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Play and the Adult Learner: Test Your Knowledge!

KnowledgeOne

Journal of Teaching and LearningVol. C) The Web today offers many tools that can be used to benefit playful pedagogy, but what is most important is not so much the range or __ of tools available as the idea of using them creatively to enable meaningful interactions. A) Adult brains learn best with stories. Study: Forbes Lisa K.

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Inspire to learn

Learning with e's

I have gone on record as saying that although I don't need to work any more , I continue to work at Plymouth University, mainly because it is a great place to learn and to continue developing my research interests around digital pedagogy. I subsequently pledged that I would never again write, review or edit for a closed academic journal.

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Is Having Fun in Higher Education the Way Forward?

KnowledgeOne

In an interview conducted by the TALON online teaching and learning network, Lisa Forbes and David Thomas discuss game pedagogy in higher education and online learning. Journal of Teaching and LearningVol. Here is the gist of what they have to say! ” George Bernard Shaw. removes barriers to learning. Study: Forbes Lisa K.

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Making Connections: Trends in Social Learning

Obsidian Learning

Among the theory’s more controversial claims is the assumption that technology “is altering (rewiring) our brains. While this statement might be simply a metaphor, it seems to imply an as yet untested organic change in the brain. International Journal of Instructional Technology & Distance Learning, 2 (1). Starkey, L.

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Top 113 eLearning Posts and 28 Hottest Topics for 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Nuts and Bolts: Brain Bandwidth - Cognitive Load Theory and Instructional Design by Jane Bozarth - Learning Solutions Magazine , August 2, 2010. Brain Learning and eLearning Design - The Learning Circuits Blog , July 1, 2010. Creating Dynamic Presentations with Prezi - WISE Pedagogy , May 24, 2010. What is cloud computing?

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8 Proven Tips for Optimal Learning

KnowledgeOne

“In 2005, Sergent, Baillet and Dehaene revealed the brain mechanisms involved in the attentional blink, a phenomenon — comparable to the blink of an eye — of temporary, unconscious and repetitive interruption of our attention. seconds for the brain to register and manipulate the sensory information needed to complete each task.”

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Metalearning and Learning Styles

Big Dog, Little Dog

While Learning Styles has been written and blogged about a lot lately, normally in response to two papers, Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence and Learning Styles and Pedagogy in Post-16 Learning , I believe it is going in the wrong direction. British Journal of Educational Psychology , 55, 185-212. References. Constantinidou, F.