Training Best Practices/Informal learning

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"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 in 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

[edit] 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.)


[edit] 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
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