Take part in TrainingZone’s inaugural Twitter chat
As a part of TrainingZone’s social learning month we are planning our first ever TrainingZone Twitter chat. Jane Hart, who is currently curating a series on social learning on the site, has agreed to co-host the discussion. The Twitter chat will take place on the #tzchat hashtag on Thursday 22 September from 16.00 to 17.00 […]
Please complete my talent survey and get a credit
I’m working on a new book with a client, a regional head of talent for a global organisation, and we are conducting research into talent programs. I’d like to hear from organisations who have a defined, annual graduate or talent program, where you take a group of identified ‘high potential’ candidates and develop them over […]
How L&D professionals and social search technology can work together
Simeon Stewart discusses a new social technology, social search, and looks at how L&D professionals can harness it in order to further differentiate their offering and provide greater benefits to their clients. In the first article of this series we looked at how search and L&D face the common problems of information overload and an […]
Social Search: A technology match for L&D?
Simeon Stewart discusses a new social technology, social search, and looks at why it might be an appropriate tool for learning and development. Several commentators point to the challenges information overload and the increasing rate of change present to formal training, something that was referred to just recently when we interviewed Charles Jennings, ex CLO […]
Josh Bersin: Predictions for 2011
Ever increasing interest in informal and continuous learning will be the key driver for change in the learning and development function over the next 10 years. Here are the rest of Josh Bersin’s predictions. According to a report published by research and consulting firm Bersin & Associates, this growing focus on informal and continuous learning […]
What is informal learning?
Paul Matthews of People Alchemy believes informal learning is an essential part of L&D. I worked in a factory with a warehouse once, many years ago when I was a student. One day, when we were sitting outside in the sun at lunchtime, I asked an old hand there called Phil why he was still […]
Free resource: Informal learning tool
This month, James McLuckie of Eden Tree provides the community with a resource to harness the power of informal learning. We’ll let him explain… Informal learning accounts for 80% of all learning in organisations and happens without any intervention from managers. However, it may not always be as effective as it could be. This guide […]
A framework for social learning in enterprise: Pt 5
In conclusion to their series on social learning, The Internet Time Alliance finish off by focusing on the theory of return on investment in interaction. Read part 4 here Sources of knowhow Jay Cross’s class at Harvard Business School has the distinction of being the last not allowed to bring portable calculators to exams […]
Skills minister endorses ‘Cafe Culture’
Skills Minister John Hayes has called on UK business to promote informal learning at work, to boost workers’ skills as part of a so-called ‘Cafe Culture’ campaign. The initiative was launched last year by membership organisation Business in the Community (BiC) on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The aim is […]
Blending for success: Part two
In part two of his series, Robin Hoyle explores the important factors to consider in developing your blend and reminds us that a well designed blended programme mirrors the way we learn in real life. I made a rather sweeping statement in the last article that learning is a social activity. Let’s unpack that for […]
Shibuya and the future of collaborative learning
What can the world-reknowned Shibuya University Network – one of the most innovative forms of informal learning teach us and and how can this be applied in the workplace? Francis Marshall reports. Shibuya, Tokyo’s youthful, bustling district and the backdrop for the acclaimed film ‘Lost in Translation’ is home to a very different system of […]
Can Facebook make you a better learner?
Can Twitter help employees retain focus, can Facebook ever be part of the informal learning mix or is the social networking route too much of a reputational risk for some? Bob Little reports on the effect social media is having on L&D. A study published in December 2008 by global think tank, the Human Capital […]
Harnessing the power of informal learning
Martin Belton shares new research findings and argues that formal and informal learning should sit side by side, and Web 2.0 learning should be linked to the bottom line – business value. Visit any self respecting learning-focused conference today and you’ll discover agendas packed with tales of magical applications sure to make you an informal […]
NEWS: Informal learning gets £20m government cash boost
Training organisations and adult learners alike may benefit from a cash injection of £20m after the government pledged to help promote informal learning for adults and young people across the country. The Transformation Fund has been created following the government’s Learning Revolution White Paper published in March which describes how government and a national partner […]
