Mary Harrsch (mharrsch@oregon.uoregon.edu)
Wed, 13 Jan 1999 16:05:26 -0800
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 16:05:26 -0800 From: Mary Harrsch <mharrsch@oregon.uoregon.edu> Subject: [ifets] Summary addendum
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to forget Tom Rogers' excellent comments. (I
receive the digest version so I have to sort out the discussion comments
from those that are directed at other topics.)
Tom said there needs to be a wider reference to the characteristics of the
individual. He points out that educational institutions structure learning
environments as a means to regulate and manage the instructional and
learning experience. "In the work place," he says, "you can
institutionalise learning through professional and vocational
qualifications." But he asks, "How do you enhance such learning and identify
common problems, create effective learning resources and support individual
learning need?" He reports that he is working on a project to help people
in small and medium sized enterprises improve their performance by examining
their order fulfillment processes. "The uniqueness of individual
experience, the business characteristics, and the markets they serve make
prescriptive instruction almost impossible," he states. "Under these
circumstances the assumptions of educators and designers need a radical
rethink about the purpose and approach to learning."
Mary Harrsch
Network and Information Systems Manager
College of Education
102-K Education
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
(541) 346-3554
http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~mharrsch/index.htm
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