tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post4731875482637426483..comments2024-03-29T02:21:43.791-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: Is Social Learning Fun?Tony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-33366623076796339712009-05-21T06:46:39.340-07:002009-05-21T06:46:39.340-07:00I'm leaning towards Paul & Sue answer on t...I'm leaning towards Paul & Sue answer on this. While there's great opportunity for fun, it's not inherently fun. You have to design it the right way.<br /><br />On the flip side, because of my infovore nature - this kind of exchange is inherently fun. I love having people stretch my thinking.Tony Karrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-46112129499579697962009-05-20T14:29:10.483-07:002009-05-20T14:29:10.483-07:00If someone comes away from a learning experience a...If someone comes away from a learning experience and describes it as fun, they are more likely to come back. Just like a party, a baseball game, or anything else. Social networking clearly has a fun component, it's why people come back, so Fun Social Learning should stick on...Shouldn't it?Mike Vandallhttp://twitter.com/mvandallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-37828912567783849362009-04-01T23:39:00.000-07:002009-04-01T23:39:00.000-07:00Kia ora TonyNothing new here.Piaget recognised the...<B>Kia ora Tony</B><BR/><BR/>Nothing new here.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget" REL="nofollow">Piaget</A> recognised the essential importance of play in learning situations. The processes of accommodation and assimilation are assisted when the learner is having fun. Frankly, and in my opinion :-) and experience, adult learning is just as assisted with this factor as junior learning.<BR/><BR/><B>Catchya later</B><BR/>from Middle-earthBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-24825915495795128352009-03-27T15:40:00.000-07:002009-03-27T15:40:00.000-07:00There is conversation and then there is "conversat...There is conversation and then there is "conversation!". <BR/><BR/>f2f who are you more likely to interact and engage in conversation? A person who is always just gives you the facts or a person who makes it fun by sharing great stories, mixed with humor while also sharing the facts. <BR/><BR/>Online social interaction is not really that much different from f2f - the fun aspect of the whole conversation helps the relationship which aids the learning. (There is a reason why I talk about chocolate :) ).Sue Watershttp://theedublogger.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-33632633699469761062009-03-26T16:46:00.000-07:002009-03-26T16:46:00.000-07:00I think social learning can be fun, but isn't nece...I think social learning can be fun, but isn't necessarily by nature. I think it comes down to the design of the session and the participants. Having just read Montessori's Handbook, many elements of social learning cross over from her work neatly for adults. I can see the fun aspect in the social learning activities, and SL can provide a positive atmosphere for learning new skills and information. I think the session can easily end up dull though. I think the risk of a boring session is somewhat lower than your typical instructor-led affair, but it's still possible.Paul Angilerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806213503008876743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-34877369663811633702009-03-26T11:44:00.000-07:002009-03-26T11:44:00.000-07:00Thanks for reading my thoughts Tony. I thought ab...Thanks for reading my thoughts Tony. I thought about the "fun" part because in talking with a colleague the other day, she noted that sometimes you get sucked into doing so much for the "client" that you end up doing things a certain way simply because that's how the client wants it. Now, while that gets them to pay us :-), she misses some of the creativity. Many corporate pieces are straight forward and serious and "fun" is almost offensive and looked at as being juvenile in some cases. But I guess in an overall sense, we have to balance it out. If I do a not so "fun" project, I've gotta go play a video game or make a nutty status update on Facebook. Something to keep my "fun factor" stoked! :-).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com