Comments on: Agile learning – an alternative learning model http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/ Living and learning for life Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:29:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/comment-page-1/#comment-144031 Michael Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:29:53 +0000 http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/#comment-144031 Hi Dick. Yes - I was reading through your interview with David Jennings recently (after making contact with David), and was very excited to see other people thinking about agile learning (specifically in the agile-software-development vein, rather than generally 'flexible' learning). I found a few more people on a later post (<a href="http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-and-agile-education/" rel="nofollow">Agile learning and agile education</a>) and in the years in between, had the opportunity to experiment while working with a group of people learning web programming. And yes, I do agree that enabling people to adapt their own learning plan is important - see <a href="http://liveandletlearn.net/tip-5-gradually-hand-over-control-of-learning/" rel="nofollow">Tip 5: Gradually handing over control of learning</a>. I'm currently trying to put an open-source web application together in my spare time - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsoufcLjUZ4" rel="nofollow">Learning Goals / Goal Tracker overview</a> to help facilitae individualised learning on a larger scale. Where is your current focus, Dick? Have you had the chance to be working on other edu-projects since LearnDirect? Hi Dick. Yes – I was reading through your interview with David Jennings recently (after making contact with David), and was very excited to see other people thinking about agile learning (specifically in the agile-software-development vein, rather than generally ‘flexible’ learning).

I found a few more people on a later post (Agile learning and agile education) and in the years in between, had the opportunity to experiment while working with a group of people learning web programming.

And yes, I do agree that enabling people to adapt their own learning plan is important – see Tip 5: Gradually handing over control of learning. I’m currently trying to put an open-source web application together in my spare time – Learning Goals / Goal Tracker overview to help facilitae individualised learning on a larger scale.

Where is your current focus, Dick? Have you had the chance to be working on other edu-projects since LearnDirect?

]]> By: Dick Moore http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/comment-page-1/#comment-143967 Dick Moore Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:58:00 +0000 http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/#comment-143967 Is not the answer to get the learner to develop / adapt their own learning plan from the master plan and you get to sign it off. Overtyping. You were here first but we are thinking along similar lines, I blogged on agile learning last year at http://www.toolsandtaxonomy.com/2010/07/13/agile-learning-agile-software-development-and-the-mobile-internet/ Interested in your comments. Did you get much pick up on this? Is not the answer to get the learner to develop / adapt their own learning plan from the master plan and you get to sign it off. Overtyping.

You were here first but we are thinking along similar lines, I blogged on agile learning last year at http://www.toolsandtaxonomy.com/2010/07/13/agile-learning-agile-software-development-and-the-mobile-internet/

Interested in your comments. Did you get much pick up on this?

]]> By: Agile learning and agile education « Live and let learn http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/comment-page-1/#comment-134208 Agile learning and agile education « Live and let learn Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:23:19 +0000 http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/#comment-134208 [...] development methodologies to education and learning. Three years ago (almost to the day) I wrote agile learning – an alternative learning model, and am now really keen to get back into this line of thought in my spare time. If you have any [...] [...] development methodologies to education and learning. Three years ago (almost to the day) I wrote agile learning – an alternative learning model, and am now really keen to get back into this line of thought in my spare time. If you have any [...]

]]> By: Michael http://liveandletlearn.net/agile-learning-an-alternative-learning-model/comment-page-1/#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-page-1/#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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