Is chatting by the water cooler or engaging in an online conversation wasting time on the company clock? Not necessarily, says Concordia’s Saul Carliner, director of the Education Doctoral Program and associate professor in the Department of Education.
Both can be valuable learning experiences — what education experts call informal learning.
Read the entire feature about Informal Learning Basics at Concordia University’s Alumni website: http://www.concordia.ca/alumni-giving/alumni/news/announcements/2012/08/learning-at-the-water-cooler.php
Saul Carliner 