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Posts Tagged ‘Informal Learning’

Benefits of Using Social Media for Learning

Posted by Asma Zaineb, Manager Marketing Communications on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 @ 03:10 PM

Benefits of Using Social Media for Learning

Traditionally, the primary learning delivery channels in the past were through Instructor led trainings, both virtual and classroom, On the job training, and through online training courses, typically hosted on a Learning management system. And now, there is a blend of formal and informal learning taking place with learners using all possible channels for learning like facebook, twitter, Linkedin, youtube, to name a few.

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Tags: Informal Learning, instructor led trainings, Learning management System, online training courses, using social media for learning

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The Good News about Informal Learning

Posted by Shalini Merugu, Director Learning Advocacy on Monday, July 25, 2011 @ 05:20 PM

The Good News about Informal Learning

It’s all around

For their learning needs, learners are interacting with peers, exploring their company’s intranet, tapping communities of practice, conducting online searches, going through the company’s Wiki or engaging with SMEs. Informal learning is happening all over the place!

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Tags: formal learning approach, Informal Learning, Sales Training, traditional training programs

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Push Or Pull, Which Is The Best Form Of Learning?

Posted by Asma Zaineb, Manager Marketing Communications on Friday, July 3, 2009 @ 06:04 AM

Basically, learning has been categorized into two forms – push learning approach and pull learning approach. Push is defined as the formal learning and pull as the informal learning. Earlier, in the elearning industry, the course designers just focused on delivering the content to the learners. The primary motive of this conventional mode of learning was to provide the learner with all the information on the topic. The courses lacked interactivity, irrespective of the learner finding the course interesting and engaging.

However, the technological advancement and competition in the elearning industry has led to the designing of interactive and engaging courses. People have started focusing on the pull learning approach, which has changed the structure or style of presenting the information. The courseware designers emphasize on embedding interactions in the courses, making them more appealing to the learner to pull the content.

The big question is which form of learning is best suited for a particular industry or a specific concept. For example, in security and safety industry, the learner has no other choice but to learn and memorize the legal issues and safety rules. Also, the time factor matters, the course designer has to prioritize on content delivery rather than making the course interactive and engaging. Hence, the learner has to study the course and clear all the assessments in a specified time.

Whereas, for soft skills training, the courses need to have interactivity and stimulation features to engage the learner. The learner needs to pull the content he/she requires and apply it differently. A well-illustrated scenario-based design for soft skills courses could help the learner easily understand the concepts and apply them in real situations.

I think the approach of teaching varies with respect to the type of industry, the target audience and the concepts. Besides, depending on the time factor and other requirements, there could be variations in content delivery and interaction levels.

What do you think about this evolution from push learning to pull learning?

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Asma Zaineb

Sr. Executive – Business Development

Tags: Content Delivery, elearning industry, Formal Learning, Informal Learning, Interactive and Engaging Courses, Learning Approach, Push and Pull Strategy, Scenario-based Design, Soft-Skills Training

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