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Table 2 Summary of experience relevance structures and related pedagogies in a smart learning journey (Lister, 2021b)

From: Measuring learning that is hard to measure: using the PECSL model to evaluate implicit smart learning

Category of description for experience variation

Experience relevance structure (descriptive guidelines for levels of complexity)

Related pedagogy

Tasks and obligations

Doing the tasks or requirements, that’s it

Doing tasks of interest, for coursework or assessment relevance

Tasks become related to other; coursework, purpose or interest

Researching topic, beyond coursework, related to wider interest, engagement

Inquiry-based learning

Discovery

Exploratory

Gamification

Problem-based

Creative

Discussing

About who does what for tasks or requirements

What the tasks or requirements are about or for

What tasks mean in connection with location and discussions

Discussing, sharing, of content, relating to wider relevance

Dialogic learning

Peer learning

Collaborative

Cooperative

Groups

Being there

Going to location, do task, that's it

Some locations record for facts and tasks

More relationships between location content and task

Seeing wider setting for locations, tasks, content and further relevance

Place-based learning

Creative

Exploratory

Discovery

Gamification

Knowledge & place as value

No interest or engagement, don't create content, don't read anything, see it all as pointless

Low interest, basic content made (e.g. screenshots, a few selfies)

More engagement, more reading or content making, very focused on location

Seeing personal gain (in content), deeper reflections, potentials, possibilities, wider application

Creative learning

Student directed

Place-based

Inquiry-based

Gamification

Problem-based

Project-based