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Future Forecasting: Near Field Communication (NFC) in mLearning
Since we’re approaching the new year, it’s prediction time. This post is about emerging technology that I see making inroads in education, training, and informal learning by the end of 2012—Near Field...
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The Objects of Informal Learning
We often think of informal learning as occurring in the virtual world, and given all our busy lives, it’s a central concern of the workplace. But informal learning occurs in many settings, including...
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What we learn about informal learning from museums
Museums, zoos, botanical gardens, and other outdoor exhibits (collectively, “museums” in this article) each represent opportunities for informal learning. While experiences in these settings have...
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Distributed Cognition: Supporting the Knowledge Ecosystem
Distributed cognition is a theory that seeks to model how social and technological influences intersect and influence cognition (Hutchins, 1995). According to this theory, an individual’s knowledge is...
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Learning Through Boundary Crossing
In a previous post I described the ideal of a knowledge ecosystem in which knowledge is distributed amongst individuals, social groups, and technology platforms. I noted the important role of the...
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The TIM model of coaching: experiences, connections, and engagement
In an increasingly online world, we still need coaches, a humanizing force, to remind us of the big picture and to help us be successful. In 1994, Strayer and Rossett articulated the TIM model, a...
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2011: A year of fusions
This blog is a bit over a year old now and in keeping with last December’s “tradition,” I’ve collected my posts from 2011 in a LiveBinder. I’ve found that reviewing these articles gives me a good...
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The Evolution of a Learning Theory
I recently came across an article by M. David Merrill in which he reflects on his search for ways to create effective, efficient, and engaging instruction (Merrill, 2008). Before your eyes glaze over...
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On Learning Objects
A learning object (LO) is ” “a collection of content items, practice items, and assessment items that are combined based on a single learning objective” (Cisco Systems, 1999). When people talk of...
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Choosing from a learning experience menu
A learning experience should be a solution best suited to an organizational need. It is part of a system of aligned solutions. A learning experience menu: A balanced diet In keeping with the...
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