Natural Learning

Jay Cross über Natur und Lernen, Lernen von der Natur: ” A major component of informal learning is natural learning, the notion of treating people as organisms in nature. They are free-range learners. Our role is to protect their environment, shelter the newborn, provide nutrients for growth, and let nature take its course. Shouting at roses will not turn them into rhubarb nor artists into engineers. You can’t motivate a person to become something they are not.

Putting natural learning to work is more like landscape design and gardening than traditional instructional system design. All of life is interconnected. Organisms cannot live independent of their ecosystems. Self-service learners are connected to one another, to ongoing flows of information and work, to their teams and organizations, to their customers and markets, not to mention their families, friends, and friendship groups. We can improve their connections and nurture their growth but we cannot control them or force them to live …”

Google Desktop as learning platform

Ist definitiv ein Thema in den einschlägigen Postillen: Was passiert eigentlich mit unseren Daten? Speziell bei Google? Vor allem, wenn sie von Google korreliert werden? Netter Gedanke: Unsere Daten als das Googelsche Tafelsilber, zurückgelegt für schlechte Zeiten.

Das Video dazu kommt von Michael Wesch, den eLearning-Aspekt lieferte Jay Cross, die D-iskutanten (to be continued): Jochen Robes, Ralph Hilgenstock (hat wieder mal als Einziger das Kleingedruckte gelesen), Michael Kerres, Ulrike Reinhard und andere. Berechtigte Fragen, andererseits habe ich mich schon so an die integrierte, ajaxbasierte G-Startseite mit dem G-Kalender, G-Mail, G Text & Tabellen (G-enial!), G-Reader, G-Video und G-Picasa gewöhnt …

Informal Learning: The Untapped Resource

Wichtiger Artikel für interne Aus- und Weiterbildung, vor allem die Breeze.Präsentation von Jay Cross am Ende: “Informal learning is the realization that we need not force senior staff and self-directed work professionals into training straightjackets and classrooms hoping to be able to enahnce their innate desire for learning and improving their skills and ability to use them in real world applications ….