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Shock of the new

Learning with e's

It also involves an assessment of how well teachers and learners are coping with any new issues or challenges that may have arisen during the implementation of the new tools. This can be a particularly creative phase, and often gives rise to the incorporation of even newer technologies, or the development of new pedagogical techniques.

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Tested to distraction

Learning with e's

This is a scheme that failed and was withdrawn in 2004, but is now being proposed again. I have already written about the superficiality and inappropriateness of many tests in a post called Who put the ass in assessment? Everyone is distracted from the business of learning by the need to 'perform'. so I won't bore you further here.

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The survival of higher education (1): Changing roles

Learning with e's

I urged universities to develop new strategies that were based upon digital technologies to widen access, increase quality and generally subscribe to the idea that students need no longer attend traditional lectures to achieve quality learning outcomes (Wheeler, 2004). Journal of Educational Media 26(1), 7-18. Wheeler, S. Unported License.

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eLearning Topics

Tony Karrer

Folksonomy (11) Knowledge (233) Off-shore (7) Leadership (44) Creative Commons (16) Back when we still had hope that folksonomy (tagging) would make sense of the flood of content. Seems so long ago. :) How about 2005 ?

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10Q: Helen Keegan

Learning with e's

It was completely informal, un-assessed, and gave me the opportunity to explore a range of disciplines (music, computing, writing, performing) and learn with a group of friends. Another ‘innovative’ project would have been ESMOS – a European project that I directed/coordinated from 2004-2007.

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Nine Training Alternatives to ‘Correct’ and ‘Incorrect’

Mindflash

Moreno, 2004). As the learning designer, you can present thoughtful questions that encourage learner reflection, self-evaluation and self-assessment. Image used under Creative Commons by Flickr user jepoirrier. In addition, there is evidence that explanatory feedback reduces cognitive load. Self-Directed Feedback.

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A tale of two keynotes

Learning with e's

I urged universities to develop new strategies that were based upon digital technologies to widen access, increase quality of provision and generally subscribe to the idea that students need no longer attend traditional lectures to achieve quality learning outcomes (Wheeler, 2004). Journal of Educational Media 26(1), 7-18. Unported License.