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	<title>The Happy Curmudgeon &#187; informal learning</title>
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		<title>Informal Learning&#8217;s on first, Whats on second, and I Don&#8217;t Give a Damn is on Third</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, tell me. If I happen to go to the water cooler down the hall, and bump into George, who tells me about the new software I could use, is that informal learning? Sounds like it. We don&#8217;t know what &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/informal-learnings-on-first-whats-on-second-and-i-dont-give-a-damn-is-on-third/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shocking Discovery In Education: Most Breathing Done Informally</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a shocking study recently published in the Journal of Training and Development, meta study review reveals that over 95% of breathing is done without formal structure, or outside interference. Not only is breathing informal, but it was discovered that &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/humor/shocking-discovery-in-education-most-breathing-done-informally/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Do Intellectually Impoverished Educators/Trainers Do To Make A Living? Why They Make Up New Fancy Sounding Terms</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/what-do-intellectually-impoverished-educatorstrainers-do-to-make-a-living-why-they-make-up-new-fancy-sounding-terms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally educators and trainers have not been leaders in intellectual pursuits. For example, tradionally SAT scores for those entering faculties of education have been the lowest among all university attendees. Why? That&#8217;s a complex question for another time, but it &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/what-do-intellectually-impoverished-educatorstrainers-do-to-make-a-living-why-they-make-up-new-fancy-sounding-terms/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ASTD President Bingham Posts Intellectually Impoverished, Embarrasing Article on Learning Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/astd-president-bingham-posts-intellectually-impoverished-embarrasing-article-on-learning-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Part I of this series we looked at the first part of Tony Bingham&#8217;s post on &#8220;Learning Socially&#8221; and pointed out that so far in the article, nothing the President of ASTD mentioned is relevant or telling regarding the &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/astd-president-bingham-posts-intellectually-impoverished-embarrasing-article-on-learning-part-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ASTD President Bingham Posts Intellectually Impoverished, Embarrasing Article on Learning Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many it will come as no surprise that the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) continues to come up with some downright stupid things. It&#8217;s a long standing issue within the training profession, and there are those that &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/roberts-learning-and-development-editorials/astd-president-bingham-posts-intellectually-impoverished-embarrasing-article-on-learning-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Informal Workplace Learning &#8211; Practice Application Brief</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/learning-theory-to-practice/informal-workplace-learning-practice-application-brief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Informal Workplace Learning Practice Application Brief 10 by David A. Cofer 2000 PDF Available This project has been funded at least in part with Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education under Contract No. ED-99-CO-0013. The content of this &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/learning-theory-to-practice/informal-workplace-learning-practice-application-brief/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Elearning Related Free Whitepapers. Keep up with the field</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/uncategorized/elearning-related-free-whitepapers-keep-up-with-the-field/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few elearning and informal learning white papers that have come across our desk. Please note that these offers tend to be available for only short periods of time, so if you are interested, please grab your copies &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/uncategorized/elearning-related-free-whitepapers-keep-up-with-the-field/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Informal Learning Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/informal-learning-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been attempts to make &#8220;informal learning&#8221; a new buzzword in the training world, and while there&#8217;s some obvious sense in looking at how learning &#8220;happens&#8221; in informal situations (since most of our lives are &#8220;informal&#8221;), there probably isn&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/informal-learning-thoughts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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