E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

In their place, a learner-centered vocabulary espousing “inquiry”, “exploration” and “discovery” are the soupe du jour. When the learner is a novice. Novice learners don’t know what they need to know. The learner can then build upon this foundation by other means.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 31, 2014

The authenticity and relevance of the scenario contextualises the content so that it becomes more meaningful for the learner. When the learner finds herself in a similar situation in real life, she will associate the current context with the scenario and thus apply her experience from it more readily.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 28, 2014

Instead of pushing out yet another course, I’m more inclined to host content on a mobile-friendly platform like an intranet or a wiki that the learner can access, browse and search via their device of choice – including a smartphone. Experiential m-learning leverages the environment in which the learner exists.

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 12, 2014

Whereas that post explored the role of the learner in the content development process, how about their role in the broader instructional design process? That’s the view of some user-oriented design proponents. It’s something I remembered while writing my last blog post about user-generated content. Jonassen (Ed), pp.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Despite their pedagogical flaws, however, MOOCs provide unprecedented access to quality content for millions of learners. Seeded with content, the cMOOC empowers – read “expects” – the learner to discuss, debate, discover, share and co-create new knowledge with his or her fellow learners.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The learner almost haphazardly follows his or her own line of inquiry from one aspect of the subject matter to the next, then the next, and so forth according to whatever piques his or her interest. Or is it the learning journey that is undertaken by the individual learner? Or is it the construction of new knowledge that is rhizomatic?

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 4, 2015

By this I mean regardless of the existence or impact of learning styles, a phenomenon that enjoys universal recognition is that of learner preferences. Such a view is conveniently teacher centric, and it flies in the face of the thought leadership on learner centeredness that we have advanced so far. But that’s not the point.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

And by that I mean record the learner’s score, assign a pass or fail status, and impart a competency at a particular proficiency. No – I’m referring to the learner’s training records. But worse, if the learner leaves the organisation to join another, they also leave their training records behind.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 22, 2014

To explore the practicalities of user-generated content, the Learning Cafe sponsored a webinar entitled Learner Generated Learning Content – Possibilities, mechanics and chaos? The event was hosted by Jeevan Joshi and presented by myself, Andrew Mazurkiewicz and Cheryle Walker.

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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. It facilitates pull learning at the convenience and discretion of the learner, and moreover it supports on-the-job learning just in time. This is where an online course can step in.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 16, 2009

Whether in a classroom setting, via an online course or otherwise, the resident subject matter expert (SME) within the organisation typically provides the learner with a programmed sequence of knowledge, carefully scaffolding their learning and – to adopt a cognitivist view – construct a basic framework of knowledge in the learner’s mind.

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E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 9, 2010

It is important to note that all learners exhibit a mixture of V, A, R & K learning styles. Conventional wisdom dictates that if the learner is primarily visual, you should show them lots of pictures. Conventional wisdom dictates that if the learner is primarily visual, you should show them lots of pictures. The challenge.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Despite their pedagogical flaws, however, MOOCs provide unprecedented access to quality content for millions of learners. Seeded with content, the cMOOC empowers – read “expects” – the learner to discuss, debate, discover, share and co-create new knowledge with his or her fellow learners.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 12, 2010

I somewhat amateurishly consider it operant conditioning by proxy, whereby the learner (especially a child) observes the rewarded actions of someone else, and thus behaves similarly. During the learning process, new information is subsumed under more general information in the hierarchical arrangement of the learner’s prior knowledge.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

In a practical sense, that means we need to provide our learners with tools and resources that they can use to drive their own development. The learner can search and explore the content that’s relevant to them, just-in-time if need be. I believe in the power of informal learning. How about a library of online courses?

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 17, 2015

It reminds us that transmission is ineffective on its own; learners really need to see the concept in action and give it a go themselves. In an age in which learners in the workplace are expected to be more autodidactic than ever before, it needs refurbishment to remain relevant. As the Chinese saying goes, “Tell me and I forget.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 10, 2012

• Theme: Engaging learners with innovative solutions. • Theme: Engaging technology-driven learners. . • Theme: Designing instructionally sound and engaging learning. • More info: LearnX Foundation. Blended Learning Conference. • Where: Sydney. • When: 21-23 March 2012. • Where: Singapore.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

And by that I mean record the learner’s score, assign a pass or fail status, and impart a competency at a particular proficiency. No – I’m referring to the learner’s training records. But worse, if the learner leaves the organisation to join another, they also leave their training records behind.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

However it may be quite a while before this happens, so it’s important that the learner can refer back to the content to refresh his or her memory of it as the need arises. To support the learner in applying their learning on the job, tools such as checklists and templates may be provided to them for their immediate use.

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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. It facilitates pull learning at the convenience and discretion of the learner, and moreover it supports on-the-job learning just in time. This is where an online course can step in.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 2, 2013

The learner has a well-rounded education which he or she intends to draw from. The learner has demonstrated their mastery of a skill by using it. When we look at learning through the lens of the college degree, we see its application in the future tense. In other words, the degree recognises something you can do.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

A problem that the learner is likely to face in the workplace. It tends to be boring when done in the classroom where facts upon facts about the fire triangle are poured into learners’ heads. Where the real learning takes place is in the analysis of the material in relation to a specific work-based problem.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Adult learners are self directed. Instead, I want to expose some of the attitudes of adult learners that I have encountered over the years… “I haven’t got time for all this. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all adult learners were self directed and ready to learn. Adults are problem oriented.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 1, 2010

You owe it to you learners, your employer, and yourself, to be much more efficient than that. The learner is expected to either attend the class or complete the module, not both. Again, the learner is expected to either turn up or watch it online, not both. The alternative face. The complementary face. Be two-faced.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 10, 2012

But more importantly, you experience once again what it’s like to be a novice learner. The motivated learner who extends the learning process beyond the formal curriculum is destined for mastery. I mean a bone fide foreign language like French, German, Japanese or Mandarin. Now YOU are the one on a steep learning curve.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

• learner centered. Besides, I don’t think linearity is necessarily a bad thing, so long as the learner is empowered to navigate as they please.). If we combine all of the above, do we not call it an online course …? • interactive. • logically structured. • founded on storytelling.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Allow me to elaborate… The role of the learner. In short: the role of learning should be assigned to the learner. In short: the L&D professional supports the learners, subject matter experts and managers in playing their parts to improve the capability and performance of the organisation. empowers them to do just that.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 13, 2013

Instead, why not host the content on a mobile-friendly platform like an intranet or a wiki that the learner can access, browse and search via their device of choice. This approach empowers the learner to pull the learning at their discretion, wherever they are, at the time of need. Do you really need to push out yet another course?

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 12, 2011

While show/hide interactions and other bells and whistles arguably improve learner engagement in an online course, they are downright confusing on a mobile device. I know it sounds boring, but as Tom Kuhlmann said recently: Learners won’t complain about the lack of interactivity. if the content is relevant.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I was immediately interested because, like me, Mott is striving to bridge the gap between the organisation’s LMS and the learner’s PLE. An ILE is a space that centralises tools and resources that the learner can use to drive their own development. The ILE recapped. A comprehensive wiki , 2. An open discussion forum , and.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 1, 2015

In this paper, the author distinguishes between two metaphors for learning: the acquisition metaphor in which the learner’s mind is akin to a vessel to be filled, and the participation metaphor in which the learner is an active social agent in the learning process. Educational Researcher , 27(2), pp.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 9, 2016

Most sources I’ve looked up agree with Av Srivastava’s definition of the term: Extended Enterprise Learning is any training that is provided to learners outside of your organization. EET is poised to become the “next big thing” in corporate L&D, but what is it exactly?

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 24, 2011

It tells the “why&# , which may be the learner’s missing link to higher performance. For me, this is a timely reminder of the power of storytelling and the oft-untapped opportunity to weave an anecdote into our content. If that anecdote has the customer as the protagonist, it’s authentic.

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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.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 20, 2012

This pedagogical foundation facilitates pull learning at the convenience and discretion of the learner. Whatever is required to make the learning experience authentic and effective. Moreover, it may stand alone to meet the organisation’s development need.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 19, 2011

It’s a convenient and efficient means of assessing e-learners, if it’s done well. Unlike some of my peers, I’m not an opponent of the multiple-choice quiz. The problem, unfortunately, is that it’s often done poorly. So poorly, in fact, it’s embarrassing.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 10, 2012

• Theme: Engaging learners with innovative solutions. • Theme: Engaging technology-driven learners. . • Theme: Designing instructionally sound and engaging learning. • More info: LearnX Foundation. Blended Learning Conference. • Where: Sydney. • When: 21-23 March 2012. • Where: Singapore.

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