Stephen Downes noticed my post among others yesterday with regards to the info pyramid. He commented that there was “still no learning” even though I offered an alternative. In my defense, I am of the mind that one can learn from just about anything, but more to the point, the consumption of information at home is likely more akin to informal learning. This pyramid is certainly going to be different for different people at different life stages and interests. Some people won’t watch any news, but will be big into participatory media. Others will only be into games and movies.
Regardless of how you take in your media, there is a good chance that there is some form of learning going on – even though these opportunities will be missed with the more passive forms if reflection is ignored. For the other forms that have some manner of interaction and or reflection on one’s actions, there is certainly learning going on.
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