E-Learning Provocateur

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Doctoring the Informal Learning Environment

E-Learning Provocateur

Recently Anne Marie blogged Location and Learning (which I have reproduced here) and she asked me whether or not I consider her central idea an example of an Informal Learning Environment (ILE). In the hospital, then, formal teaching sessions remain a core component of the student’s learning environment.

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Open Learning Network vs Informal Learning Environment

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Mott’s blueprint is the Open Learning Network (OLN). Mine is the Informal Learning Environment (ILE). These components work in tandem with the LMS and system reports, which in turn comprise the core components of the Formal Learning Environment (FLE). We can have both.&#. Amen to that. The ILE recapped.

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The point of preference

E-Learning Provocateur

However, empirical research in the educational domain is usually based on what L&D pro’s with a dark sense of humour would call a “hostage situation” Whether it’s a high school exam, a university assessment, or perhaps a mandatory online module, the participants are compelled to participate.

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How to revamp your learning model

E-Learning Provocateur

and The ILE and the FLE in harmony , I advocate the development of a virtual Informal Learning Environment (ILE) to work in tandem with the Formal Learning Environment (FLE) to support both the learning process and its administration. Informal Learning Environment. Formal Learning Environment.

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The dawn of a new generation

E-Learning Provocateur

So the formal training needs to be sustained, and a powerful way of doing that is with an informal learning environment. A key component of the informal learning environment is the content repository – such as an intranet or a wiki – that contains content that the employee can search or explore at their discretion.

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The ILE and the FLE in harmony

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I advocated the development of Informal Learning Environments (ILEs). A Formal Learning Environment (FLE) which manages that learning. The ILE will contain self-paced, self-directed, unmeasured learning resources such as readings, video clips, podcasts and discussion forums.

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Viva la evolution

E-Learning Provocateur

Really what would do us more good is to either assess realistic risks, or evacuate safely in the event of a fire. Encouraging more of a user-generated and peer-to-peer learning environment may not be to everyone’s taste so a VLE such as Moodle will give more control.

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