Sudbury Schools and Informal Learning

Sudbury Schools have been around since the 1960's. This school in Florida happened to make the news today. The story is a bit light, however there is much more about this method of schooling online. Search on Sudbury Valley Schools. The schools demonstrate that informal learning can be supported at all stages of life.

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Dec. 23: Parents in south Florida are embracing a non-traditional school where the students make all the calls. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.  (Nightly News)Parents in south Florida are embracing a non-traditional school where the students make all the calls. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. (Nightly News)

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learning and work combine

It happens to me all the time. People come to me for a "training course" It is hard to convince them that something like this will work. Somehow having a "course" makes it seem more important.

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Here’s a short video that shows how we can break our addiction to the course and move training closer to the job. It shows how we can use an instructional reference to help people learn by doing at work.

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30 Ways to use Social Media to Work Smarter

This September I participated in Jane Hart's excellent uncourse now called 30 Ways to use Social Media to Work Smarter. It was well worth the time. I learned new ways of using web tools and perhaps more importantly it opened my eyes to what I thought I knew and gave me a new perspective on old tools.  The perspective makes the tools new (or maybe it makes me a new tool user) and more effective. Visit Jane's site for the details 

Here is the high level outline
  • Find things out on the Social Web
  • Keep up to date with new Social Web content
  • Build a trusted network of colleagues
  • Communicate with your colleagues
  • Share resources, ideas and experiences with your colleagues
  • Collaborate with your colleagues
  • Improve your personal and team productivity