Informal+Learning+Continues

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 * Link || Description || Posted By ||
 * [|All of Us] || Discusses conditions for informal learning and the role all parties play to create positive outcomes. || Jana H. ||
 * [|FiveStrategies] || Research summary of 5 strategies used with informal learning including "observation, imitation,listening, participation, and asking". || Jana H. ||
 * [|Corp Connects] || Corporation's perspective on "ways to manage informal learning". Lengthy, easy read with some strategies for embracing informal learning that can be applied to the classroom. || Jana H. ||
 * [|Advantages] || Article that reviews the significance of informal learning and how to get the most out of it. || Jana H. ||
 * [|Informal Support] || This site explores strategies for informal learning including questioning and OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act). There are some other good tabs to this site that are relevant to e-learning. || Jana H. ||
 * [|Just A Spoon Full of Sugar] || This article reviews sites or tools that indivduals can use to develop the skills they need. These sites are not seen as work but the skills are being developed informally. I thought this was pretty neat. You play around with certain online resources and develop necessary skills. It is like mixing medicine with pudding for a baby. || Jana H. ||
 * [|Tools for Teaching] || This site describes some ways to integrate informal learning into existing curricula. || Deborah K. ||
 * [|Content Area Based Informal Learning] || In the UK, researchers are finding ways to implement informal learning in all subject areas fostering engagement and deeper understanding of content. Researchers suggest teachers harness the natural social instinct of the secondary learner to implement effective informal learning. || Deborah K. ||
 * [|Defining Objectives] || This site asks educators to examine their reasons for incorporatng informal learning and helps them create appropriate objectives for this type of learning. || Deborah K. ||
 * [|PBL and Informal Learning] || Project based learning provides ample opportunites to encourage informal learning. This article is one segment of a four-part series designed for educators at all levels showing examoles of informal learning and methods to incorporate this learning in the classroom. || Deborah K. ||
 * [|Doing What Works] || This site is run by U.S. Department of Education and uses real-life examples to demonstrate effective data-driven teaching and learning methods. The link takes readers to a section that discusses four teaching strategies proven to increase long-term retention of content knowledge. One of those is informal learning. || Deborah K. ||
 * [|3 Forms of Informal Learning] || A working paper on three forms of informal learning. The author concludes paper with ten remarks about informal learning and thoughts of further inquiry. Easy read. || Jana H. ||