This article misses the point in a way that's illustrative. It defines formal learning as "planned and guided by an instructor" and informal learning as "unstructured, often unintended, and it occurs outside of a conventional learning setting." But Emma O'Neill adds, it "has no real...
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Formal and Informal Learning: What’s the Difference?
Publicado en OLDaily el 30/07/2019
A few words on Cognitive Load Theory
Publicado en OLDaily el 29/07/2019
This is a really good overview of cognitive load theory and an especially cogent criticism of its application in learning. Not to be missed. "The major objection to Cognitive Load Theory is not, therefore, that it is wrong – but that is it a distraction from more...
Leer másShifting priorities in the new university
Publicado en OLDaily el 29/07/2019
This article describes how universities are currently organized, with full professors conducting research and teaching higher-level students, and undergraduates being taught by sessional (aka adjunct) instructors and teaching assistants. The presumption seems always to be that...
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I agree with this statement: "The problem isn't privacy," the cryptography pioneer Whitfield Diffie said recently. "It's corporate malfeasance." Wendy Grossman continues, " Viewed that way, when data profiteers claim that "...
Leer másPublicado en La Lengua Panhispánica el 29/07/2019
The future of immersive education will be live, social, and personalized
Publicado en OLDaily el 28/07/2019
As its point of departure this article looks at VirtualSpeech, "a hybrid model that pairs VR with traditional course programs like e-learning and in-person training, affording users a chance to practice what they have learnt in realistic...
Leer másLessons learnt from schoolbooks
Publicado en Language on the Move el 28/07/2019
Publicado en OLDaily el 26/07/2019
I think readers will appreciate the summary of Hegarty's model of open pedagogy (Hegarty's paper is on Wikimedia -...
Leer másChina govt goes all in on education reform from this July
Publicado en OLDaily el 26/07/2019
This article is a summary of the “Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Education and Teaching to Improve the Quality of Compulsory Education” issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council a couple of weeks ago. The opinions focus on...
Leer más¿Sabías que ya hemos sumado un centenar de escuelas?
Publicado en Blog de FEDELE el 26/07/2019
Hemos sumado a nuestra familia FEDELE hasta 6 escuelas de español acreditadas por Instituto Cervantes en lo que llevamos de 2019. Las escuelas que han entrado son: Enforex Barcelona El Aula Azul, en San Sebastián Saint Gabriel School, en Sevilla Desilena, en Adeje (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) Olé Languages Barcelona Vamos, en Madrid ¡Hemos llegado...
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Publicado en OLDaily el 25/07/2019
This is a useful resource from the United Kingdom Council of Research Repositories (UKCORR). As the website says, "The Knowledgebase is where the UKCORR community can share key resources to assist both in their every day work and also to learn about new developments in the sector." For example, the...
Leer másIt's still in development so I can't say it's great to use, but the concept is intriguing: "QUIPU automates content classification, linking & display. QUIPU lets Sam move fast from initial data to making a decision. Hours of tedious & expensive work can be given back to Sam, boosting productivity & value. QUIPU builds a research library in real time, indexing as you explore, letting you generate knowledge." Of course, as with all libraries, the trick is...
Leer másAfrica’s pressing need for targeted skills training
Publicado en OLDaily el 25/07/2019
To me the most telling sentence in this African Development Bank Group (AfDB) report (362 page PDF) is this one: "Many taxi drivers in Algiers (Algeria) hold graduate and even post-graduate degrees in the humanities and in the social sciences. In Douala (Cameroon), many Bensikineurs (motorcycle...
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