Learning with e's

MAY 17, 2018

I have been fortunate to have visited almost 50 countries in my career, mainly to speak at conferences and work on research projects, but also to run comparative study visits with my students to places such as the Czech Republic, South Africa, Germany and Ireland. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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JUNE 14, 2020

Encourage additional personal research by adding activities linked to content (see below). Give the students licence to write imaginatively to express their ideas, while at the same time developing their thinking. A number of transferrable skills need to be developed to do this successfully. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2020

During this time I also worked closely with several leading NHS surgeons and physicians as they developed new techniques and explored new technologies. Maged is a prolific researcher and writer, and it was a privilege to collaborate with him on some of the most seminal medical technology papers of the last two decades.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

The dominant method was correspondence courses (paper based resources, audio cassette tapes, VHS videos and eventually CDs were mailed out to students), but once the Web had begun to take hold in the early 90s, we started developing multi-user domains (basically very primitive online discussion forums). Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 29, 2017

Later in my career I did extensive work around the development of personalised learning environments, and was involved in research around personal web tool development. Unported License. As Stephen Downes once remarked, where else could the learner possibly be? Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky is revered as a notable pioneer of research into learning and cognitive development. Learning and development are interrelated from the child's very first days of life." (p 1978) Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Asking questions is the fundamental expression and genesis of all research. The digital age has spawned digital literacies - extensions of standard literacies that were developed in the Industrial Age. I have written and researched extensively about digital literacies and so have many others, so I won't labour that point here.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

The rapid evolution of knowledge domains and the influx of new research findings present a significant challenge. Understanding legal frameworks is crucial in navigating the intricacies of fair use, open educational resources (OER), and Creative Commons licensing.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler - Merouane Debbah speaking at #HCE2019 I paid close interest to the presentation by Mérouane Debbah , a researcher, tech entrepreneur and professor at Centrale Supélec who presented a far-sighted and futuristic, if somewhat techno-romantic view of the world. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 30, 2013

More significantly, in psychological terms, we are developing our personal digital presences, and modifying our digital profiles. Presentation of self in digital life from Steve Wheeler Digital me, digital you by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

There are chapters on open scholarship, academic blogging, the use of smartphone and tablets, crowdsourcing data, developing a digital profile, getting started with Twitter, personal learning networks, and leveraging the power of social media, as well as my own chapter on 'Using social media for action research: the benefits and limitations'.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 17, 2019

In 1928 the microbiologist Alexander Fleming was researching to discover a miracle drug that could act as a universal cure. Percy Spencer , who was working as an engineer at Raytheon , was conducting research using a vacuum tube into the use of radar. Unported License. So he put some corn into the machine.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Throughout the year, the book has continuously exercised my mind, and I have spent countless hours of planning, thinking, researching, writing and editing. A little help from my friends by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 28, 2018

The benefits are numerous, but let me just list a few here: 1) Children need to do research to find out more about what they will be presenting. 2) They need to be aware of their audience, which encourages more awareness and skill development in speaking, listening, and reading. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

The fact that many of us have been doing these things quite successfully for many years tells us something about the so-called experts' market research skills and a lot more about their credentials. Many remote/home workers are developing novel approaches to staying connected with their teams. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 2, 2017

The discussion could continue for a long time afterwards, perhaps developing into a group project, or some entrepreneurial activities for real-world, authentic learning. by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 17, 2019

Computer Mouse During the 1960s, researchers working at NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) were trying to create better interactivity for computer/user interfaces. Discussions about how to best manipulate data on screen eventually led to the development of the first computer mouse. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 23, 2012

A lot of research into learning by making was conducted by Seymour Papert , with notable learning tools such as the LOGO programming language being developed. Unported License. Not to be confused with constructivism (the theory first proposed in its cognitive form by Jean Piaget, and in its social form by Levrenti Vygotskii).

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CourseArc

MARCH 1, 2017

Each stage of the process, from analysis and design to development, testing, implementation, and evaluation, requires a different mindset, skills, and expertise. Topic Research. Course Development. You can add users to the project based on the roles they will perform: Graphic Artists, Developers, Authors, Editors, etc.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 5, 2019

And yet it still caught on as a credible theory to explain memory, because those who believed in it didn't do their research and/or failed to question its validity. Montezuma's terrible revenge Hadrian's busted wall by Steve Wheeler was written in London, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

But a large component of survival rests upon acquiring the skills you need to make it through life—and how better to develop those skills than to learn them from your mentors, peers, and colleagues: your social group. Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

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Learning with e's

MAY 10, 2014

This is the start of enquiry based learning, and for some will develop into a lifelong interest in personal research. Unported License. Kate Friedwald , a teacher in Christchurch, New Zealand believes in this, suggesting an approach that answers questions with more questions, finding out for themselves, and exploring.

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Learning with e's

JULY 26, 2017

And yet, as I developed my career around research, teaching and innovation, I did become an 'astronaut' of sorts - an explorer of learning and technology and the connections between the two. It's a technology idea that I am very keen to support and help develop. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 1, 2019

We are still a long way from seeing the development of chatbots that can exhibit emotional nuances that are convincing (NB: several research teams have been working on emotional modelling for many years). Unported License. At present this is very limited. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Kadenze is pleased to launch a new course – Introduction to Psychology – and welcomes a new partner – Wesleyan University – to our online creative education platform. By actively making and reflecting throughout the course, students find the learning engaging and develop transferable digital skills. license.

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Learning with e's

MAY 21, 2014

From his research Bandura formulated four principles of social learning. Another less obvious application of this theory is to encourage students to develop their individual self efficacy through confidence building and constructive feedback, a concept that is rooted in social learning theory. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 15, 2012

In my own keynote speech the following morning, speaking to an audience of around 200 library and information professionals, I argued that libraries need to become more flexible and agile (and indeed many already are), to respond to new learning practices, and an increased interest in knowledge and research.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 1, 2014

Alongside my own commitments to teach and research, I was also invited to participate in events held in several countries outside the UK. Photo by Steve Wheeler The mobile agenda by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

I have been busy writing a new book, and the last month has involved a lot of research and writing, completing, editing and polishing of my manuscript for final submission later this month. It's a book I was commissioned to write for Kogan Page, and will be aimed at the learning and development (L and D) sector. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Appropriate professional development, support services and dialogue with experts will invariably overcome many of these issues (John and Wheeler, 2008). More research is needed into what can be done and what cannot be done with new and emerging technologies. Unported License. Very few will actually succeed without help.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Little if any research seems to have been conducted into a comparison between them. It is your personal network developed by you and for you, and you decide on the membership. All the other members are potential resources that support your learning, as you develop connections with them and gain access to their knowledge.

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Learning with e's

JULY 6, 2015

I pointed out that reflection on and in practice are often catalysts to do some action research. Photo courtesy of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Public Education Development Project Reflecting on your practice by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 10, 2016

As can be seen in previous post s on this blog, I have worked for just over 40 years in educational technology and have been witness to many astounding developments, including the introduction of personal computers, the Web and smart phones. Unported License. The full interview can be found at this link.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The science fiction writers provided a trigger for my interest, but it is the researchers and writers of today who hold my attention. Fantasy and reality by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 16, 2017

I began to experiment with satellite and video teleconferencing, which emerged from research I did during my teacher training. I completed my Masters and research degrees during this time, and began to travel the world, speaking about my research in many countries. Unported License. The 10s have been equally busy for me.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 22, 2016

Vidding, modding, sampling and hacking are all techniques developed in the digital age to modify, remix and repurpose existing content. If instead they paraphrase the ideas of another and cite the source, it is research and is considered acceptable. Unported License. There is a fine line between copying and remixing.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

We are constantly developing our understanding about how children learn. Research from the behavioural and cognitive sciences, neurosciences and pedagogical research fields is regularly yielding new findings. 2008) The importance of stupidity in scientific research. Unported License. References Schwartz, M.

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