Another aspect we’ve discussed on Tuesday was the difference between formal, non-formal and informal learning. To sum up, formal and non-formal are two forms of intentional learning with one major difference: formal learning includes such features as a learning institution (school, university etc), presense of a teacher/coach/tutor who controlls/leads the learning process and such units, as hometasks/essays/tests etc. Non-formal learning takes place outside common learning institutions and may contain unconventional learning methods.

Informal learning is an unintentional form of learning. E.g. when someone hears an informative conversation of other people in the subway and learns from it.

After all there was a big discussion and I’ve somehow lost the clue of the whole presentation because there were so many different confusing opinions and rather few key words that would have helped to make notes etc.