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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with e's

It is literally the ‘ architecture of participation ’ (O''Reilly, 2004; Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural facet of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). We therefore designed a number of activities for the wiki. The Network Society. London: Sage. Wheeler, S., Yeomans, P. and Wheeler, D.

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The changing Web

Learning with e's

It truly is the ‘architecture of participation’ (Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural part of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). has spawned concepts such as folksonomy, ‘Darwikianism’ and the ‘wisdom of the crowds’ (Kamel Boulos et al, 2006). geotagging). Maramba, I. and Wheeler, S.

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LearnTrends: Microlearning

Experiencing eLearning

From a 2008 microlearning conference “There is a need and pressure to learn continually due to rapid change in society and the economy…Knowledge gaps are widening.&#. folksonomy rather than standardization. Current context since 2002. No single definition. Specifically focusing on OTJ skills & knowledge.