E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 3, 2012

The learner is free to explore and discover the knowledge contained therein at their convenience and – more importantly – at their discretion. While I broadly agree with the constructivist sentiment of this approach, I can’t help but think it’s a band-aid for a much deeper issue.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 27, 2011

In doing so, the learner becomes better equipped to perform in their environment. Rather than expanding capability within the same stage of development, the learner promotes their intellect to a higher stage of development. Vertical transformation is much more sophisticated. • System simulations. • Job aids.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Perhaps it would be helpful to develop some reference content, or provide a job aid. For example, in our course we could assign an on-the-job task to the learners, and ask them to share their experiences with it on the ESN. When looking through the lens, we see alternatives and complements beyond the usual event-based intervention.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 29, 2013

While I realise massive open online courses are not a panacea, I believe they have much to offer learners and learning professionals alike. Does the company have an ethical responsibility to help the community through MOOCs? Regular readers of my blog will know that I’m quite the MOOC fan. Then there’s CSR to consider.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 13, 2009

As previously noted , adult learners are problem-oriented, so you need to explain how spending this hour or so will help them in their job. On the motivation side, it’s a good idea to explain to the participants up front why they should attend the class.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 11, 2013

Not only were the weekly instructions quite clear, but the target audience was e-learning professionals who are, presumably, seasoned adult learners. A support page and discussion thread should be dedicated to helping the lost souls, so that they don’t pollute the rest of the course with their problems.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 12, 2011

In neither of the cases above was the learner’s workplace simulated on screen. The corollary, then, is that when a person’s performance on the job is highly dependent on their umwelt, a technology-assisted game can help them acquire the “eye of the tiger&# in that context. The setting was real.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

. • Avoid exposing the correct answer upon an incorrect response: instead, allow the learner to re-try (unless of course the assessment is summative). Cognitivist learning theories inform us that hierarchically (or otherwise logically) arranged content aligns with the existing network of knowledge in the learner’s mind.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 3, 2009

Ken’s central theme is that being able to think faster and better can help us unlock ideas and improve our productivity. However, he also notes that learners are already using mobile technologies in their general day-to-day activities, leading them to expect to do likewise for education.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 7, 2010

Occupying a place on the continuum somewhere between a VLE and a PLE, an ILE is an informal learning environment that a facilitator manages on behalf of a group of learners. The learners can explore its resources at their own pace and at their own discretion. Enter the Informal Learning Environment (ILE). The sky’s the limit.

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