Informal Learning is Too Important to Leave to Chance

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Tony Karrer[Edit][Delete]: Informal Learning is Too Important to Leave to Chance, eLearning Technology [Edit][Delete] May 2, 2006

Of course the presumption in this title, with which I disagree, is that unmanaged learning is simply a matter of chance. But that can't be right; otherwise, informal learning wouldn't be very important even now. Have a look at this - and especially read the comments in George Siemens's piece. And note well that corporate learning is (almost) always about control, which creates an internal tension in any corporate informal learning. To see this point, look at this article. More...