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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. And yet our language is nuanced.

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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). They see other members of the team wandering in and out of the ward but they don’t know what their role is.

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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). A robust services architecture will also implement role-based security and authentication protocols to manage data and application access and permissions. We can have both.&#. Amen to that. The ILE recapped.

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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. Describing the scenes with interesting graphics and data makes learning interesting.

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What is learner autonomy?

Docebo

With an autonomous learning approach , autonomous learners are often better prepared for their job function and life in general. In many ways, autonomous learning (or independent learning) takes the role of the teacher, educator, or learning admin out of the picture and allows a student to create and follow their own learning process.

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Andragogy vs. Pedagogy

Big Dog, Little Dog

I would have to disagree because the concept of andragogy has actually added great value to our understanding of learning. Pedagogy is derived from the Greek words paid meaning “child&# and agogus meaning “leader of.&# When our public schools were first established, they were based on this pedagogical model.

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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. Properly d.