By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. M.Ed in Informal Learning
The logic is inexorable, that as soon as such a program is created, they should start handing out degrees. I'll take mine with a minor in social networking, thanks (you can find my address on the back of this application). More...
09 novembre 2019
Rapport d'information sur la validation de l'apprentissage non formel et informel
La recommandation du Conseil européen du 20 décembre 2012 relative à la validation de l'apprentissage non formel et informel prévoit que, pour offrir aux citoyens la possibilité de faire valoir ce qu'ils ont appris en dehors de l'éducation et de la formation formelles et de tirer parti de cet apprentissage notamment dans leur vie professionnelle, les Etats membres devraient, en tenant compte du principe de subsidiarité, mettre en place en 2018 au plus tard, des modalités de validation de la formation non formelle et informelle. Le présent rapport se penche sur le bilan à mi-parcours de la mise en oeuvre de cette recommandation européenne, sur les outils qu'elle implique et les avancées déjà réalisées mais également sur les défis liés à cette évolution. Plus...
16 octobre 2019
M.Ed in Informal Learning
11 septembre 2019
The Form of Informal
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Stephen Downes[Edit][Delete]: The Form of Informal, Half an Hour [Edit][Delete] December 4, 2006
I have a couple of recent items. In The Form of Informal, I argue that critics of informal l;earning equivocate between two senses of the word 'form', and that 'informal' does not mean 'without structure'. Also, in Virtues Education I look at the argument offered by Paul Tough in a recent New York Times article. The methods described by Tough may appear to work, I write, but they are not scalable, and even if they were, the sort of cultural subversion he describes creates far more harm than he imagines. "Indoctrination, however much it appears to work in the short term and on a small scale, is not the answer. Empowerment is, and only ever has been." [Tags: ] [Comment] [Edit]. More...
31 août 2019
Formation. Dis moi qui tu es ? Education Formelle – Non formelle - Informelle
Si en France et en Europe nous avons une lecture structurée de l'éducation et de la formation, le passage par d'autres frontières ou latitudes amène à complexifier notre regard et analyse. De fait à côté de l'éducation académique d'autres systèmes existent et se développent de manières plus flagrantes. On parle alors d'éducation ou de formation non formelle et informelle. Plus...05 juillet 2019
Informal Learning - Let's Get Real
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Tony Karrer[Edit][Delete]: Informal Learning - Let's Get Real, eLearning Technology [Edit][Delete] July 17, 2006
I have a lot of stuff today, stuff I've been saving as well as some items I hunted down. Tomorrow I am presenting online at e/merge 2006 - Learning Landscapes in Southern Africa, and I have decided to offer my thoughts on how we can know E-Learning 2.0 will work, indeed, is working. The links today almost all apply to that question and will show up in my talk tomorrow.
Tony Karrer writes, "I'm becoming convinced that folks in the informal learning realm are quite willing to live with 'free range' learning. It's way too touchy-feely and abstract for me. If this stuff is important, then I want to:
- Know that it will work
- Know why it works
- Know that it's repeatable."
He is reacting to George Siemens, who writes, "We have a rough end target (solve this problem, innovate, adapt, etc.)...and we really don't have a clear process (other than teams, meetings, and emerging collaborative spaces)." I don't think Siemens is right, really, but explaining why - and meeting Karrer's challenge - takes a bit of doing. More...
01 juillet 2019
Informal Learning Practices
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Jeremy Hiebert[Edit][Delete]: Informal Learning Practices, HeadsPaceJ [Edit][Delete] June 26, 2006
Jeremy Hiebert has been looking into informal learning. The first paper, published in 2000, is an extensive survey of adultg learning in Canada and shows that Canadians are extensively involved in it (15 hours a week), want explicit recognition of this work, and are generally underemployed with respect to their informal credentials. He also links to Self-Direction in Adult Learning, a book on the subject from 1991. More...
22 juin 2019
Focus EPALE : éducation informelle et non-formelle
Les formes d'éducation informelle et non-formelle sont importantes à plusieurs égards :
- Elles consituent un complément à l'éducation formelle, en couvrant certains besoins et aspects qui ne sont pas pris en charge par les institutions de formation
- L'objectif de ses apprenants est souvent l'apprentissage pour l'apprentissage, et pas seulement l'obtention d'un diplôme
- Elles sont plutôt flexibles, permettant un apprentissage plus personnalisé et ciblé.
20 juin 2019
Latvia: demand for validation of non-formal and informal learning increases
Validation of non-formal and informal learning outcomes was introduced in 2011 (for professional qualifications at EQF levels 2-4) and in 2012 (for higher education at EQF levels 5-7). More...
14 juin 2019
Elves, Measuring Results and Informal Learning
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Tony Karrer[Edit][Delete]: Elves, Measuring Results and Informal Learning, eLearning Technology [Edit][Delete] May 19, 2006
"If an elf appeared and offer to give you a program that met your spec, how happy would you be?" Good question. And, according to the author, you would probably want to know how the program worked before you were happy. "If you create an 'organic, dynamic, flexible' learning solution but can't explain how it impacts the end numbers, then: (a) you won't get credit, (b) you won't know if you can repeat it successfully, and (c) you won't know if its really working. More...
21 mai 2019
Informal Learning - Here at Last?
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Informal Learning - Here at Last?
OK, I need to set the record straight here. The author writes, "Learning just happens âx" sometimes particularly around the water cooler. So let there be more water coolers âx" and then add comfy chairs, sofas, and an espresso machine so that employees, who happen to be people, can chat and exchange ideas. That's how they will learn." No, this is exactly wrong, in my view. More...
