Training Best Practices/Informal learning

"Informal learning is simply that, which is not directed by an organization or somebody in a control position." - Jay Cross It is about converting Tacit knowledge to Explicit Knowledge by documenting the Tacit Knowledge. Informal learning is adhoc. It can be in the form of: Collaboration Communities of practive Access to Experts Mentors Knowledge banks Tools which support Informal learning are: Wiki Blogs Podcast Videoblog (vlog) FlockPod Wiki Definition of Wiki A website created by a group; rather than by an individual In Hawaiianm, Wiki means "quick" What I Know Is... (descriptive of the process of collaborative content development.) Blog Definition of Blog Webpages made up of regular entries in reverse chronological order, containing commentary by the blog owner Used for information sharing, collaboration, and debate