Do Learning Portals Integrate Informal, Social and Collaborative Learning?
According to a report by research firm Aberdeen Group on learning and development for front-line and midlevel managers, corporate online learning portals are one of the top technologies currently in use by best-in-class organizations, with 56 percent of these top companies using a learning portal for manager development. “Portals or other resources that bring together all of these learning channels in a way that makes learners more aware of the options available to them will become increasingly necessary as organizations adopt new modalities,” said Mollie Lombardi, research analyst in human capital management at Aberdeen Group. According to research firm Bersin & Associates’ research studies “Learning Management Systems 2009” and “High-Impact Learning Practices: An Operating Guide for the Modern Training Function,” learning portals can be a platform for both formal and informal learning. They also can provide a single point of access to the LMS and many other applications, and they giv
