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title: "What is informal and collaborative learning?"
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tags: ["Participant", "Explainer", "Totara Engage"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:53Z
canonical: "totara.help/what-is-totara-engage"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is informal and collaborative learning?

Totara makes it easy for your users to find curated learning and resources, get involved in discussions, and share knowledge with peers. A combination of Totara features facilitate peer-to-peer social interaction, and the sharing of user-created content, either directly or through shared workspaces.

Key features that support informal and collaborative learning include:

- **Resources**: Empower your users to become content generators. Allow them to [create](/19/docs/create-a-resource) or curate content and share it with others. From videos and documents to surveys and links, users can share relevant information quickly and easily.
- **Playlists**: Users combine related resources into [public or private playlists](/19/docs/create-a-playlist), curating items for themselves or acting as subject matter experts to share with others.
- **Workspaces**: Make room for your teams to work together through [workspaces](/19/docs/what-are-workspaces). Private or public, invite-only or open to everyone, workspaces allow for real-time discussion and information sharing in one place.
- **Recommendations**: Add the [**Recommended for you** block](/19/docs/add-the-recommended-for-you-block) to provide personalised content [recommendations](/19/docs/what-are-recommendations) to your users.
- **Integrations**: Meet your teams where they already are. Totara can be directly [integrated with MS Teams](/19/docs/set-up-the-microsoft-teams-integration), enabling true learning in the flow of work.

We recommend our [Getting started with informal and collaborative learning](/19/docs/getting-started-with-totara-engage) guide as a starting point.

Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.

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