March, 2012

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How we think about learning influences our e-learning practice

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My EdD Supervisor is Emeitus Paul Hager , an educational philosopher who keeps it ‘real’ for me when it comes to the inter-relationship between learning and technology. I recently read a number of Paul’s papers about learning in the workplace. Paul and colleagues have described the evolution of learning theories in the context of workplace learning, and I have summarised their points (probably rather clumsily) in the table you see below.

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Workshop, E-Learning or Video? A question of strategy

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Question from a client: We’re rolling out workshops about a new people development process. We want to use e-learning to reach the people we miss. How should we go about it? Should we use e-learning via the LMS or video on the intranet? This is a good question. Of course the question should be linked directly to purpose, and all modalities should be planned concurrently.

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Free E-Learning Tutorial: Future Trends in Learning Management Systems

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I have just released episode 22 of the Connect Thinking E-Learning Academy free video and audio podcast series. This is the third and final video of a podcast series on Learning Management Systems (LMS). This episode explores the limitations of many existing LMS and what features might be included in future personal learning environments (PLEs). You can doenload our free elearning tutorials from iTunes.

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