Comments on: Social media and self-directed learning

By: Learning and Social Media: A Model « Renee Reports

Learning and Social Media: A Model « Renee Reports — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:51:12 +0000

[...] Harold Jarche in his turn produced the following chart to interpret Hart’s listing. I find this a great model to use as basis for my own research on how to categorise different kinds of social media, suitable for different kinds of learning situations, especially to apply to the organization I work for myself. [...]

By: Learning: traditional or independent?

Learning: traditional or independent? — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:47:47 +0000

[...] Social media and self-directed learning (Harold Jarche) [...]

By: 2009 Predictions How Did I Do? | Blog SDN

2009 Predictions How Did I Do? | Blog SDN — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:30:32 +0000

[...] The specific term had some recent great discussion by Jane Hart and Harold Jarche in the posts Social media and self-directed learning, Using social media for different types of learning that included the following [...]

By: Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » Jane Hart’s guide to social learning

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:12:31 +0000

[...] helpful to me: Jane takes a structure proposed by Harold Jarche to look at the performance level and amount of “directedness” in various types of [...]

By: Harold Jarche

Harold Jarche — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:36:37 +0000

Corporations do many things that are not based on pure measurement. What is needed is that informal learning is valued. Anecdotal evidence may be enough to get commitment.

By: Tirtho Dasgupta

Tirtho Dasgupta — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:34:06 +0000

Thanks Harold. Got it now. I would also like to know your view about measuring the Informal learning. Do you think the corporates would implement and invest on social mode of informal learning if they couldn’t measure it properly.

By: Harold Jarche

Harold Jarche — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:32:23 +0000

Yes, Tirtho, all learning is in some way self-directed, but FSL is directed from outside, in terms of selection and timing as well as externally created learning objectives. FSL has the least degree of self-direction.

By: Tirtho Dasgupta

Tirtho Dasgupta — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:27:43 +0000

The idea of social and informal learning in the corporate learning space is fascinating. But the real challenge is how to implement this new learning culture effectively across the organization as people who calls the shot show skepticism as their main argument is how to control and manage the informal learning and how do you measure it. I work as a eLearning teamlead in an MNC where people are even reluctant to embrace the Rapid eLearning over classical Flash-based elearning.

This categorization of different types of learning is excellent . However I am a bit confused about the term self-directed learning when you write— “social media for learning requires a lot of self-directed learning, either individually or as a participant in a group/organization.”
Even a formal elearning course is self-directed, isn’t it?

By: Harold Jarche

Harold Jarche — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:02:04 +0000

These categories refer mostly to workplace learning, Tarun. FSL would be the general category for formal education, especially if students don’t have an option of taking your courses, choosing the subject matter or taking different paths.

By: Tarun Tripathi

Tarun Tripathi — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:02:12 +0000

I am a teacher, and i have a course blog – where does that fall?