Learning with e's

MAY 20, 2013

I pointed out recently that many of the older theories of pedagogy were formulated in a pre-digital age. I blogged about some of the new theories that seem appropriate as explanatory frameworks for learning in a digital age. Is it now time for these new theories to replace the old ones?

Learning Theory

Trivantis

OCTOBER 30, 2014

When you’re designing e-Learning for adults, you want to make the whole learning experience fit their needs. The Adult Learning Theory—also known as andragogy—is perfect for this. Malcolm Knowles popularized the concept of andragogy in his book The Modern Practice of Adult Education: From Pedagogy to Andragogy.

Learning Theory

E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 5, 2021

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.

Pedagogy

Roundtable Learning

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Andragogy is a learning theory that describes qualities adults prefer in their learning experiences. You may be asking yourself, “How do adults learn best?”. What Is Adult Learning Theory? Adult Learning Theory, or andragogy , is a theory developed by Malcolm Knowles about how adults learn best.

Learning Theory

E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 28, 2008

So after several hours of unenlightened googling, I decided to bite the bullet, go back to first principles and read George Siemens’ seminal paper, Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age. According to Chaos Theory , everything is connected, as illustrated so eloquently by the Butterfly Effect.

Learner

eLearning Industry

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

This article covers some key differences between what some new Instructional Designers with a classroom teaching background may be used to and what is needed to effectively train adult learners. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

Learning Theory

Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

As designers of learning for corporate environments, we often use the phrase “adult learning theory” to describe the principles that underlie our work. In this article, we’ll take a look at the assumptions of adult learning theory and explore ways in which to apply it to the design of corporate eLearning.

Learning Theory

E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The book is entitled E-Learning Provocateur: Volume 1 and my intent is to provoke deeper thinking across a range of themes in the modern workplace, including: • social media. • learning theory. • pedagogy. • learning styles. • blended learning. • informal learning.

Blended Learning

E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

But what exactly are adult learning principles? The theory. Malcolm Knowles is widely regarded as the father of adult learning. Since the 1960s, he articulated a distinction between pedagogy (the teaching of children) and andragogy (the teaching of adults). Their attitude depends on their circumstances. The way forward.

Pedagogy

Matrix

APRIL 22, 2021

In a series of articles, I will take a closer look at three modern adult learning theories that are not only relevant but highly applicable. This is important in the current context, as learning specialists deal with the challenge of building materials fast. The relevance of adult learning theories.

Learning Theory

E-Learning Provocateur

AUGUST 9, 2010

And the echo chamber has been giving learning styles a beating. The theory. VAK is perhaps the most popular model of learning styles used in the corporate sector today: V stands for “Visual&#. These people learn best by seeing. Think about it: if you marry your pedagogy to your content, who does that suit?

Learning Styles

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

JULY 16, 2014

I''m not skeptical of the research or the authors, but I do question the practical applications of these learning theories, models, and frameworks. Despite the technology being the catalyst for changing everything, 21st Century Learning is about People, NOT technology. It''s about the shift in power and control.

Pedagogy

Docebo

JULY 23, 2021

In many ways, autonomous learning (or independent learning) takes the role of the teacher, educator, or learning admin out of the picture and allows a student to create and follow their own learning process. As said by the writer William Arthur Ward, “curiosity is the wick of the candle of learning.”.

Learner

Learning with e's

APRIL 16, 2014

Many of the earlier learning theories place the learner in splendid isolation. From the neo-behaviourist theories of Thorndike, Watson and Skinner, we were led to believe that learners respond to stimuli and make associations between the two, and that these links represent learning. Unported License. Unported License.

Cognitive

E-Learning Provocateur

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The book is entitled E-Learning Provocateur: Volume 1 and my intent is to provoke deeper thinking across a range of themes in the modern workplace, including: • social media. • learning theory. • pedagogy. • learning styles. • blended learning. • informal learning.

Blended Learning

Learning with e's

MARCH 15, 2010

Intuitive teachers generally have a reasonable understanding of the processes of learning and how humans acquire knowledge and skills. Any teacher training course worth its salt has a significant element of learning theory within its programme. But many are theories that were relevant to education in the last century.

Theory

eLearningMind

JUNE 6, 2016

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.

Pedagogy

Web Courseworks

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Using the concept of a pie, she explains the importance of learning theory, creativity, technology, and business acumen as part of a holistic model that puts the role of an instructional designer into perspective. Here we learn: Avoid Bling for the sake of Bling. Encourage the learner to practice what they have learned.

Instructional Design

Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2014

This is number 23 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. The last post featured David Kolb and his cyclical model of experiential learning. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

Cognitive

Clark Quinn

APRIL 17, 2010

David Metcalf talks about learning theory mashups as ways to incorporate new technologies, which is, at least, a good interim step and possibly the necessary approach. A pedagogy that looks at slow development over time and rich and engaging experience. Still, I’m looking for something deeper.

Cognitive

CDSM

AUGUST 18, 2015

At CDSM, we draw on a range of theories – from the past and the present – to form the method and practice behind our award-winning e-learning. This is known as our ‘ pedagogy ’. Now, let’s take a closer look at an important branch of this learning theory: Social Constructivism. What is Social Constructivism?

Collaboration

Learning with e's

JUNE 6, 2014

This is number 15 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we take a look at an emerging theory of learning proposed by Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon, known as Heutagogy.

Help

Learningtogo

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Now is a good time to review the differences between andragogy (adult learning) and pedagogy (teaching children) and learn some techniques to offer to those of us making the transition or supporting colleagues who are making the journey. The Great Teacher Resignation. But maybe we should. Learner’s Self-Concept.

Pedagogy

eLearning Brothers

MAY 19, 2015

Regardless, it provides endless opportunities for creative ways to reinforce learning outcomes, objectives and improve return on investments. Mobile eLearning opens a treasure chest of capturing micro learning reinforcement opportunities. Builds a climate of instruction and learning. Perceptible information. Tolerance for error.

Mobile eLearning

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This article presents organizational learner presence theory as an amalgamation of andragogy, social presence theory, organizational citizenship behavior and impression management. This article presents a new theory of organizational learner presence and purports its applicability to practitioners and academics.

Learner

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Whichever way you view this book however, it was notable for introducing rhizome theory as a metaphor for knowledge representation. Rhizome theory is also a useful framework for understanding self-determined learning - the heutagogy described by Hase and Kenyon. Others criticised it for its dense, pseudo-scientific prose.

Folksonomy

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

This can be a very powerful means of learning not only about the things you are fixing or modding , but also about the processes that underline them such as risk taking, discovery and problem solving. A specific theory of learning, Seymour Papert''s constuctionist learning theory , could be applied to explain this.

Education

E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 10, 2012

Learn a language. I don’t mean a programming language (although the theory probably still holds). I mean a bone fide foreign language like French, German, Japanese or Mandarin. By going outside of your comfort zone, you stimulate your brain into new realms.

Brain

Learning with e's

JUNE 20, 2013

Allow me elaborate: Many of our pedagogical theories and much of our practice in higher education is grounded in, and has been derived from, a pre-digital era, when the lecturer or professor was central to the process of education, and where the classroom was the predominant place for learning to take place.

Social Media

CDSM

AUGUST 27, 2015

At CDSM, we draw on a range of theories – from the past and the present – to form the method and practice behind our award-winning e-learning. This is known as our ‘ pedagogy ’. The post E-Learning Design Part 5: Learning through Creating (Blooms 21) appeared first on CDSM Team Blog.

Bloom

CDSM

AUGUST 11, 2015

At CDSM, we draw on a range of theories – from the past and the present – to form the method and practice behind our award-winning e-learning. This is known as our ‘ pedagogy ’. Now, we’re going to introduce you to a theory which plays an even bigger part in our thinking: Constructivism.

Activities

The Learning Circuits

JULY 1, 2010

There's been a lot of discussion around cognitive theory and "how the brain learns." But even with all of that discussion there's a question of whether people are really making changes to the design of their online learning. So, it should look like: Tony Karrer - e-Learning 2.0

Brain

eLearning Learning Posts

JUNE 29, 2009

More Articles on Second Life in Education - WISE Pedagogy , June 22, 2009. Road to Learning , June 21, 2009. The power of pictures - E-learning in the Corporate Sector , June 20, 2009. Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning , June 18, 2009. Learning Theory (7). Reduce your editing hours!!

Enterprise 2.0

CDSM

AUGUST 3, 2015

At CDSM, we draw on a range of theories – from the past and the present – to form the method and practice behind our award-winning e-learning. This is known as our ‘ pedagogy ’. They also inform the design of the ongoing and final assessment activities that are critical to checking learners’ understanding and progress.

Cognitive

Obsidian Learning

MARCH 11, 2015

Building on the concept of communities of practice , Etienne Wenger (2009) has proposed a social theory of learning. The focus of this theory is “learning as social participation,” in which learners actively participate in the practices of social communities and construct personal identities in relation to these communities.

Social Learning

Ed App

JULY 23, 2019

Malcom Shepherd Knowles (1968) coined the Andragogy Theory as the theory of adult learning. It is no surprise that adults learn differently than children, whereby adults are self-direction and ready to learn. . There has been much research into pedagogy over the year, however significantly less study of andragogy.

Theory

Learning with e's

JUNE 13, 2013

Too often we gather to discuss education, to expound on learning theories and to congratulate ourselves for our pedagogical prowess, and yet we miss the crucial element, the context which should be central to everything we do. Where is the learner voice at learning conferences? Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

Pedagogy