E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 15, 2010

I advocated the development of Informal Learning Environments (ILEs). A Formal Learning Environment (FLE) which manages that learning. The ILE will contain self-paced, self-directed, unmeasured learning resources such as readings, video clips, podcasts and discussion forums.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 3, 2012

Let me explain by rewinding a little… In my previous post Informal first , I articulated a mindset that prioritises informal learning over formal training. I argued in favour of providing all the necessary learning resources to the target audience in an open, structured format. This is constructivist design.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

To work effectively in those environments, the model would demand significant shifts in roles and responsibilities away from the status quo, towards what I suggest the employees should be doing instead. An Informal Learning Environment (ILE) empowers them to do just that. Allow me to elaborate… The role of the learner.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 3, 2012

Let me explain by rewinding a little… In my previous post Informal first , I articulated a mindset that prioritises informal learning over formal training. I argued in favour of providing all the necessary learning resources to the target audience in an open, structured format. This is constructivist design.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 24, 2014

While the webcam presented the human face, the learning experience remained undeniably isolated. Its animations reproduced not only the full human form, but also the learning environment: chairs, tables, stage, etc. We were all together, yet each alone. Second Life was different. Now (at least visually) we were all together.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Mobile learning. • Mobile learning – Push or pull? Informal learning. • Doctoring the Informal Learning Environment. • The 4 S’s of mobile design. • Viva la evolution. Content development. • Toying with emotion. • 14 reasons why your multiple-choice quiz sucks.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Readers of this blog will be familiar with my obsession passion for informal learning environments , but in this instance I’m not referring to the constructivist approach. Notwithstanding the advantages of the three aforementioned classroom options, there is yet another option that is often ignored by educators: no classroom.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 3, 2020

Also, we need to start thinking beyond traditional learning environments and start considering the conditions and characteristics of learners in different countries. Uploading a document to a platform or delivering a webinar is not a solution.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Encouraging more of a user-generated and peer-to-peer learning environment may not be to everyone’s taste so a VLE such as Moodle will give more control. Really what would do us more good is to either assess realistic risks, or evacuate safely in the event of a fire.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

My point here is that while social media is a significant component of the corporate learning model, it is one among equally or even more significant components. Put it this way: learning would still happen in the workplace if social media did not exist.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Mobile learning. • Mobile learning – Push or pull? Informal learning. • Doctoring the Informal Learning Environment. • The 4 S’s of mobile design. • Viva la evolution. Content development. • Toying with emotion. • 14 reasons why your multiple-choice quiz sucks.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Adults bring experience with them to the learning environment. Adults enter the learning environment ready to learn. Adults are motivated to learn by internal factors. In a nutshell, andragogy boils down to 5 key assumptions: 1. Adult learners are self directed. Adults are problem oriented.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 15, 2011

Aside: Alison’s VLEs are wonderful examples of Informal Learning Environments (ILEs) as per How to revamp your learning model. Don’t do it just because everyone else is. Alison Bickford demonstrated content-rich VLEs on the Confluence platform.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 10, 2010

But dig a little deeper and you’ll see that it’s also an important step in the evolution of the learning model at my workplace. It transforms a formal learning environment into a more informal one. It returns the power (and responsibility) of learning back to the learner.

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E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Readers of this blog will be familiar with my obsession passion for informal learning environments , but in this instance I’m not referring to the constructivist approach. Notwithstanding the advantages of the three aforementioned classroom options, there is yet another option that is often ignored by educators: no classroom.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 12, 2010

It boils down to 5 assumptions about adult learners as articulated by Malcolm Knowles: (1) Adult learners are self directed ; (2) Adults bring experience with them to the learning environment; (3) Adults are ready to learn to perform their role in society; (4) Adults are problem oriented , and they seek immediate application of their new knowledge; (..)

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 2, 2017

The interactive film depicts real people in the real world, which maximises the authenticity of the learning environment, while the decision points at each stage gate prompt metacognition – which is geek speak for realising that you’re not quite as clever as you thought you were.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 7, 2010

If we dispense with online courses in favour of PDFs, how can we incorporate interactivity into the learning experience? Enter the Informal Learning Environment (ILE). Essentially, an ILE is a space (like a website or intranet site) that centralises relevant learning resources in a particular domain. Formalise assessment.

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