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Questioning social media

Clive on Learning

The recent arrival of a new social network in the form of Google+ has given cause for reflection from some long-serving social media users and advocates. More remarkably, George Siemens, the founding father of connectivism, reports how he is losing interest in social media : Google+ was a bit of a breaking point for me.

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#ICELW Opening Keynote with Steve Wheeler @timbuckteeth "The Future is Mobile…Social…Personal"

Learning Visions

Opening keynote with Steve Wheeler @timbuckteeth, The Future is Mobile…Social…Personal Plymouth University UK “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” ~ Arthur C. We have to be so careful of how we project our identity through social media. These tools we use are both personal and social.

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Networked noughties 2000-2002

Learning with e's

Sure, previous years saw the telephone, CB radio, television, the Web and e-mail, but this decade was the one when social networking came of age, and where unprecendented access to vast storehouses of knowledge became common place for millions across the globe. we began to see signs of what the future would hold.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with e's

My two keynotes were conceived, written and presented over a decade ago in 2000, at a time when the Web was still in its infancy. or the ‘social web’. and provide some examples of current pedagogical practice using the Social Web. Essentially, the Web has become more social. Changing Times It is now time to take stock.

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Theories for the digital age: Self regulated learning

Learning with e's

Various commentators suggest that as much as seventy percent of learning occurs outside of formal educational settings (Cofer, 2000; Dobbs, 2000; Cross, 2006). A number of collaborative and social networking tools regularly play a role within the average student PLE. 2000) Informal Workplace Learning. Delfino, M.,

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SharePoint – Social Learning Savior?

eLearning 24-7

In today’s corporate world, you can not toss a rock in any direction without someone mentioning SharePoint as the glorious solution for social learning and in many cases a LMS. The social learning savior or a hero waiting to save the learner in distress? For social learning, this slew of items – documents, files, etc.

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Theories for the digital age: Connectivism

Learning with e's

Much of this learning is informal, (Commentators such as Cofer (2000), Cross (2006) and Dobbs (2000) place the proportion of informal learning at around 70%) and is also generally location independent. Clearly our social and cultural worlds are influenced by new technology, but are there also biological implications? McLuhan, M.

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