The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 22, 2012

The Obama administration has been touting the educational value of online courses since coming into office over three years ago, and many colleges, especially community colleges, have adopted that mantra. Also, using elearning programs makes managers feel like they are staying on the cutting edge of technology.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

In my last post I discussed Daniel S Christian''s three trends of an emerging pedagogy. I speculated on whether a new social divide might also emerge as a result of the new pedagogy he outlines. Christian argues that much of the change we are currently witnessing in teaching methods is driven by new technologies.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 4, 2018

Photo by David Goehring on Flickr In my last post, entitled Cinderella Technology , I wrote about the tremendous potential of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) and highlighted some of the reasons why it often fails to be realised in school classrooms. questions and test out the possibilities of the technology.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

In my previous post I discussed the ways technology might help to promote the survival of universities in a time of financial upheaval and disruptive culture. In this post, I discuss change management and outline some of my recommendations for the adoption of new practices and technologies.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 31, 2012

Teacher beliefs about pedagogy are central to the successful integration of new technologies into schools. The extent to which they see technology skills as relevant and valuable directly relates to the extent to which these skills are practised and applied in their work. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology , 22, 453-474.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 3, 2013

This is the fourth blog post in my series on the future of learning and technology. Firstly, he argues, teachers tend to use new technology in much the same way they used old technology, and that as a result very little has changed in terms of pedagogy. What will be the future of school classrooms? Unported License.

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 27, 2009

The arena of online learning is continually reshaped by technological advances. Just as we must pay attention to the latest research on learning and pedagogy, it’s important to be aware of current technological trends. Social media technologies are exploding, providing an array of offerings for learning online.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In the light of all the new technologies that are now available to universities, the article asks, why has the lecture refused to go away? One astute observation is that even when universities do adopt online modes of teaching such as MOOCs , all that seems to occur is the lecture is transferred to digital format. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 13, 2015

What are the barriers to adoption of this new technology? Is there an emerging 3D pedagogy ? Speeds will increase as the technology develops, possibly to the same level as the Star Trek replicator (Earl Grey, hot!), Slow learning has some merits and is growing into a significant aspect of pedagogy.

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Learning with e's

JULY 6, 2015

I was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to keynote a conference on technology enhanced learning, and yet for the interview I ended up talking about reflective practice and pedagogy. I also discussed the idea that blogging and other technology tools can support teachers as they attempt to reflect on their practice. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Photo by Sergey Zolkin on unsplash Many educators are now investigating how online technologies can improve, extend or enrich teaching and learning experiences. We now need to consider that geographical distance need no longer be a separator between teachers and students - the distances can be bridged by appropriate use of technology.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2014

Despite the promise of change in many of our distance education mission statements, like all institutions of formal education, we have trouble adapting and innovating in times of rapid social and technological change. Second,to follow from Marshall McLuhan the Medium is the Pedagogy (first coined by Cousin (2005). Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 9, 2019

Photo by Patrick Brinksma on unsplash One of the most impressive TED talks I ever viewed was presented by Neuroscientist Beau Lotto and a 12 year-old student called Amy O'Toole. Other schools are now adopting these ideas, and several have set up apiaries for keeping bees. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

A lot of institutions are adopting versions of this method, and are employing technology, particularly video and online content to achieve it. Some thinking has already gone into the pedagogy of makerspaces , and later posts on this blog will attempt to describe how these can be established in schools and universities.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

By doing so, you will: Keep yourself up-to- date with the new software, technologies, and trends relative to corporate e-learning and e-learning in general. Mozealous by Dave Mozealous Mozeaulous.com focuses on Articulate technology and user experience related topics. Learn from the experts!

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Learning with e's

MAY 25, 2015

Generally they are young people who have no memory of the last century (the one we were all brought up and educated in), and have been immersed in technology their entire lives. The shift is occurring in the responsibility that learners are adopting to learn for themselves. Photo by JISC Meet Learner 2.0 Working with Learner 2.0

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Most teachers would claim that their particular brand of pedagogy places the student at the centre of the learning experience. Most teachers would also disagree somewhere as to what exactly is the best possible pedagogy. Arguments about pedagogy tend to stem from varying professional identities. Unported License.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Facilitation Online - The Center for Education Technology. Educating the Net Generation - An EDUCAUSE e-Book The Net Generation has grown up with information technology. This e-book represents an ongoing exploration as we bring together space, technology, and pedagogy to ensure learner success.

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eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Microphones and Audio Information - eLearning Technology , November 4, 2009. Avoid “Death by PowerPoint” with the Pecha Kucha Method - WISE Pedagogy , November 2, 2009. Top 8 Reasons Why Training Providers Are Adopting eLearning - Upside Learning Blog , October 29, 2009. Audio in E-Learning - Kapp Notes , November 3, 2009.

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eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Rapid Learning Management Systems - eLearning Technology , October 20, 2009. eLearning Portal Integration - eLearning Technology , October 13, 2009. Presentation Backchannel Multitasking - eLearning Technology , October 29, 2009. Personal Learning Environments - Concept not Tool - Learning Technology Learning , October 16, 2009.

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Marcia Conner

JANUARY 26, 2012

It’s a hitchhiker sitting unobtrusively in the back seat of the school bus—a place where pedagogy has yet to go. From your first tee shot on your first hole, it takes hours of adopting and adapting, alone and in a foursome, in all sorts of weather and conditions. photo credit: Watercooler by Jacqueline (LensENVY) ].

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eLearning Learning Posts

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Video: Online Student Experience - WISE Pedagogy , February 9, 2010 The following video by YouTube user mokmcdaniel shows what an online student’s experience would look like if his instructor’s lack of instruction had occurred in a face-to-face classroom. I’m the Johnny Appleseed of networked, social learning I. Ideologies influence.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Adoption Council , founded by Susan Scrupski. Social Learning Tools Should Not be Separate from Enterprise 2.0 - eLearning Technology , April 7, 2010 With the recent launch of InGenius by SkillSoft, I believe it’s time again to raise a pretty important question: Where do Social Learning Tools belong? in their respective organization.

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Learning with e's

MAY 9, 2013

Clearly, the temptation is to perpetuate this kind of didactic pedagogy approach when one is expected to teach. Many however, are breaking out of this mould, and are launching into new kinds of pedagogy which enable learners to take control, and where teachers are another resource to be called upon when needed. Unported License.

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