Learning with e's

MARCH 7, 2014

According to his Zone of Proximal Development theory (ZPD), whether that person be a teacher, peer or parent, children learn more extensively within a social context. ZPD theory ran counter to other developmental theories of the time. Informal learning will never be the same again. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky (1978) argued that we learn best when we are immersed in a socially rich, culturally relevant environment. Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) theory has several layers, but the important one to consider is the zone where we are able to learn more with the help of a more knowledgeable other person.

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MARCH 13, 2014

New theories for the networked, digital age, emerging cultures of learning and a hyper-connected and networked society. Image by Calvinius on Wikimedia Commons Networked pedagogy by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Photo by Bruce Warrington Ten years ago, in 2009, I published an edited volume entitled 'Connected Minds, Emerging Cultures' which was a compendium of papers written by leading theorists and practitioners in the field of learning technology. Cultural transmission is the communication of ideas.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Fast forward to more recent history, and we’ve gone from gleaning survival skills from our social group to trying to figure out the most effective means of transmitting skills to individuals new to our organizations and integrating them into our workplace cultures.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

I''ve had several conversations with my students in the past few weeks about how Vygotskiian theory informs our understanding of learning. But social constructivist theory, particularly Vygotsky''s socio-cultural focus, extends greatly beyond the concept of ZPD - the zone of proximal development - that most people are familar with.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 22, 2014

After a break from blogging during the summer break, I''m back, and here is the continuation of my series on theories of learning, with number 25. You may recall that 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. Knowles Andragogy 24.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons I will argue here that within the present information age, where digital communication technologies have fractured the tyranny of distance beyond repair, and where computers have become pervasive and ubiquitous, identification through digital mediation has become the new cultural capital (Bordieu and Passeron, 1990).

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Learning with e's

JUNE 23, 2014

This is number 18 in my series on learning theories. 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. As usual, this is a simplified interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the associated literature.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

This of course is a profound question, and one which demands some good theory and reflection. Much of our thinking about learning over the past few decades has been influenced significantly by the writings of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotskii, who proposed the theory of social constructivism (Vygotsky, 1978).

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Photo by Crabchick on Flickr In my #3quotes series I have been citing directly from the texts of education thinkers, because it is important to apply ideas and theories in context. It does this by imposing the patterns inherent in the culture's symbolic systems - its language and discourse modes [.] 1990, p 34) References Bruner, J.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

The meaning of the parable has been applied as a popular metaphor to show how volatile it can be at the nexus of old and new cultures or ideas. Alvin Toffler illustrates this phenomenon quite eruditely in his book Future Shock , warning that where old and new cultures clash, there will be disorientation, confusion, stress, disruption.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

There are many theories and constructs that can inform us of the nature and potential impact of connected learning. Lev Vygotsky stresses the importance of language and culture, and argues that learning is socially mediated. Jerome Bruner developed ZPD theory to include the concept of scaffolded learning. Unported License.

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JUNE 29, 2013

Cargo Cults are an interesting socio-cultural phenomenon, because they derive from a collective misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the world, brought about by simplistic beliefs. Both occupying armies were far more technologically advanced than the society that hosted them. They benefited for a while from them. Unported License.

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Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

This is exceptionally difficult if the audience it global, but consideration of mixed cultures and mixed expectations will at least enable you to present the materials sensitively and in an appropriate way. Thoughtfulness : think about the learner and learning objectives. Links : it’s online. It’s the internet.

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Learning with e's

MAY 5, 2017

They will need to draw on their own experiences, both as teachers and as school students, alongside all they have learnt from theory and research, to answer this question. You can follow (and contribute) the online discussion for this module on the Twitter hashtag #EEES613 Photo from Wikimedia Commons Who should define the curriculum?

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MAY 12, 2009

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Audio in eLearning: Cultural Differences? Is there something cultural going on? I never thought about the cultural differences in audio usage. But again, thats only my experience – like Kate, I would not want to make assumptions about cultural differences based on that observation.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 12, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler Theories of learning can be useful in helping us to understand the possibilities of learning, and also to guide teachers in their pedagogical practice. But to which theories should we subscribe? Jerome Bruner developed ZPD theory to include the concept of scaffolded learning. Thank you for reading.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2018

Photo from Maxpixel The French sociologist Emile Durkheim's study of suicide led to a theory that instability resulting in a breakdown of standards or social conventions can lead to alienation. Teachers have their work cut out to cope with such situations alongside all of the existing duties they must attend to. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 20, 2016

We are live streaming all of the keynote lectures for the next few weeks for our Visions and Values module - with a focus on educational philosophy, theory and practice. We broadcast our first live learning event yesterday, where our third year students listened to a talk by innovative school leader Dave Strudwick. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 29, 2019

All this has been possible because they are all labelled as Creative Commons with a repurpose licence. Learning Theories For The Digital Age (>22,000 views) Reference Lessig, L. 2005) Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity. So here they are - the top five posts in the history of Learning With 'E's: 1.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2012

He cited Henry Jenkins: "In hunting culture, children play with bows and arrows. Whether or not the JFK conspiracy is true or even partially true, it remains one of the most trenchant conspiracy theories of modern history, and was even portrayed in an Oliver Stone movie. How do we instill these critical skills in our learners?

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Learning with e's

MAY 2, 2011

So here, just for the record are my own, and other people's thoughts on the controversy of Marc Prensky's Digital Natives and Immigrants theory. Older people - the immigrants - can't multitask like younger 'natives' can, because they are not as immersed in the gaming culture, and therefore don't live at 'twitch speed'.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Lev Vygotsky stresses the importance of language and culture, and argues that learning is socially mediated. Jerome Bruner developed ZPD theory to include the concept of scaffolded learning. Alternatively, social constructivism - in Vygotsky's terms - is the construction of personal meaning within a framework of social experience.

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Learning with e's

MAY 4, 2016

Vygotsky's ZPD theory is often cited at this point. It's not simply about learning all of the relevant knowledge and acquiring all of the essential skills - it's also important that we assimilate the culture of the community, the hidden curriculum, the social mores and acceptable practices. Yet it is essential if we wish to belong.

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Learning with e's

MAY 6, 2016

He developed the theory of cultural hegemony , which describes the process whereby the ruling class imposes its values and beliefs upon the masses and these then become a cultural norm which is not questioned. The Marxist theorist Antonio Gramsci had some interesting ideas about freedom and autonomy. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

David Kelly's early adoption of various wearable technologies led him to learn the hard way about some of the issues that arise when new technology collides with established social and cultural expectations. He told the story of how wearing Google Glass became so natural that he often forgot he was wearing it. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 26, 2019

Kress argues that new media will continue to change the way we communicate and that this will have enormous economic, social, cultural and political implications (Kress, 2009). 2015) Learning with 'e's: Educational theory and practice in the digital age. Psychological Science , 25 (6), 1159-1168. Available online here. Wheeler, S.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Teacher roles have been moving from didactic to facilitative roles ever since constructivist theories started to enter into teacher training curricula. Some of the strongest experiences and lessons we learn are rooted in authentic contexts, cultures and activities. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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OCTOBER 26, 2013

Let''s start with some theory: According to the revised Bloom''s cognitive taxonomy by Anderson and Krathwohl, ''creating'' is suggested as the peak of achievement. However, if you want a more defined display of content, sometimes you have to deliberately place it within a chronological, historical, cultural or alphabetical sequence.

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Learning with e's

JULY 16, 2012

One of the more important things I learnt was the theory of reciprocity. Today, few people understand or care about the old photographic theories, because with contemporary technology, few apply. I wrote in my previous blog post about reciprocity learning , where I discussed the sharing culture emerging through social media.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 6, 2014

Developing his theory, Goffman''s thinking was probably influenced by symbolic interactionists such as George Herbert Mead and Charles Cooley, and sociologists such as Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons. Photo by Tim Green The drama of Facebook by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

Invention requires a creative individual, whereas innovation requires a courageous community (see for example Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory , 2003). Therefore, innovative teachers also need courage to embed their new methods and content, especially if it runs counter to the culture they work within. Unported License.

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JANUARY 7, 2012

The primary theme of Scuglia’s [2] critique of subdialectic capitalist theory is the bridge between sexuality and sexual identity. It could be said that if Batailleist ‘ powerful communication' holds, we have to choose between nihilism and deconstructivist predialectic theory. Consciousness is fundamentally unattainable,” says Lacan.

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JULY 15, 2015

In fact my specialism never ceases to amaze me, because there is always something new to learn, some new technology, app or software tool that is emerging, or some new theory or model that is being proposed. The first technology for me has always been language. We cannot overemphasise the importance of language. Reference Winston, B.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Normally I'm found teaching a session on educational theory or psychology, or information and communication technologies. Too often, teachers and learners are constrained by their environment, time, school culture, legislation or simply not having access to appropriate resources. I taught my first art lesson today. Unported License.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We have previously explored a number of learning theories, new learning technologies, concepts around crowdsourcing, wisdom of crowds, folksonomies and user generated content, Web 2.0, The group wiki is here if anyone wishes to view some of their content. mobile learning and a whole host of other themes during the course. Unported License.

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