Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2014

Let me give you an example: Many schools, colleges and universities have by now implemented a managed learning environment (MLE) sometimes referred to as a virtual learning environment (VLE) or Learning Management System (LMS). mlearn14 digital strategy education learning LMS MLE pedagogy schools teaching Technology universiy VLE'

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

The Social Web challenges current provision There is a sense from many younger students that the institutional managed learning environments are not popular tools, because they fail in comparison to the more colourful, flexible and accessible social networking tools that are available for free on the internet. Wheeler, S. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The user interface on most VLE/LMS technologies is often too complex for students, who spend much more time trying to navigate and discover content than they do actually learning that content. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. If a design is expected, students will spend little time figuring out how to use the object.

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Learning with e's

JULY 13, 2012

The psychologist Leon Festinger developed social comparison theory - a theory that attempted to explain how people relate to each other psychologically. Social comparison, in Festinger's terms, is not considered to be a form of competition, but more likely will be to elicit a feeling of belonging within our chosen community.

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