ID Reflections

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Heutagogy, Self-Directed Learning and Complex Work

ID Reflections

“A heutagogical learning environment facilitates the development of capable learners and emphasizes both the development of learner competencies as well as development of the learner’s capability and capacity to learn" (Ashton and Newman, 2006; Hase and Kenyon, 2000).

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MOOCs in the Workplace and Heutagogy

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In this blog post, I am going to discuss why I think MOOCs are here to stay, and the impact they are likely to have on workplace learning and the way we learn. MOOCs--for all the debate, angst and confusion surrounding them--have changed the face of online education and learning for good. We can love it or hate it, but we can’t ignore it.

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Mobile Learning: e-learningnext

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and other collaboration tools like Wikis and blogging, will ensure that the need for “always-connected” mobile devices will continue to grow. The Virginia Tech College of Engineering became the first public institution to require all students to purchase a tablet PC beginning with incoming freshmen in fall 2006.

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Quotes and excerpts on the need for Learning 2.0 from the Best of T+D: 2007-2009

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Gartner , a research institute, estimates that the frequency of nonroutine situations that require tacit knowledge will double between 2006 and 2010. On his blog, he compares formal learning to passively taking a bus whereas informal learning is like riding a bike, in that “the rider chooses the destination and the route.