Comments on: Agile learning - an alternative learning model http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/ Living and learning for life Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:39:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/#comment-23422 Michael Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:22:43 +0000 http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/#comment-23422 I'm not certain (it'd be great to have some feedback from students), but I'd guess that most individual students would like to have their planning mapped out for the whole semester like a road-map so they can see where they should be up to, and what's coming up. The problem is that I can't do that for 16 individual students. I can either do "one roadmap to suite all" which invariably suits the needs of perhaps 15% of people, or instead try to "cope with the chaos" as you say (although as we've tested and implemented more and more processes running a self-paced course has become less and less chaotic - from my point of view). And I think with proper planning, learners *can* be building bridges in this environment (bridges that can be tested and verified at each step! a.k.a. a test-driven development model) I guess I'm excited because Agile development methodologies provide more processes and structure to remove more of that chaos - potentially - while at the same time encouraging self-organised learners, and initiating learners to a process that is useful in industry (at least in the software industry). I’m not certain (it’d be great to have some feedback from students), but I’d guess that most individual students would like to have their planning mapped out for the whole semester like a road-map so they can see where they should be up to, and what’s coming up.

The problem is that I can’t do that for 16 individual students. I can either do “one roadmap to suite all” which invariably suits the needs of perhaps 15% of people, or instead try to “cope with the chaos” as you say (although as we’ve tested and implemented more and more processes running a self-paced course has become less and less chaotic - from my point of view). And I think with proper planning, learners *can* be building bridges in this environment (bridges that can be tested and verified at each step! a.k.a. a test-driven development model)

I guess I’m excited because Agile development methodologies provide more processes and structure to remove more of that chaos - potentially - while at the same time encouraging self-organised learners, and initiating learners to a process that is useful in industry (at least in the software industry).

]]> By: Robin Petterd http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/#comment-23265 Robin Petterd Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:26:11 +0000 http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/#comment-23265 This a interesting idea and comparison, is some ways it has been the way I've been working with students. I've often thought of it as being just a way to trying to cope with chaos. Do you think students see the worth and need for these approaches ? or do think they would prefer to be "building bridges" ? One great quote I've heard was "plan a head" This a interesting idea and comparison, is some ways it has been the way I’ve been working with students. I’ve often thought of it as being just a way to trying to cope with chaos.

Do you think students see the worth and need for these approaches ? or do think they would prefer to be “building bridges” ?

One great quote I’ve heard was “plan a head”

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