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INFORMAL & SOCIAL LEARNING Darren Nerland, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Manager, Learning Innovation & Technology Ryan Gunhold – DLI Consultant & Seattle City U Faculty
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INFORMAL & SOCIAL LEARNING
Darren Nerland, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Manager, Learning Innovation & Technology
Ryan Gunhold – DLI Consultant & Seattle City U Faculty
What is Informal Learning ?
What are ways that Informal Learning works?
What are some Informal Learning Best Practices?
What is Social Learning?
What are ways that Social Learning works?
What are some Social Learning Best Practices?
Recommended Resources
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Informal learning is the unofficial, unscheduled, impromptu way most of us learn to do our jobs.
Jay Cross, author of Informal Learning (Ref)
WHAT IS INFORMAL LEARNING
Informal learning is learning without borders. Organizations improve it by removing obstacles, seeding communities, increasing bandwidth, encouraging conversation, and growing networks. It’s a natural way to learn and grow.
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EXAMPLE'S OF INFORMAL LEARNING
“Education is now outpacing the work world in leading informal learning, and gains in innovation with learning.”
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HOW IS EDUCATION MANAGING THIS?
Gates has invested millions in educational video games, funded the game-centered Quest2Learn and financially supports YouTube sensation Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy. Gates hopes educational video games’ addictive quality can lead to scientific curiosity.
Growth of Blended Learning – getting lectures for homework and using class time to enrich instruction
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WHAT IS SOCIAL LEARNING
Social Learning is participating with others to make sense of new ideas.
Marcia Conner, author of The New Social Learning (Ref)
Social Learning is a natural continuous process of learning with and from others.
Jane Hart, author of Social Learning Handbook (Ref)
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SOCIAL LEARNING MODEL
Can happen in Communities
like LinkedIn or Yammer
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SOCIAL LEARNING
Social is based on the idea that in modeling behavior online, we improve the learning
environment and provide opportunities
for a person’s knowledge, skills, and
abilities to teach others.
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WHY SOCIAL WORKS
Integrated with Formal Learning
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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE WAYS ITS USED?
Cohort Learning
Creating a OneNote for Groups
GH Foundations –
Learn 1, Teach 1, Do 1
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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE WAYS ITS USED?
Job Rotations
Talent Management Goals
Career Growth and Stretch Assignments
Lunch and Learns
Integration with Learning and Work Routines
Learning Spaces – devoted places for learning
Leader Led and Supported – leaders need to show support and model the right behavior
Data Dashboards – everyone wants to see how they are doing real time.
WHAT WORKS AROUND THE GLOBE
• Conduct a Lunch and Learn Session to introduce these concepts as a kick off
• Create an online learning group
• Create a monthly blog topic on Informal Learning and provide a link in the HR Newsletter – rotate
writers within the L&D Team - seed and reinforce ideas
• Create an Informal Learning Toolkit– continue to edit and refine
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WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOING TO GET IT GOING KEEP IT MOVING?
What tools are needed?
How do we keep momentum?
What can you do?
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ACTIVITY
Elearning Guild - Informal Learning
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1501/elearning-guild-research-informal-learning-with-and-without-ld
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1494/elearning-guild-research-informal-or-less-formal-learning
Informal Learning
http://www.slideshare.net/skrabut/informal-learning-6-the-organization-sets-the-foundation-for-informal-learning
Informal vs. Social Learning Definition
http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2014/09/16/is-informal-learning-the-same-as-social-learning/
Social in Learning
http://www.slideshare.net/DavidWillsTAPdip/social-media-and-its-role-in-learning-for-dummies?qid=b947886a-e4a8-42d1-96ec-
fd732ac0cca1&v=default&b=&from_search=10
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REFERENCES & RESOURCES
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APPENDIX
