Learning with e's

MAY 21, 2014

My plan is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of their theories, and how each can be applied in education. Social learning theory incorporates the idea of behaviour reinforcement from the former, and cognitive processes such as attention, motivation and memory from the latter. These were: 1.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

So what will be the future of higher education, and how will it survive against this hostile backdrop? In May 2000, I was invited to present two keynote speeches about the role technology would play in the future of higher education. Online Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. Continued tomorrow References Bach, S.,

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Yet many education systems have failed to accept this reality. The educational theorist and humanist Carl Rogers once wrote that we should aim to foster 'a climate of trust in the classroom in which curiosity and the natural desire to learn can be nourished and enhanced' (Rogers, 1983). Charleston, SC: Education Futures.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 30, 2011

So, the lesson today is: Always pay attention to what kids ask when they are learning. Flexibility, creativity and the ability to question are some of the most important transferrable skills that children will need in the fluid, changeable and unpredictable world of work they will emerge into when they eventually leave school.

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Learning with e's

JULY 9, 2019

Amy had earlier attended Blackawton Primary School in South Devon, under the headship of visionary educator Dave Strudwick. Dave invited Beau to do some research with the children on visual perception, and they turned their attention to the vision of bees. The research was based on the question: What do science and play have in common?

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 15, 2020

One MIS which was created by RM Education , enables teachers to see at a glance, not only a student's current performance, but their past progress and potential trajectory. Intervention groups: This is used to monitor specific groups of students that may need extra attention or intervention around behaviour attendance or performance.

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CourseArc

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As a result, educators must overcome a condition that plagues every student: the forgetting curve. will have their attention pointedly drawn to it once again. Image of hourglass by Alexander Boden via Flickr Creative Commons License. The Forgetting Curve in Action.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Often the ZPD is viewed as a means to standardise education, but Vygotsky never intended this. This applies equally to voluntary attention, to logical memory, and to the formation of concepts. Children learn better when they develop a connection with their teachers - and this is a vital factor at all levels of education.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2019

Notwithstanding the student attention issues, I explained that video can be at its most effective when it is used in short bursts as a stimulus to enrich and extend learning, to promote discussion, encourage collaboration and to challenge students' thinking - but definitely not as a replacement for the teacher.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Photo by Jason Roswell on unsplash Online learning is becoming increasingly popular and widespread, and is now reaching into compulsory education. Teachers in schools are considering the extent to which common pedagogical methods can be adapted into online environments, or whether they need to be completely revised and reconceptualised.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 16, 2018

It also involves avoiding practices that divert our energy and attention away from genuine learning. British Journal of Educational Psychology , 55, 185-212. Future skills #metalearning by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 14, 2017

The news created a small stir on social media, with several educators opining about what they thought of lecture theatres, their place in universities, technology, and teaching and learning in general. Several educators on Twitter this morning underlined the problems: Where are the repeater screens for those facing the wrong way?

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Learning with e's

APRIL 16, 2014

And yet these theories paid scant attention to the social contexts within which learning occurs. It was not until social theories such as Vygotsky''s social constructivist model were introduced that education as a whole began to capitalise on the dialogic power of learning. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 2, 2016

As the new year begins, I want to draw your attention to the new season of #EDENchat Twitter sessions we have planned. In each one hour session, we discuss a topic related to technology supported learning, distance education or innovative approaches to education. All sessions are between 8-9pm (GMT) on the dates shown.

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Learning with e's

MAY 3, 2014

One student said about their lecturer: ''He excitedly cites relevant material from memory, rousing students'' interest and maintaining their attention as if it were vital to their existence - and sometimes, I am convinced of it.'' by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2009

Sunday, August 23, 2009 US Dept of Education Report on Online Learning The US Department of Education has just released a new report "Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies". medical training, higher education)." Can I, um, have your attention, please?

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 26, 2017

Now and again you have to pay strict attention, but there are hours and hours of boredom and tedium. I was welcomed like an old friend, and the audience of >300 teachers impressed me with their passion and enthusiasm for education and their attention and response to everything I said. Step out of line, and you are in trouble.

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Learning with e's

MAY 24, 2014

My plan is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of their theories, and how each can be applied in education. Structural level: This is a shallow layer of processing where we only pay attention to the outward appearance of a word (e.g. This is number 5 in my blog series on major learning theories.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 2, 2019

Sometimes there are red herrings in the mix - things that occur that ultimately have no meaning, but are placed there simply to divert your attention or make you question what you are witnessing. This makes me think that many of these devices can also be applied to teaching and learning. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 12, 2017

They will have no memories of the 20th century, which just happens to be the same century their lecturers were born and educated within. These young people - sometimes referred to as Generation Z, or Centennials - will redefine our understanding of learning, and will challenge the way university education is conducted.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 18, 2014

I''m sure it hasn''t escaped your attention that botanical metaphors are being increasingly used to describe a variety of aspects of education, and especially digital learning. The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau likened the outcome of education to the yielding of fruit, and to highlight the need for ''cultivation'' of knowledge.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Although the production of content has been the preserve of the teacher and the academic since the formalisation of education, increasingly, we also see learners creating their own content. This user generated content trend is apparent not only in universities and colleges but also in the compulsory education sectors. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 7, 2013

Universiteit Hasselt takes some innovative approaches to education including its refurbishment of an old prison to create a bright and airy new learning space for its law faculty students. One particular innovation really grabbed my attention. But back to the question about student concerns. Unported License.

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CourseArc

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Each adds context, provides visual cues by drawing attention to one area of the design, and shows relationships between the different pieces of the design. Arrangement is a lot like setting the table. Place settings can be done in a variety of ways by playing with scale, balance, and proximity.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 27, 2014

Lavie discovered that the more stimuli on offer, and the subsequent load placed on WM, the more selective attention performance will be hindered. In any educational media presentation, WM (remember it is limited) competes for space to process and code the content. In other words, there is only so much load WM can take.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Learning should always come first, but what fools we would be if we denied that technology has the potential to make a tangible difference in education! There are numerous examples of technology reshaping educational practices and creating new opportunities for the sharing of knowledge. Does it add any value to learners' experiences?

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

This is precisely why education is so vitally important. Any nation who fails at providing a state wide world class education system runs the risk of falling behind. Nations who do not understand this they must nurture their education systems will fall into poverty, warns Kaku. How is your own education system doing?

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Learning with e's

MAY 6, 2019

He said that many educators could benefit from listening more to music, and especially playing an instrument, because timing, pacing and spacing were often lacking in formalised learning settings. It becomes crucial that you pay attention to everyone else around you, and listen to what is being sung and played. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 15, 2014

Tara Brabazon , for example, has written entire volumes (see for example Digital Hemlock, or the University of Google) on what she perceives as the dangers of digital technology and its role in ''dumbing down'' learning; toxic educational practices; and that the ease of use of Google for example, causes superficial learning. Brabazon, T.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 30, 2015

I firmly believe that if we are to reform education we need the help of technology. Technology in itself is not enough to solve all of the problems inherent in education, but in concert with new pedagogies, visionary educators, and strong leadership, change can, and does happen. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 29, 2013

Oliver drew our attention to the manner in which many novice learners, and in particular undergraduate students, attempt to build into their work what they believe their lecturers require from them. Technology Oliver Quinlan education Cargo Cult learning superficial learning Plymouth University higher education'

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. How it can be applied in education Teachers should be aware that they may be perceived as authority figures in formal education settings. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 5, 2013

Everyone in the world of education it seems, has an interest in how technology is going to influence what we do in the classroom. There were sections on digital literacies and mobile learning, both of which we considered to be important for the success of education and learning in the future. Now there's incentive. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 31, 2015

Tall and spare, and casually dressed, he lopes into the room, commands attention the style of a trade union official (he was one and so was I) and everyone sits up and takes notice. He has some radical things to say about education, and he isn't always popular. But he caught my attention immediately, and we struck up a friendship.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 4, 2015

He was keen to argue that the future of education has two fundamental characteristics - open and digital. His previously published book Opening Up Education explains the first in plenty of detail, but the second, digital, was uppermost in his keynote presentation at ELI 2015 , the Saudi Arabian premier e-learning event. or even 1.0.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 21, 2015

As he waits for the music to start, he toys with a snow globe - a piece of trivia which holds his attention briefly. This speaks to me of the trivia of life, the irrelevant objects that grab our attention and within which we invest so much of our energy. This is what all educators should seek to facilitate. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 24, 2015

Bill Rammell, Stephen Heppell and Steve Wheeler OK, so this one's not really a selfie, but it caught your attention didn't it? Professor Stephen Heppell has been a regular mainstay on the keynote circuit for some time, due to his wide ranging and innovative research around education environments and learning technology.

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