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Friday, May 28, 2010
The Skill Mastery Hyperdome - SLENZ Project - Foundation Studies Build, Kowhai Authentic learning is a solution to some of the problems that arise in schools, workplaces and in society today. Last week, I attended the Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu All-School Forum 2010. This was an international occasion for Te Kura. Stuart could not attend the Forum.
 
Monday, May 10, 2010
As teacher, I often tramp the journey. Most of the way, I learn more than I teach, which is fortunate as I’m bored easily. Even the well trodden-paths bear fruit. But I have to be more aware when pacing there; vigilant, else I miss what is to be learnt. This learning is the most enlightening, yet so difficult to pass on to others.
 
Friday, May 7, 2010
I finished writing a print-based learning resource a few weeks ago. say finished – it was really only a draft before I passed it on to the editors. put a copy of it on the Science database and was grateful for feedback received from our now huge Science teaching cohort. realised that I hadn’t really planned it.
 

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This article was first published on Futurelab in January 2008. I've reproduced the text of the article here. Some links to resources are now no longer current. What is an online learning community? It is widely accepted that such communities hold promise for the effective sharing of skills and knowledge. link] 2. link] 3. link] 4. link] 5. link] 6.
This article was first published on Futurelab in March 2008. I've reproduced the text of the article here with some minor amendments. Some links to resources are now no longer current. Considering the raft of links that could be included in the text, I chose to preserve the referencing style used in the original article. Enjoy!
I am a dyed-in-the-wool in-favour-of-elearning teacher. If I had the option, I would choose elearning as the way to teach distance students most of the time. know that many of my past students found elearning and blended combinations of it useful and effective. cherish their successful results that prove this. Do learners need to be engaged?
There are some fundamental principles that are important to pedagogy, if not actually good pedagogy, when building an elearning resource. The metaphor is the construction of a building. What’s listed here is about the composition of the cement between the bricks. Myth, method and madness Elearning is complex. But often that’s just too simplistic.
Tēn� koutou katoa Greetings to you all related posts - >> ( 1 ) Rather than march into the Infinite, explore the finite in all directions - Johann Goethe Complexity Science is a relatively new study. was introduced to it early this year at a NZCER sponsored seminar in Wellington on Complexity and Education. What is Complexity Science about?

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Thursday, July 29, 2010
We have been interacting with a number of clients, understanding their requirements and discussing possible learning solutions, and one thing that stands out in these discussions is the surge in the demand for mLearning solutions. have always believed that mLearning will be the future of eLearning and have also written about it here.
 
Thursday, July 29, 2010
If you are an elearning/ distance learning / online learning practitioner you should plan to join your peers and peeps at the 26th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning in Madison, WI August 4-6, 2010 at the Monona Terrace.
 
Thursday, July 29, 2010
So without further ado, here is my Third Annual Top 10 E-Learning Tools. My, how time flies. Learning Tools List – Top 10 for 2010 is a post from: E-Learning Curve Blog.
 

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Most would agree that Twitter was one of the social networking phenomena of 2008, and has enjoyed exponential growth in popularity. The microblogging tool has obvious potential to be used in formal learning, both in traditional online classroom settings and - through mobile technologies - for mobile learners. William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar).
In a recent conversation, I was asked what I thought about twitter as a learning tool. Over the course of the past few years I’ve moved from saying “I don’t get it” – to feeling like it’s a good addition to my Learning Tool Set. But I also think that there’s a lot more help now around how to make effective use of Twitter as a learning tool.
My collection of eLearning Articles, White Papers, Blog Posts, etc. just reached 100. Thought I'd share. No particular order to these. Creating Passionate Users: Crash course in learning theory 2. Keeping Up with the Pace of Change Informal learning will help employees survive in the future workplace 3. Understanding E-Learning 2.0 Web 2.0: Web 2.0
Update 2/6/2008 based on recent Top eLearning Posts It can be daunting to visit a blog for the first time. The author(s) have been writing individual articles for months or years. This is my attempt to help you get a sense of topics of my blog and find some of the more interesting past articles. Comments are very much welcome. Topics eLearning 2.0
Second Life truly is a phenomenon. It is exactly what the name and vision imply: an example of a parallel "multiverse". People will learn much in it, as they might alternatively learn via participating on a real -world sports team, running a real-world lemonade stand, or walking around a great real-world city. Supporting mentor/supervisor/guides.