GREEK TEACHERS ONLINE COMMUNITY Of PRACTICE: INFORMAL LEARNING FOR LIFELONG LEARNING

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GREEK TEACHERS ONLINE COMMUNITY Of
PRACTICEINFORMAL LEARNING FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING

• Lambropoulos, Niki
• Greek Ministry of Education Religious Affairs
• nikilambropoulos.org
• nikilambropoulos_at_linuxmail.org

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Who we are, what we do

• No moneygt voluntary work
• Greek National School System (www.sch.gr 8,500
  members on March 25, 2004) and
• the Scientific Society for the Promotion of ICT
  in Primary Education (www.eeep.gr 90 members on
  March 25, 2004)
• 4 Online Courses for teachers training

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From Aristotle to CoP

• the learner who knows nothing but if s/he wants
  can change through learning by studying next to a
  Mastergt Initial introduction to the learning
  practice
• the learner who has reached her/his Masters
  level and if s/he wants could bring theory into
  practice gt Mutual understanding
• the learner who now as a Master decides to
  practice what he has learntgt Energetic
  participation in CoP gt ??te?, e?e??e?a ?????ta?
  ep?st?µ??e?

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The Life-Long Learning Triangle (3LT)
Semi-structured L
For Participation in formal Education and
governmental policies
Unstructured L
Communities of Practice
Communities of Interest
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Methods of Learning in Non-Formal L Chisholm (03)

• Communication-based methods interaction,
  dialogue, mediation
• Activity-based methods experience, practice,
  experimentation
• Socially-focussed methods partnership, teamwork,
  networking
• Self-directed methods creativity, discovery,
  responsibility

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SELF-ORGANISED LEARNING By OBSERVATION In SOCIAL
CONTEXTS (SOLOS-ON/OFFLINE, Lambropoulos, 2002)

• ObservationalCollaborative (not cooperative)
  Learning transfer of learning in different
  contexts
• Learners exhibit behavioural changes
• Process-based learning is identified in the
  context of becoming an energetic member of the
  community
• The results of observational and non-formal
  learning processes are partly tacit
• Social construction of meaning as a mode of
  internalisation of simulated behaviour
• Internal reciprocity could result to creative
  collaborative reproduction
• Cognitive processing occurs within the heads of
  individuals... What really matters is the
  situation and the parts that people play. Norman
  (19933-4) my emphasis.

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Informal-Non Formal Learning

• Recognition
• Validation
• Assessment
• Standards

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Informal Learning Assessment

• being aware of the situation, identification of
  the framework
• description of the situation/environment
• description of problems and provision of
  solutions and suggestions
• participation in the process of changing the
  previous environment

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Non-formal-learning-based assessment in CoP

• the ability to questions established facts
• the ability to define and clarify problems
• the ability to cooperate and find possible
  solutions
• the ability to approach unexpected problems
• the ability to formulate and implement solutions.

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Leonardo Project to cooperate

• We need
• A Software engineer to built e-portfolios for
  teachers
• An evaluation analyst

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Summary

• Solo Observational learning and Learning in
  discussion forums (CoP) could lead to
  self-organized learning in social contexts
• Additional help for managing online learning CoP
• Creating mechanisms for CoP organisation
• Lets make it work!

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Thank you...

• For your Attention!
• Niki Lambropoulos
• nikilambropoulos_at_linuxmail.org
• nikilambropoulos.org

Any questions and/or suggestions?