Education – Communication – Transformation
Most teachers still teach based on what “feels” right to them, which is often really a replication of practices used during their own education. After all, if they are learned people and those methods were used for them, then most people reason that the methods employed were correct. Again, we see confirmation bias at work.
A learning ecosystem is an omni-channel, multi-modal system that includes all necessary support, resource, and context options by which people learn. In a formal context, such as a college or university, the learning ecosystem is typically a mix of people, technology, and other infrastructure, leading to certifications and/or degrees for students. But all of these stakeholders require balance. The key to an effective learning system is stasis. The term ecosystem becomes crucial in this context as it connotes interdependence. In any ecosystem, stasis is reached when interdependence of a (typically) complex system or network is balanced between organisms and their environment.