Virtual Adult Learning & Andragogy

How does self-directed learning match with andragogical learning?

For Adult Second Life Newbies...
http://www.dius.gov.uk/~/media/publications/G/getting_online_second_life

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_education
Ning: Adult Learning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andragogical_learning_theory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andragogy
Ning: Virtual Andragogic Learning

Virtual Andragogic Language Learning
http://evovwll.ning.com/group/virtualandragogiclanguagelearning

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Learning

Endorsed and supported by:
EFQUEL European Foundation of Quality in e-Learning
http://www.efquel.org/
QUALC Quality Assurance Network of Adult Learning Centres
http://www.efquel.org/qualc/
QUALC FINAL Quality Criteria & Self-Assessment Adult Learning Centres 12-2008 (benchmark requirements)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/22191610/QUALC-FINAL-Quality-Criteria-Self-Assessment-Adult-Learning-Centers-12-2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43PvRH-BsPk
Mixed Reality / Cross-Platform Presentation & Media TV

Andragogy consists of learning strategies focused on adults. It is often interpreted as the process of engaging adult learners with the structure of learning experience. Originally used by Alexander Kapp (a German educator) in 1833, andragogy was developed into a theory of adult education by the American educator Malcolm Knowles.

Knowles asserted that ANDRAGOGY (Greek: "man-leading", meaning for Adult Grids) should be distinguished from the more commonly used PEDAGOGY (Greek: "child-leading", meaning for Teen Grids).

Compliance to and training for Teen Grids is a topic of its own! Pedagogic-oriented groups fit better to this target use case.

Knowles' theory can be stated with six assumptions of adult learning:

1. Adults need to know the reason for learning something (Need to Know)
2. Experience (including error) provides the basis for learning activities (Foundation).
3. Adults need to be responsible for their decisions on education; involvement in the planning and evaluation of their instruction (Self-concept).
4. Adults are most interested in learning subjects having immediate relevance to their work and/or personal lives (Readiness).
5. Adult learning is problem-centered rather than content-oriented (Orientation).
6. Adults respond better to internal versus external motivators (Motivation).

Further items from Adult Learning Theory
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te10lk12.htm

The term allows discussion of contrast between self-directed and 'taught' education.

Prior to this, what are the "target use cases" for Andragogy in Virtual Worlds?

e-Learning
Vocational Training
Corporate Training & Development
Folk High Schools
(Volkshochschule Goslar is Winner of 2008 European e-Learning Awards for its Second Life conception)
European-wide EU Adult Learning Centres
Universities (University of Leicester) / Colleges

...Any more suggestions? Just ticket your ideas in this Help Desk form... according support response is part of the quality process. Recommendations for Continuous Improvement of Virtual Learning Processes
http://tinyurl.com/recommendation-improvement

Quality Management of Peer Production in e-Learning
http://qmpp.innovationpros.net/index.php/qmpp_quality_model/
Peer Production Cycle
http://qmpp.innovationpros.net/index.php/qmpp_quality_model/peer_production_cycle/

Benchmarks

Quintura visual cloud search: Virtual Andragogic Learning
http://quintura.com/?request=virtual%20andragogic%20learning&searchvia=0&page=1&savelink

Clusty.com clustered search: Virtual Andragogic Learning
http://clusty.com/search?query=virtual+andragogic+learning&tb=opensearch&

Facebook: Virtual Andragogic Learning
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=virtual+andragogic+learning&init=quick

Blog Search: Virtual Andragogic Learning

Twitter Micro-Blog Search: Virtual Andragogic Learning

Second Life Search: Virtual Andragogic Learning

Diigo Search: Virtual Andragogic Learning

Delicious Search: Virtual Andragogic Learning

Friendfeed Search: Virtual Andragogic Learning

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