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A little more conversation

Learning with e's

Now it depends on how you define CPD, but for me it is the personal learning you require to sustain, enhance and extend your own capabilities within your professional practice. This learning can come in many forms. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License.

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Seriously.

Learning with e's

Thank you to all those who read and commented on my blog post on April 1st. I''m not really going to stop blogging. Hopefully I succeeded - albeit in a tongue in cheek way - to illustrate that blogging is never easy, but it can have great rewards. Others are profoundly affected by harsh comments on their blogs.

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The importance of being networked

Learning with e's

Specifically, I made the point that Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are enabled and strengthened when we make connections through social media tools. One of the key reasons educators need a PLN is to keep in touch, to maintain dialogue with their community of practice. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning as dialogue

Learning with e's

Our ideas, when shared, modified, repurposed and amplified , have a value that pertains to entire communities of interest. Extensive conversations with others within one''s community of practice are now easier than ever, thanks to social media such as social networks, wikis and blogs. Unported License.

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Is all learning social?

Learning with e's

When I'm not talking about learning, I'm reading about it, researching it, thinking about it, and writing about it. Today was particularly interesting because I had a conversation on this blog with ePortfolio Keith (Keith Brennan aka @wiltwhatman), who was commenting on my Three Things post. 1977) Social learning theory.

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On Aer

Learning with e's

We sat outside in the early spring sunshine of Portlaiose and discussed blogging, social media, the state of education, ideal schools of the future, innovation and technology, and a whole host of related topics. Image source On Aer by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Content is a tyrant.

Learning with e's

So for example, if a blog constantly publishes good content, the theory is that people will keep coming back to read more. Yet connecting into a community of practice can work as a double edged sword. As a society, and within our communities of practice, we need to be able to discern the good content from the bad content.