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Personal learning or universal education?

Learning with e's

In Deschooling Society , Illich called for personal learning through informal learning networks, and rejected the funnelling approach of mass, unidirectional, instructivist education systems. But ultimately, teachers have a vast array of personal learning resources at their disposal thanks to the social web.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Personal Learning Earthquake

Learning Visions

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Personal Learning Earthquake Sometimes tectonic plates shift and earthquakes form cracks in the crust. Tony Hirst writes In Personal Learning Environments are also Social. United States License.

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What Defines an Ideal Learning Management System?

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Be it the ability to track informal learning, a dedicated mobile app, or integrating existing eLearning, cloud-based or on-premise hosting; every LMS provider is looking to innovate. Social & Personalized Learning. This is quite pertinent to the ‘Assessments’ section of learning programs. Diverse Feature Set.

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Theories for the digital age: Connectivism

Learning with e's

Learning in the industrialised world can now be contextualised within a largely technological landscape, where the use of digital media is assuming increasing importance. 2006) Informal Learning: Rediscovering the natural pathways that inspire innovation and performance. 2000) Informal Workplace Learning.

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Skills for Learning 2.0

Learning with e's

One of the most valuable assets a 21st Century learner has is their personal learning network (PLN). A lot of what is learned (some claim up to 70 per cent) is informal, and with a powerful enough network of connections to a PLN, there is no limit to what a learner can achieve. Unported License.

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No more funnels

Learning with e's

In Deschooling Society , Illich called for personal learning through informal learning networks, and rejected the funnelling approach of mass, unidirectional, instructivist education systems. But ultimately, teachers have a vast array of personal learning resources at their disposal thanks to the social web.

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Go your own way

Learning with e's

I have been labelled an Edupunk because I practice bricolage , the ''do it yourself'' approach to personal learning, and this manifests itself in my professional practice too. This is reminiscent of the personal learning pathways I described in one of my own past blogposts. Unported License. How about you?

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