SEMINAR

INFORMAL LERNING CONTEXT

INTRODUCTION

          Informal learning are typically places where learning takes place outside of a formal classroom, possibly in museum, parks, zoom, aquarium, play ground etc.They are characterized as the places where motivation is internal. The content is variable and possibly un sequenced attendance is voluntary, displays and objects are provided, learners are of all ages .Informal education setting can also offer rich learning opportunities for our students. Field experience can reach students who have difficulties in grasping subject matter, and provide holistic experience that are retained

               Informal education, which is composed of an individual interaction with his environment is not planned, scheduled or controlled, it is something more efficient .The aim of study is to emphasize the importance and benefits of multidimensional and effective learning in environments for informal learning.

VARIOUS INFORMAL LEARNING CONTEXTS

PLAYGROUND

                                                    

                          Children are experts at play .play are how children interact with others and experience the world around them. Play is experimenting, co-operating, taking risks, achieving success, learning from failure and of course having fun. While play is essential for the emotional and physical growth of children It is also central to adult social interactions and continued development throughout the life. Play is characterized by the intrinsic motivation, active engagement, and attention to means and freedom from external rules. Bruner described play as a means for acquiring information about and experiencing the environment. By working outdoors children built a vocabulary of routines and experiences that relate to and enhance their understanding of their everyday physical world. They.They are expensive offer a wide variety of play options, trees, shrubs, and ground covers provide different scents , textures, shapes colors and creative play. 

ADVANTAGE

 

1.      Children develop social skills to communicate ,share, collaborate and empathize with others

2.      Children are creative about what and how the games are played.

3.      Playground assesses risk and tackles new challenges in children by developing thinking and problem solved skills.

4.      Children master new skills and they play with other children and improve their competence and confidence.

5.      Play helps in managing physical and social challenges and keeping themselves safe.

 

PLANETARIUM

                                 Planetarium is a learning environment where both live and pre-recorded programs are presented to introduce concepts in earth and space science to younger learners in earth and space science and prepared them for the future science learning through exposure to planetarium programs designed for them. Most planetariums are round theater like structure with slightly reclined seats and encourage the visitors to look towards the ceilings, where media is projected. In these dark environment visitors are often shown vibrant images and stunning animations about the cosmos. Planetarium has the ability to psychologically affect visitors in the audio visual experience. Planetarium visitors are given the sensation of being outdoors, flying through the space , or observing astronomical phenomena without physically experience. Planetarium can serve as a valuable learning resource by planning learners in a sensory immerse environment, understanding, knowledge and engagement.

ADVANTAGE

1.      Select realistic goals and effective teaching techniques for particular groups of students.

2.      Involves students in active investigation during planetarium program.

3.      Access programs to find out which element are working best in helping students learn from visit

4.      Student acquire experience ,perspectives interests and learning abilities

5.      Students can experience with concrete objects and events.

6.      Helps student to motivate their talents.

ANERT

                  It is the Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology .Almost all villages of India are thirsty and hunger for power long their township or city counter parts. Everybody needs power to energize day to day life with ample facilities .In India villages reel under immense energy poverty. Regarding cooking 70 core material like cow dung for cooking. According to planning commission f India ,the highest cause of premature death in India is due to asphyxiation because of house hold air pollution caused by cooking with bio mass .With this a new realization has dawned that unless we turn to an ecologically sustainable development , the future of mankind will be at stake. The present study is primarily an explanatory on environmental communication,which combines description and narration of the experience of a wide variety of voluntary ,scientific organization and the innovative methods used by them for the interacting with one another by sharing thoughts and ideas an environmental issues ,in   general interaction for selling the idea of environmental education and conservation of the people of varied backgrounds.

ADVANTAGE

 

1.      Conservation and preservation of natural environment

2.      Deforestation and re-a forestation

3.      Improvement in kitchen and living condition

4.      The sustainability of small scale rural industries using bio-mass fuel.

 

CONCLUSION

 

                           Here the mail focus of interest has central on informal learning as a means of generating positive attitudes to education, especially for people who have been excluded from mainstream of education or who have had bad experiences at school. Interest in informal learning in childhood has traditionally dealt with how parents socialize their infants into culturally approved ways of behaving. Even more impressive are the cognitive understandings and skills that are learned informally, including language, basic literacy and numeracy, the beginnings of scientific understanding, a sense of humor game rule etc. Therefore informal learning is obviously crucial for intellectual development in early childhood has an important role in adult learning.