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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning

Learning Visions

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning [My notes from a webinar. Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning … &#%!? Examples of informal: Water cooler, SoMe Informal learning is never intentional. Lance asks: What happens if you add intentionality to an informal activity?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Informal/DIY Learning: Montessori School for Adults?

Learning Visions

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 Informal/DIY Learning: Montessori School for Adults? But there seem to be some similarities between that and informal learning/DIY learning -- all this adult stuff weve been talking about lately. Mentoring occurs at the peer level. This informal style is the rule, even at the middle school level.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Informal Learning -- Getting Learners to Ask the Right Questions

Learning Visions

Thursday, February 22, 2007 Informal Learning -- Getting Learners to Ask the Right Questions In a post on informal learning by Ray Sims (thanks to Tony ), he lists out a whole bunch o good things "to do on behalf of increasing informal learning aligned with company strategy and goals." Where Are All the Women?

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Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: Avatars for Learning

Kapp Notes

A great deal of research is being undertaken in the area of avatars.you know, the lifelike animated people that inhabit Second Life and other online worlds. The customizability of these avatars means a learner can choose to learn from a wise old mentor or a hip young "dude" or "dudet". Baylor at Floridia State University.

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The Power of X – Experiential Learning in Today’s World

Performance Learning Productivity

The main difference between experiential learning and more traditional classroom-based and eLearning approaches is that experiential learning is focused exclusively on action rather than on information. I was recently given a tour of a Language Lab in Second Life where there is a lot of language learning activity.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Best Online Collaboration Tools with Robin Good

Learning Visions

The teacher now serves as mentor to help us create the best thing together. Monday, November 17, 2008 Best Online Collaboration Tools with Robin Good Live blogging this session from the Corporate Learning Trends & Innovation Conference with Robin Good. The end of the content God. United States License.

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Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: Virtual Real Estate for Sale

Kapp Notes

It means we really need to understand these 3D online worlds because it is not just Second Life, many online worlds exist and if we let this technology pass us, then we will be playing catchup. You can read the article 'Project Entropia' real estate sale fetches $179,000 What does this mean for trainers and instructional designers?

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