Several hundred people joined my webinar on informal learning today. I’d tell you what I said, but live-blogger Sumeet Moghe in Bangalore has already done a better job of describing what I said than I would:
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Downloads from UMBC Webinar, April 20, 2010
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Tomorrow, Dave Wilkins and I will be talking online about The Learners Are Taking Over the Asylum.
Wednesday, Apr 21 2010 2:00pm EDT
Organizations that focus on the supply side of the training they provide are looking at the wrong side of the equation. By focusing on the demand side (what learners need) they can facilitate the biggest part of the learning experience-informal learning.
While informal learning is spontaneous, it is not as informal as it may initially appear. It means orchestrating informal tools to be available in the context of work as it needs to get done. Think of trainer turned into stage manager… their facilitation is more about making tools available than writing content; leaving the learners in charge to create and apply content. This webcast addresses the paradigm shift learning professionals must make to tap the enormous power of informal learning by the organization’s knowledge assets- their people. You’ll discover the advantages of learners taking over without going crazy!
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