This time each year I receive the Uncommon Goods catalog in the mail. And just like its title, the items are obscure, unexpected, and really unnecessary but also kinda fun. It’s about the only piece of physical “junk mail” I’ll smile at when I see. Each page is a surprise. Some products are clever, others
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Learning in or as close to the actual context of the use of what has been learned has always been seen as ideal. In my mind I always picture OTJ learning situations and historically I see apprenticeships like those of a blacksmith or cobbler. Studies exist that support what we’ve always believed about this. For
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Many discussions about learning lead to the very accurate point that we have been learning socially (and informally) for thousands of years. Images of early people gathering around fires, writing on walls or in the sand with a stick have been used to help people better understand social learning and that like then it is
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