Formal, Non-formal and Informal Learning: A podcast

January 11, 2011

Dr. Sarah Elaine EatonI’m officially finished my first podcast!

Just over 4:00, it gives a brief overview of the differences between Formal, Non-formal and Informal learning.

I’d love to have your feedback and suggestions. It’s a first crack at something I hope I’ll do more of in the future. Your comments are most welcome!

Check out these related posts:

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Effective Learning Video – by students, for students

December 7, 2010

As many of you know, I am teaching a course in effective learning and metacognition this semester. We cover practical topics such as time management, note-taking, best study practices and how to prepare for exams. We also examine some theoretical aspects of metacognition and learning.

One assignment this semester was for students to undertake a group project that highlighted their learnings. One group produced a video which they have chosen to share publicly on YouTube. I am just so proud of them, I wanted to share it with you:

It’s a super demonstration of their understanding and personal growth during the course, as well as their use of technology to do a group project. Best of all, they got to highlight individual talents and skills to produce the video.

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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Ten Trends in 21st Century Education

December 2, 2010

Learning in this century differs greatly from education of the 20th century in some ways. As the first decade of the new millennium wraps up, we can look back and see these trends that have emerged and are likely to continue in the coming decade.

  1. Increased use and integration of technology.
  2. Globalized approaches to learning.
  3. Awareness of economic factors affecting education.
  4. Need for a highly skilled, competitive workforce.
  5. “Borderless” and cross-border education.
  6. Increased student and faculty mobility.
  7. Individualized, customizable, learner-centred approaches.
  8. Strategic partnerships and alliances among governments, school boards, schools and individual educators.
  9. Emergence of non-formal and informal learning, driven by technology
  10. Frameworks, benchmarks and other asset-based approaches to assessment.

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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Journal article: “How to Use Skype in the ESL/EFL Classroom”

December 1, 2010

I’m so thrilled today! I’ve just been informed that the great folks at the Internet TESL Journal (ITESLJ) have released their latest issue of the journal. And it includes one of my articles.

This is a peer-reviewed journal, so I am just tickled pink. Here’s the article:

How to Use Skype in the ESL/EFL Classroom. Internet TESL Journal, November 2010 issue. http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Eaton-UsingSkype.html

There are a few other articles worth checking out too, such as Jon Shave’s article “A Teacher-Friendly Process for Evaluating and Selecting ESL/EFL Coursebooks” and others.

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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Global Education Conference

November 16, 2010

The Global Education Conference, November 15-19, 2010 brings together educators from over 62 countries. Over 300 general sessions are being held, all on line, during a variety of time zones. There is no formal registration required for the conference, as all the sessions will be open and public, broadcast live using the Elluminate platform, and available in recorded formats afterward.

Presenters are sharing their slides on the conference’s Slideshare site.

Today I gave a session on Global Trends in Language Learning in the 21st Century. I’ve posted my slides there, too. Here’s a quick link to them, too.

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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.

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