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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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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). Source: Location and Learning ]. Why hasn’t it happened already? And how could patients use this network?

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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). I see the ILE as a solution for self-directed learning, peer-to-peer discourse and knowledge sharing. We can have both.&#. Amen to that. But how do we bridge the gap? The ILE recapped. It informalises the formal.

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Informal Learning For Startups: Preparing For Internal Social Collaboration

QuoDeck

Classroom teaching has been debunked for newer forms of learning and engagement across organizations. Interestingly, startups seem to be the ones driving companies towards such learning. The Use Of Informal Learning For Startups. Working in any organization involves learning, and at different levels.

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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. What ways of using augmented reality in Learning Management Systems do you see?

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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.&# quoted in Nadler, 1984, p.6.4.

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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.