4. New Learning
Learning to learn
• Dealing with change and uncertainty
– There are no ‘true’ answers
• Teachers are no longer the main/only source of information
– Participate in (professional) communities & networks of practice
• Focus on how to handle information, validate & interpret,
– Learn to produce, create & innovate
• Prepare students for lifelong (professional) learning
– combine informal and formal learning.
– Help students build professional networks and join communities
8. that sees working, learning and innovating as
one and the same – workplace learning
that learns continuously informal and
formal, embedded in their daily practice
that collaborates to innovate with colleagues
that is an active networker within and
outside the school walls
… Involves Being a ‘Learning’ Professional
9. Organizational Mechanisms
Individual collective
formal
informal
control
Open organizational structure
rules
Open communication
trust
assignments
Self-organization
Hierarchical structures
Horizontal organization
autonomy
Centralized leadership
Shared/distributed leadership
isolation
integration
Top-down decision-making
Rigid organizational structure
Personal choice
commitment
14. • Networks provide a platform to meet
‘peers’
• Networks combine supply & demand
• Networks are interactive and develop
over time
• Networks are responsive spontaneous
and ad hoc
• Networks are fluid and live in the
moment
• Networks cut through hierarchies
• Networks are boundless
• Networks are open
• Networks are self-governed
Networked Learning in Open Practices
“Papa allows me to network with you..
Interested?”
15. • Networks are about something
• Networks make knowledge flow
• Networks share experiences and
expertise
• Networks provide easy access to a
variety of sources
• Networks combine explicit with tact
knowledge
• Networks develop learning
friendships and communities
Networked Learning in Open Practices
16. Network Challenges
The “dark side” of networking
• Networks come and go
• Networks are personal
• Networks are invisible
• Networks are informal
“Psst interest in sharing an idea or two?”
17. Known ‘wicked problems’
• Individual accountability
• Centralized management and control
• Small networks
• Localized
• Teachers have a limited free agenda
• Other teachers are mostly ‘invisible’
• Closed working environments
Networked Learning in Open Practices
Knowledge
Practices
open
closed
Human Capital
fragmented integrated
Pushing the
trade-off frontier
outwards
New Ways
of Working
18. - Identify local/regional
educational problems
- Open collaboration with
teachers/schools on real burning
issues
- Develop/design meaningful
solutions that resonate in
practice
Attitude, Visibility, Value
Practice-based Networked Learning
Research
Create Open Networks of Practice
19. Attitude
Stimulate an open learning culture in the organization
Transform traditional leadership & increase informal
space
Practice-based Networked Learning
Research
21. Visibility
Make networking visible and transparent
Stimulate connectivity and access
Provide network support
Practice-based Networked Learning
Research
22. Network ability to learn: Visibility
Practice-based Networked Learning
Research
23. Value
Reward the value that networks create
Share their products and stories (Social Networking
Site?)
Practice-based Networked Learning
Research
24. Network value creation
- Help tell and share stories about their value
Wenger, Trayner & De Laat, 2011
Practice-based Networked Learning
Research
27. Networked Learning in Open Practices
CFP 2016 Networked Learning Conference
http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk
Maarten de Laat
maarten.delaat@ou.nl