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Networked pedagogy

Learning with e's

New theories for the networked, digital age, emerging cultures of learning and a hyper-connected and networked society. Differentials between academic practices, and the variety of roles we adopt within communities of practice and learning. The impact of traditional education on contemporary pedagogical practices.

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Bear pit pedagogy

Learning with e's

In our digital literacy teacher training programme at Plymouth University we create environments that encourage critical thinking. When students are given projects to complete, blogs, videos, podcasts, they are expected to organise their ideas, form their argument and present them in seminar or digital format - and then they must defend them.

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Theories for the digital age: Self regulated learning

Learning with e's

Informal and self regulated learning are defining characteristics of 21 st Century education. Various commentators suggest that as much as seventy percent of learning occurs outside of formal educational settings (Cofer, 2000; Dobbs, 2000; Cross, 2006). 2008) Does a community of learners foster self-regulated learning?

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The Challenges of Executive Education

Training Industry

This “anytime, anywhere, any device” trend has entered the world of education. It’s an experience that has made me realize just how many challenges there are in the highly competitive world of executive education. These changes require us to change our business practice, whether in terms of training, sales, marketing or other areas.

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Learning first, technology second

Learning with e's

Ideas range from games based learning , to the use of social media and networking, to simpler approaches such as the use of digital cameras in art or data logging in science. There is nothing wrong with any of these approaches, provided they don''t get in the way of good pedagogy. But that is the problem. Unported License.

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Open scholarship

Learning with e's

There is much talk about openness in education. Many can also articulate what open educational resources look like, and have knowledge of Massive Open Online Courses otherwise known as MOOCs. Many can also articulate what open educational resources look like, and have knowledge of Massive Open Online Courses otherwise known as MOOCs.

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5 of the best

Learning with e's

As 2016 was my 40th year working in educational technology, I also started another series of posts called #40years (7 posts), which traced the history of learning technology from 1975 to the present day. Routine and schedule can be a huge barrier to new ideas, and creative pedagogy is often stifled due to lack of time or support.