4 learning trends - micro learning, moocs, learning paths, content creation v. curation
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“Education is now outpacing the work world in leading informal learning, and gains in innovation with learning.”
Micro Learning
Microlearning deals with relatively small learning units and short-term learning activities. Generally, the term "microlearning" refers to micro-perspectives in the context of learning, education and training.
Dimension of Micro Learning
Time: relatively short effort, operating expense, degree of time consumption, measurable time, subjective time, etc.
Content: small or very small units, narrow topics, rather simple issues, etc.
Curriculum: small part of curricular setting, parts of modules, elements of informal learning, etc.
Form: fragments, facets, episodes, "knowledge nuggets", skill elements, etc.
Process: separate, concomitant or actual, situated or integrated activities, iterative method, attention management, awareness (getting into or being in a process), etc.
Mediality: print media, electronic media, mono-media vs. multi-media, (inter-)mediated forms, etc.
Learning type: repetitive, activist, reflective, pragmatist, conceptionalist, constructivist, connectivist, behaviorist; also:action learning, classroom learning, corporate learning, etc.
Trending
Because old school training is expensive, time-consuming, and simply can’t be produced fast enough to react to a constantly changing work environment.
By 2025, Millennials alone will make up that 75 percent of the workforce. The average attention span of the Millennial generation is 90 seconds.
Deloitte recently estimated digital skills have a half-life of just 2.5 years for any given role. And because despite technology and digital products rapidly proliferating and evolving, these developments are only able to improve performance with the right training.
Learning Paths
Learning pathway is described as the chosen route, taken by a learner through a range of (commonly) e-learning activities, which allows them to build knowledge progressively. With learning pathways, the control of choice moves away from the tutor to the learner.
Learning Paths
From episodic to continuous learning
From assigning to enticing with content
From working at one scale to working up and down the scale
From grades to continuous feedback mechanisms
MOOCs
MOOCs (Massive Online Open Course) is a course of study made available over the Internet without charge to a very large number of people.
"MOOC poster mathplourde" by Mathieu Plourde {(Mathplourde on Flickr)
MOOCs
According to the New York Times, 2012 was the year of the MOOC – a massive open online course.
MOOC’s have risen to remarkable levels of popularity over the past few years with offerings from such high-ranking colleges and universities as MIT, Harvard, Yale, Duke, and more.
Trending
Mini MOOCs
Discussion Forums
Team-based course design
Student Engagement and Persistence
The User Experience
Credentialing
Appendix
Micro Learning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microlearning
http://elearningindustry.com/awesome-resources-on-micro-learning
http://elearningindustry.com/why-microlearning-is-huge
http://www.microlearning.org/
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1578/the-microlearning-trend-accommodating-cultural-and-cognitive-shifts
Learning Paths
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#q=what+is+learning+paths&spell=1
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#q=what+are+learning+paths
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_pathway
http://edglossary.org/learning-pathway/
https://www.nmefoundation.org/getmedia/76ca2f20-4141-42a1-880f-0bab1bcc21bc/nessc-briefing-personalized-learning-pathways