[...] It’s been a few weeks since I’ve spent time visiting some of my favourite learning and education related blogs. Today I decided I needed to take a step back from work, life and grieving and spend some quality time on-line. Of course, that means I have to pop in and see what Harold Jarche is writing about these days. In Harold’s post from 10.23.06 titled Formal education needs more informal learning, he writes: According to Marilyn Taylor [PDF see page 53 for a reference to Taylor’s model], disorientation is a natural state in formal education: Stage 1 – Disorientation: The learner is presented with an unfamiliar experience or idea which involves new ideas that challenge the student to think critically about his/her beliefs and values. The learner reacts by becoming confused and anxious. Support from the educator at this point is crucial to the learner’s motivation, participation and self-esteem. …