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Some Thoughts of Games Vs. Simulations

Kapp Notes

The chart below synthesizes some ideas about distinctive traits of each of the two interactive learning types. 2005) Learning by Doing: A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games and Pedagogy in e-Learning and Other Educational Experiences. Learner Resets Values to Tests Decisions Made. Story-based Narrative.

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6 interactive whiteboard tips

Learning with e's

Thirdly, teachers need time to tinker, experiment and test out new ideas and new pedagogies. It's also worth remembering that the introduction of any new idea, whether it is technology or technique, needs to be managed with the user in mind. 2005) Winning hearts and minds. Teachers need to ask the 'what if?'

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Blogging: Five of the best

Learning with e's

Blogging has always been one of the ways I best express my ideas, and coupled with teaching, public speaking and a number of interviews on video and through podcasting, it has been my main channel of communication and dialogue with my professional community in recent years. Lessig, 2005, p. As this blog approaches 8.5 What The Flip? (>29,000

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The Crucial Role of Emotions and “Skilled” Intuitions in Learning

KnowledgeOne

Recent discoveries in neuroscience are prompting us to rethink some of our previous ideas about learning. Instead, they chose to interpret the results of a body of neuroscientific research using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) paradigm (Bechara, Damasio, Tranel, & Damasio, 2005).

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

with students and share my ideas. Olaf had the idea to create a summary reference for the major research issues that we struggle with, research and write about in distance education. Second,to follow from Marshall McLuhan the Medium is the Pedagogy (first coined by Cousin (2005). Steve: Terry, thank you very much.

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Making Connections: Trends in Social Learning

Obsidian Learning

George Siemens (2005) has proposed a learning theory called connectivism. It’s a fascinating idea, but the claims of connectivism must be subjected to empirical research. Still, the ideas of connectivism can lead us to imagine new ways not only of learning but of assessment. Here’s one idea. With Web 3.0,

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What you see is what you do

Learning with e's

The act of creating, inputting and interacting with content on a large screen is beneficial because it taps directly into the process of learning, enabling learners to manipulate ideas and concepts as they learn, experimenting, failing and learning through problem solving. 2005) Interactive whiteboards: Boon or bandwagon? McFarlane, A.

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