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Knowledge, practice and community

Learning with e's

The previous post highlighted issues around the situated learning theory of Jean Lave. In this post, I extend this idea into the work Lave did with Etienne Wenger, which has become known as Communities of Practice. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Unported License.

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Our mutual friends

Learning with e's

This is number 28 in my series on learning theories. I''m gradually working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. My most recent post explored Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. Koffka Gestalt theory 21.

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Social Learning: How to Build Conversations into Your eLearning Courses

Mindflash

We all know from experience that we learn in many different ways and one of those ways is through interacting with people. In fact, adult learning theory and communities of practice address the important of social interactions and learning. You can follow him on Twitter or on Google+.

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The Social Learning Revolution in eLearning

TalentLMS

The boom in social media and the round-the-clock need to connect in communities is doing wonders for the eLearning industry. Social learning is an age-old learning and teaching strategy, backed by many cognitive scientists. Let’s examine some top benefits of social learning in organizations. What is Social Learning?

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eLearning Learning - Best of May

Tony Karrer

Tools - Don't Waste Your Time , May 10, 2009 Informal Learning Technology - eLearning Technology , May 11, 2009 Capture Examples - eLearning Technology , May 29, 2009 Presentation: Blogs in Education - Don't Waste Your Time , May 22, 2009 Top Other Items The following are the top other items based on social signals.

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Top 100 eLearning Items

Tony Karrer

Tools Collaborative Learning Using Web 2.0 Communities of Practice Facebook as a Learning Platform We Need a Degree in Instructional Design Learning styles don't exist 90-9-1 Rule aka 1% Rule in Collaborative Environments How long does it take to create learning? Tools - A Summary PR 2.0:

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Why You Should Adopt Social Learning

EI Design

I quote from an earlier article What is social learning and how can you use it to foster collaborative learning. In simple terms, social learning is learning with and from others. What are the aspects that most of the popular social networks provide that can be used to learn or collaborate and learn?