Informal Learning and Digital Media

I am speaking at the DREAM conference on Odense in September. I will argue that informal learning has become a way of describing the value of digital technologies but that the term has no real meaning – there is only learning . If we are really serious about changes to the nature of learning in the current era, then we have to find ways to make informal learning mean more in policy terms

4 thoughts on “Informal Learning and Digital Media”

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  2. joanna howard

    I agree that the distinction formal/informal has less meaning than before: but there is a difference in terms of power/control.
    In my view, informal learning is more freely chosen by the learner. Formal learning is (for school children at least) part of a state compulsion and content and style may be chosen by someone other than the learner – which I’m not against but my feeling is that it does change the nature of the learning experience.

  3. Suz

    Dear Dr. Sefton-Green:

    I was wondering if you were going to be including objectivist vs. constructivist structures and the notion of assessment, structure, and value in your presentation? Will there be a paper for those of us who do not have the pleasure of attending?

    I am also interested in notions of broad-based, government-driven aptitude requirements leading instructional design. I agree that these structures change how learning is designed, which may not suit all content or all learners.

    Thank You,

    Suz

    PS. I suppose I should introduce myself as finding your research through Paul Chivers.

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