Training Industry Quarterly - Spring 2013
Training Industry Quarterly - Spring 2013
From Where I Sit: Back to the Basics
Table of Contents
Ad Index
Guest Editor: A Brave New World
Extracting Learning From Work
Poor Behavior: Your Brain is Partly to Blame
How to Design Engaging Training Programs
The Missing Link in Learning
Don't Let Training Be Half-Baked
What the Latest Brain Research Tells Us about Designing Learning that Sticks
Motivation: The Key to Learning Transfer
Improving Learning Outcomes with a Bite-Sized Strategy
Adult Development: Predicting Learning Success
From One Brain to Another: What We've Learned about Learning
Formalizing Informal Learning
Tracking Trends
Tweet Suite
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