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Great and small

E-Learning Provocateur

We may alternately use pedagogy to mean the general approach to teaching and learning. And yet our language is nuanced. Not necessarily teaching, not necessarily children. In this broader sense it’s an umbrella term that may also cover andragogy – the teaching of adults – and heutagogy – self-determined learning.

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The next normal

E-Learning Provocateur

While many of us had been offering online courses and other alternatives to in-person training for years, suddenly nothing could be run in a traditional classroom setting; and so as a collective we’ve been forced to shift learning and development online.

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The two faces of blended learning

E-Learning Provocateur

The alternative face, and. The alternative face. The alternative face of blended learning treats each mode of delivery as a stand-alone resource, independent of the others. In terms of instructional design, the complementary face is more sophisticated than the alternative face. The complementary face.

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The foundations of innovation in L&D

E-Learning Provocateur

Though not a sexy as their more tweeted-about alternatives, these foundations are the building blocks of long-term efficiency, flexibility and creativity. An orderly, structured L&D service offering provides the basis for a proper consideration of the value that a next-generation learning management system may add (or not).

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E-Learning = Innovation = Science

E-Learning Provocateur

Regardless of the specific technology or pedagogy discussed by the panellists, the overarching advice provided by each one was to give it a go and see what happens. that depends on the context – while the alternative is that is has. In other words, e-learning is innovation. Either way, the result informs her next move.

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Sharing is caring

E-Learning Provocateur

I was fiddling around with a few alternatives, but WordPress doesn’t seem to like foreign code. Only today did I realise that WordPress provides its own solution. I’ve finally bitten the bullet and added those social media sharing icons to my blog posts. It’s under Settings > Sharing Settings.

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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Despite their pedagogical flaws, however, MOOCs provide unprecedented access to quality content for millions of learners. And isn’t content sourced from some of the world’s best providers a giant leap in that direction? Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse.

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