Learning Task

A Learning Task is a developmental task that assists a learning entity to acquire new competencies.

• Context:
  • It can range from being an Unstructured Learning Task that promotes creativity and exploration to being a Structured Learning Task with predefined objectives and timelines.
  • It can range from being a Human Learning Task to being an Automated Learning Task.
  • It can be aligned with specific learning theories, such as behaviorism or constructivism, which can influence the instructional design.
  • It can target cognitive, technical, social, or emotional skills.
  • It can occur in diverse environments, including formal education, corporate training, and self-directed learning platforms.
  • It can utilize a variety of media, such as digital learning tools, in-person workshops, or hands-on projects.
  • It can involve individual or group learning experiences, fostering both personal reflection and collaborative engagement.
  • It can be assessed through formative or summative evaluations, providing feedback to guide future learning.
  • It can aim to meet short-term objectives, such as mastering specific tools, or long-term goals, such as career advancement.
  • It can be adapted for learners of all ages, from early childhood education to adult learning initiatives.
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• Example(s):
  • Human Learning Tasks, such as:
    • Coding Bootcamp Tasks designed to teach participants programming skills in a structured environment.
    • Project-Based Learning Tasks in a school where students design and complete their own scientific experiments.
    • Team-Building Exercises for employees to develop collaboration and communication skills.
    • Language Learning Tasks using immersion techniques to teach conversational skills.
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  • Automated Learning Tasks, such as:
    • Reinforcement Learning Tasks where an AI agent learns to maximize rewards by interacting with an environment.
    • Adaptive Learning Tasks on e-learning platforms that adjust content based on learner performance.
    • Data Labeling Tasks in supervised machine learning, where the system learns from annotated examples.
    • Chatbot Training Tasks where conversational AI models are trained on user interactions to improve their responses.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Routine Tasks that do not introduce new knowledge or skills but focus on repetition or maintenance of existing capabilities.
  • Operational Tasks concerned with executing processes without an explicit learning component.
  • Ad Hoc Activitt that lack instructional intent or design.
• See: Developmental Task, Unstructured Learning Task, Structured Learning Task, Instructional Design, Corporate Training Program.

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