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Informal Learning Please!

June 14th, 2007 · No Comments

According to a study of the UK National Institute of Continuing Adult Education workers in the UK prefer informal learning to improve work performance. In the study 2,057 workers were asked what ways of learning are useful in learning to do a job better. In total 10 interventions were presented. Learning by doing was the […]

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Tags: learning styles · learning research · informal learning

Working is learning

March 9th, 2007 · No Comments

A recent study by the University of Maastricht has shown that working is a good form of learning. Although both government and corporate policies regarding learning mainly address formal learning (like training courses), informal learning has a lot to offer.
Researchers De Grip, Golsteyn and Borghans mapped out the knowledge development and learning processes of the […]

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Tags: learning research · informal learning · workflow learning