Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways That Inspire Innovation and Performance

Most learning on the job is informal. This book offers advice on how to support, nurture, and leverage informal learning and helps trainers to go beyond their typical classes and programs in order to widen and deepen heir reach. The author reminds us that we live in a new, radically different, constantly changing, and often distracting workplace. He guides us through the plethora of digital learning tools that workers are now accessing through their computers, PDAs, and cell phones.

Author: Jay Cross
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Published: 11/10/2006
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.88w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780787981693

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2007 pg. 114

About the Author
Jay Cross coined the term eLearning. He has championed informal learning since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. He served as long-term CEO of eLearning Forum. An internationally acclaimed strategist, speaker, and designer of corporate performance systems, Jay is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School.