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Pedagogy vs. Andragogy: Where Many Get it Wrong In Their Learning Strategy

eLearningMind

It’s not all Greek to us: When we’re talking about eLearning, the words “pedagogy” and “andragogy” are often thrown around. Both of Greek origin, pedagogy literally translates to paidi (child) and ago (guide). Someone applying pedagogical theory to a classroom full of professionals might find that their efforts read as child’s play.

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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. Thus it aligns to the teaching nature of pedagogy.

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Pedagogy vs. Andragogy: Where Many Get it Wrong In Their Learning Strategy

eLearningMind

It’s not all Greek to us: When we’re talking about eLearning, pedagogy and andragogy are often thrown around. Both of Greek origin, pedagogy literally translates to paidi (child) and ago (guide). By understanding the difference between pedagogy vs andragogy, you’ll have a clearer idea of how and why your subjects learn best.

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New pedagogies?

Learning with e's

We need a new set of pedagogies (and we also need to know how these can be supported with theory) if we are to maximise the impact of technology on education. In my 2015 book I wrote about ' new wine ' (technology) being forced into 'old wineskins' (conservative learning spaces and ideas) and warned of the inevitable failures.

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Bear pit pedagogy

Learning with e's

In other words, we enable digital and physical learning spaces in which they can freely explore ideas, argue with each other (and us) over concepts and theories and in so doing, develop their reasoning and thinking skills. My colleague Peter Yeomans (AKA @ethinking on Twitter) says we create the 'bear pits' for our students.

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How our learning theories shape how we use technology for learning

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I read a paper called Perspectives on learning and technology: A review of theoretical perspectives "This paper provides a review of literature pertaining to theoretical references on educational practice and technology from perspectives of learning theories of the 20th and 21st centuries." Somehow the traditional e-learning modules.

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Pedagogy vs. Andragogy: Where Many Get it Wrong In Their Learning Strategy

eLearningMind

Most professionals in the learning space have used the words “pedagogy” and “andragogy” before. Broken down, pedagogy and andragogy essentially translate to “child guide” and “man guide” respectively. Someone applying pedagogical theory to a classroom full of professionals might find that their efforts read as child’s play.