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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

It’s in your mind One of the pioneers of adult learning theory, Malcom Knowles , explored the role of adult education and facilitation (andragogy) versus the traditional style of teaching children (pedagogy). Download the whitepaper » Blog this! I find your blog page quite interesting.

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Great and small

E-Learning Provocateur

One pertinent example for L&D practitioners is pedagogy (formerly paedagogie ) which derives from the Hellenic words paidos for “child” and agogos for “leader” This etymology underscores our use of the word when we mean the teaching of children. Thus it aligns to the teaching nature of pedagogy.

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Top 99 Workplace eLearning Blogs

Tony Karrer

I just saw a post by Amit Garg Top 47 eLearning & Workplace Learning Blogs. His list was very similar to the list of sources that eLearning Learning includes. It made me wonder how many sources does eLearning Learning include? eLearning Learning is looking for a bit deeper posts that focus on applied issues.

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Doctoring the Informal Learning Environment

E-Learning Provocateur

She authors the blog Wishful thinking in medical education , which she uses to advance thinking about the training of student doctors. 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).

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Open Learning Network vs Informal Learning Environment

E-Learning Provocateur

Mott’s blueprint is the Open Learning Network (OLN). Mine is the Informal Learning Environment (ILE). Both the OLN and ILE are modular because they comprise standalone resources or “learning objects&#. I see the ILE as a solution for self-directed learning, peer-to-peer discourse and knowledge sharing.

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Informal Learning For Startups: Preparing For Internal Social Collaboration

QuoDeck

Classroom teaching has been debunked for newer forms of learning and engagement across organizations. Interestingly, startups seem to be the ones driving companies towards such learning. The Use Of Informal Learning For Startups. Working in any organization involves learning, and at different levels.

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Surfing the Future Pedagogies: Augmented Learning

TalentLMS

An augmented reality app will enable you to superimpose information on a real equipment image. Once the app scans the right equipment it displays the pertaining information. Learning is situated with better chances of immediate transfer. What ways of using augmented reality in Learning Management Systems do you see?

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