Ed-Tech Insider: Connective Learning:

Stephen Downes' hiatus has forced me to read more blogs. Not sure I like it but it is probably good for me.

Flicking through my newsreader I came on this piece by Will Richardson who in turn was citing Alan Livine describing a presentation by Nancy White (phew - I think i have attributed everyone).

Talking of a collaboratively authored multi media learning presentation, Alan says:

"This is the way learning takes place, by 'bathing in what others share' and then by sharing what we know back to the community. Learning as process, not event."

I love the sentiment. But...lets get real. Education and training systems remain geared to individual learning and to proof of individual learning attainment. That's what's assessed, thats what's certificated. Not learning as process, not learning as event, but learning as outcomes. Individual outcomes. Whilst there are great examples of real learning experiences like this one which break the rules, this will never be mainstream until the whole culture of what we recognise as leaning is changed. It is not a question of getting professors to recognise the potential of the media but an issue of getting systems ( and that means society) to change what we recognise as learning and learning and learning achievement.

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