I have been thinking more and more about learning typologies lately. Specifically, I am trying to better understand the spaces between formal, non-formal, and informal learning.
As such I ran across this diagram which you may or may not be familiar:
I found this on Patrick Dunn's site quite by accident. I have found it helpful in thinking about intentionality and learning. Constructivist and situationalist arguments aside, this diagram suggests that so much of what learning is depends on accident or improvisation, no?
I'm not sure we can say that one learns by accident. One can learn accidentally, yet so much depends on where one's head is. The implications of this diagram for learning designers might be that so much depends on creating situations where people appear to learn by accident. In reality, learning designers can help create conditions that foster creativity and problem-solving, providing a proverbial koan that can be opened at a later day/time when the proper conditions are present.
Mmmm... I love Mondays!
Keywords: accident, formal learning, improvisation, informal learning, intention, intentionality, koan, learning, learning by design, learning design, non-formal learning, teaching, typology, Vavoula
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Harold,
Thank you for going through the process of registering and commenting. I appreciate your follow up resources.
It's tempting to come up with new terms to describe the ways we behave. I am still struggling with the notion of intentionality and consciousness involved in informal or nonformal learning. So much depends on metacognition and habits of mind, no?