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