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Education 3.0 and the Pedagogy (Andragogy, Heutagogy) of Mobile Learning. The evolution of the web from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 and now to Web 3.0 can be used a metaphor of how education should also be evolving, as a movement based on the evolution from Education 1.0 to Education 3.0.

Education 3.0 and the Pedagogy (Andragogy, Heutagogy) of Mobile Learning

I discussed this in Schools are doing Education 1.0; talking about doing Education 2.0; when they should be planning and implementing Education 3.0. Many educators are doing Education 1.0; talking about doing Education 2.0; when they should be planning and implementing Education 3.0. This post compares the developments of the Internet-Web to those of education.

The Internet has become an integral thread of the tapestries of most societies throughout the globe. The web influences people’s way of thinking, doing and being; and people influence the development and content of the web. Source: This translates into moving from an education approach driven by essentialism or instructivism to one that is based on constructivism and connectivism. Hase-Kenyon_full.pdf. Interesting Chart Outlining the Differences between Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Heutagogy. Preparing our kids and students for a global knowledge economy necessitates a new teaching approach; one that will equip them with the skills and competencies needed to thrive in such an economy.

Interesting Chart Outlining the Differences between Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Heutagogy

It is widely believed that pedagogy as an educational method per see is no longer enough; teachers and educators need to embrace new methodologies that are more relevant to the exigencies of today's learning. Andragogy and Heutagogy are probably the answer. Andragogy Andragogy is a teaching strategy developed for adult learners. Andragogy has been around for more than a century but it gained more momentum and came up to the surface in educational literature particularly with the work of Malcom Knowles. 1. Check out this page to learn more about Andragogy: Related : Pedagogy Vs Andragogy. Heutagogy and lifelong learning: A review of heutagogical practice and self-determined learning.

Heutagogy and lifelong learning: A review of heutagogical practice and self-determined learning Abstract Heutagogy, a form of self-determined learning with practices and principles rooted in andragogy, has recently resurfaced as a learning approach after a decade of limited attention.

Heutagogy and lifelong learning: A review of heutagogical practice and self-determined learning

In a heutagogical approach to teaching and learning, learners are highly autonomous and self-determined and emphasis is placed on development of learner capacity and capability with the goal of producing learners who are well-prepared for the complexities of today’s workplace. The approach has been proposed as a theory for applying to emerging technologies in distance education and for guiding distance education practice and the ways in which distance educators develop and deliver instruction using newer technologies such as social media. The renewed interest in heutagogy is partially due to the ubiquitousness of Web 2.0, and the affordances provided by the technology.

Keywords. Heutagogy Community of Practice. “Heutagogy is the study of self-determined learning … It is also an attempt to challenge some ideas about teaching and learning that still prevail in teacher centred learning and the need for, as Bill Ford (1997) eloquently puts it ‘knowledge sharing’ rather than ‘knowledge hoarding’.

Heutagogy Community of Practice

In this respect heutagogy looks to the future in which knowing how to learn will be a fundamental skill given the pace of innovation and the changing structure of communities and workplaces.” Hase, S. and Kenyon, C. (2000). From andragogy to heutagogy. Ultibase, RMIT. In self-determined learning, it is important that learners acquire both competencies and capabilities (Stephenson, 1994 as cited in McAuliffe et al., 2008, p. 3; Hase & Kenyon, 2000, 2007). Blaschke, L.M. (2012). Like this: Like Loading... Self-direction in learning. Self-direction in learning.

Self-direction in learning

Many books and articles about lifelong learning talk glibly about self direction. Too often this idea is seen as unproblematic – an obvious good. But things are not quite as they seem. Contents: Tough – self education and learning projects · product and process · Knowles – process and the rationale for self-directed learning · Tough – self education and learning projects · some problems · further reading ‘The most important attitude that can be formed’, wrote John Dewey, ‘is that of the desire to go on learning’. Brockett and Hiemstra: A conceptual framework for understanding self-direction in adult learning. Contents: introduction · self direction in adult learning: a misunderstood concept · instructional method or personality characteristic?

Brockett and Hiemstra: A conceptual framework for understanding self-direction in adult learning

· self-direction in learning as an umbrella concept · the pro model: a framework for understanding self-direction in adult learning · conclusion In introducing Self-Direction in Adult Learning: Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Practice Brockett and Hiemstra write as follows: Few topics, if any, have received more attention in the field of adult education over the past two decades than self-directed learning. Ever since the 1971 publication of Allen Tough's seminal study, The Adult's Learning Projects, fascination with self-planned and self-directed learning has led to one of the most extensive and sustained research efforts in the history of the field.

During the same time, a host of new programs and practices, such as external degree programs and computer and video technologies, have gained enthusiastic support from many segments of the field. The Sourcebook for Self-directed Learning.