Adventures in Corporate Education

or, how my graduate studies are affecting my job in corporate education

Unpacking the Informal Learning definition

February 20th, 2009 · 6 Comments

This is a quick post coming from comments on my last post about Informal Learning. Just to recap, I used this this definition as a starting point for trying to define Informal learning:

a type of education or training program in which learners define what they want to learn and learning is considered successful when learners [...]

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What is Informal Learning

February 19th, 2009 · 13 Comments

This question “what IS informal learning?” came up in a meeting the other day. The answer that was given was interesting – but it focused on educational technology. Today’s post will attempt to define informal, and in another post I’ll tackle some technologies that can be used to enhance informal learning.
First, a textbook definition:
a type [...]

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