Learnlets » Formalizing informal learning? - 0 views
blog.learnlets.com/?p=1462
elearner eaprende aprender_en_red learning aprendizaje_informal workplace_learning

-
The Entreprise Collaborative has a new question, asking whether we can formalize informal learning. I have to say, I don’t get the question. That is, I understand what they’re asking, and like the response they give, but I really think it’s the wrong question. To me, it’s not about formalizing informal learning so much as explicitly supporting it versus ignoring it.
-
To me, it is more a matter of providing infrastructure to support informal learning, and facilitating informal learning as well.
-
When I talk about providing infrastructure, I’m talking about putting in place tools that can be used for informal learning.
- ...4 more annotations...
-
The second role is to develop individual ability to use the tools for learning, both independently and socially. To repeat a regular refrain, don’t assume the ability of learners to be effective self- and social-learners. There are specific meta-cognitive skills that should be made explicit, promoted, and supported.
-
In the process of facilitating, you may find opportunities to add value by taking some information and formalizing it