Comments on: Informal learning – what is it really? http://webpedagogy.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/informal-learning-what-is-it-really/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:24:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Giselle Ferreira http://webpedagogy.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/informal-learning-what-is-it-really/#comment-7 Giselle Ferreira Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:57:03 +0000 http://webpedagogy.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-7 I can sympathise with your feelings and your 'processing' state, Pelle ... A while back I was wondering if 'informal learning' was a contradiction in terms, and I'm not yet entirely convinced it's not (I'm doing some work that I'm framing as in the area of 'online informal learning', so I'm also thinking about terminology). Thinking about the 'what', 'when', 'how' etc. of learning is a tricky business anyway, and with so much based on metaphors (like the one you mention), it all becomes quite convoluted, especially with the added requirement of splitting 'formal' from 'informal'(it's always a problem to work on negative definitions, things can become a bit circular, I think) and having 'measures' or 'indicators'. And there's also (crucially?)the politics surrounding (and perhaps explaining, at least to some extent) the many disagreements and debates. Your project looks really interesting, by the way, good luck! I can sympathise with your feelings and your ‘processing’ state, Pelle … A while back I was wondering if ‘informal learning’ was a contradiction in terms, and I’m not yet entirely convinced it’s not (I’m doing some work that I’m framing as in the area of ‘online informal learning’, so I’m also thinking about terminology).

Thinking about the ‘what’, ‘when’, ‘how’ etc. of learning is a tricky business anyway, and with so much based on metaphors (like the one you mention), it all becomes quite convoluted, especially with the added requirement of splitting ‘formal’ from ‘informal’(it’s always a problem to work on negative definitions, things can become a bit circular, I think) and having ‘measures’ or ‘indicators’. And there’s also (crucially?)the politics surrounding (and perhaps explaining, at least to some extent) the many disagreements and debates.

Your project looks really interesting, by the way, good luck!

]]> By: Pontydysgu - Bridge to Learning » Blog Archive » Hype filled buzzword or how people learn? http://webpedagogy.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/informal-learning-what-is-it-really/#comment-6 Pontydysgu - Bridge to Learning » Blog Archive » Hype filled buzzword or how people learn? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:33:05 +0000 http://webpedagogy.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-6 [...] morning. he invited me to look at his blog, which, of course, I did. And I found an interesting post on informal learnng, with which I totally disagree. So, in the interests of a little debate and dicourse in advance of [...] [...] morning. he invited me to look at his blog, which, of course, I did. And I found an interesting post on informal learnng, with which I totally disagree. So, in the interests of a little debate and dicourse in advance of [...]

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