Comments on: Getting Pragmatic About Informal https://blog.learnlets.com/2012/06/getting-pragmatic-about-informal/ Clark Quinn's learnings about learning Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:59:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rolf Reinhardt https://blog.learnlets.com/2012/06/getting-pragmatic-about-informal/#comment-168171 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:59:11 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=2738#comment-168171 I do like your approach of emphasizing on the learning process. Unfortunately, Peer Learning is difficult to stimulate and to engage in an organisation. In my opinion, you go into the right direction with the role of a “mentor or coach” that is taken by the L&D group.

We have just developed a methodology in which we highlight the importance of “learning partnerships” between peers within Communities of Practices, which you might find useful or inspiring: http://pro-learn.net/index.php/pln-methodology

In addition, we have found out that “sharing” and “collaboration”, on what informal learning is based on, needs to be seen in connection to “identity” and “belonging”. These insights are based on years of practical experiences that we gathered ourselves in communities: http://community-space.net/index.php/en/community-building

]]> By: fred garnett https://blog.learnlets.com/2012/06/getting-pragmatic-about-informal/#comment-159970 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:07:25 +0000 http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=2738#comment-159970 Interesting points Clark, especially as you add in the dimension of emergence. I think learning is an emergent property of informal social processes. There is no learning in the formal part, which is education and is concerned with accreditation, quality assurance, class management, estate management. If we are lucky learning happens using the platform that education provides, but it might be rote-based memorisation. If written about Emergent Learning in many places; here’s one.
http://www.slideshare.net/fredgarnett/fg-ouemergenttable

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