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JANUARY 27, 2020

Photo by Steve Wheeler No, this is not some new discovery about the evolutionary development of snakes - nor is it a reptile dysfunction. Actually, if you're a teacher who's interested in anything to do with critical thinking, creativity or logical reasoning you should definitely be interested. Python's got legs!

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Learning with e's

JUNE 14, 2020

Photo from Pixabay This series is about how teachers can improve engagement for online learners (see links below for previous posts in the series). Give the students licence to write imaginatively to express their ideas, while at the same time developing their thinking. Present students with problems or challenges to solve.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 12, 2020

Photo by Steve Wheeler In previous posts here and also here , I wrote about how to engage learners in online collaborative writing. I developed a 5 step model based on the work of Lani Gunawardena (1995) which I used to promote deeper and more critical engagement for online learners working in wikis. Unported License.

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JUNE 12, 2020

2009) Destructive creativity on the social web. Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies. Photo by Steve Wheeler Engaging online learners 1 by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Wheeler, S. Hatzipanagos and S.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 11, 2020

Photo from Pxhere In my previous blog post I remarked that engaging learners can be difficult in any context, but is often harder in online environments. I also mentioned a very useful model that promotes creative, collaboration online writing. 2009) Destructive creativity on the social web. Wheeler, S. Hatzipanagos and S.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

Photo source: JISC I first started studying and then practicing distance education in the 80s. We developed various computer based learning approaches, creating 'self-learning' software that students could use without tutor support. Back then we contended with slow modem speeds (remember them?), Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Photo by Steve Wheeler Here's my opinion, for what it's worth. I write from more than 40 years experience working in educational technology while observing the rapid development of machine intelligence. Even cognitive computing has been developed to mimic human decision making and other natural characteristics of being human.

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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. As Stephen Downes once remarked, where else could the learner possibly be? Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Photo from Pxhere I had the pleasure to do an speak with Sophie Bailey recently, when we recorded a session for Edtech Podcast. An apple for teacher by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Have a listen. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Photo by Frederick Rubensson on Flickr 'In every talk, I'm asked where I would start first in revolutionizing education (K-professional school): Answer, always. by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Assessment. Available online here.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler - Entrance to the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild Last week you would have discovered me in the cellar of a French palace - the stylish Hotel Salomon de Rothschild , not a stone's throw from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The classic old building was transformed into a hi-tech conference venue for European Innovation Day.

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Learning with e's

MAY 12, 2017

Develop a passion for learning. If you do you will never cease to grow.' - Anthony D'Angelo Photo by Nick Youngson Passion for 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

JUNE 16, 2018

Photo by Steve Wheeler Lately, I'm asked to speak on this subject more than any other. The idea of future skills for learning is widely debated in all sectors, but for me, the answer is the same, whether you are a primary school student or a participant in learning and development in a large organisation. and Hase, S. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 8, 2016

HTC Vive in action - Photo by Steve Wheeler At the JISC Connect More event held in Cheltenham recently, a number of futuristic technologies were on display for delegates to experience. As they develop and the software becomes more powerful and responsive to our needs and desires, we will see some exciting new pedagogies emerge.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Photo by Filip Mroz on unsplash In my first post in this blog series I outlined the changes taking place in schools due to the adoption of online forms of education. 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

APRIL 27, 2020

Photo source: Pexels Social distancing. For education people, learning doesn't stop even though all around, social life, commerce, business, mortgage payments, air travel and other common practices have ground to a halt. Stay at home. These are phrases that will be forever synonymous with the year 2020 - the year of the virus.

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JULY 18, 2019

Photo by Samuel Seller on unsplash Virtual Reality (VR), some might argue, has yet to live up to the hype. In an interview recently I was asked why I thought that simulation was important for learning and development. My reply was that it prepares us for what will eventually come and for future eventualities. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 15, 2013

Sugata Mitra recently won a $1 million TED prize to develop his ideas around his ''School in the Cloud'' and building on his notion of minimally invasive education. Photo by Steve Wheeler Sugata Mitra - Charlatan or genius? by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 4, 2017

I played semi-professionally for seven years with a touring rock band, developing my creative and expression skills, increasing my confidence, and learning about song writing, communication, acoustics, visual and auditory presentation, design and technology. Does your school hold lunchtime events? What value do you place on them?

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

One of the questions from our audience, largely made up of learning and development professionals, was about how we could optimise learning in organisations. I completely agreed with him, but added that we could go farther, and that 'Just for Me' learning is now also achievable, through a number of emerging trends in learning and development.

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Learning with e's

JULY 30, 2015

So far there have been over 150 blogposts from the education and learning/development community, in at least 5 different languages. So here are several photos from my own collection (I'm sharing them under a Creative Commons licence - see details below) for you to choose from, so you can also take part in the #blimage challenge.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Photo by Sergey Zolkin on unsplash Many educators are now investigating how online technologies can improve, extend or enrich teaching and learning experiences. No travel was involved, but there was a time of disruption while teachers developed their skills around the new technologies. Please post them in the comments box below.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons What's that coming over the hill? Granted, in 'Frankenstein', Hollywood created a ripping gothic yarn that capitalised on the horror factor, and yes, the photo from the film is iconic (probably Karloff's greatest moment), but it's hardly faithful to the original texts. Is it a monster?

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons Predictably, the ideas that dominated at Learning Technologies 2019 (#LT19uk) were mostly on new and emerging technologies. Adopting new and emerging technologies does sound daunting to most organisations, but seeing the need and then developing the solution to that need is the way forward.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 22, 2019

As with any other social media platform, there are useful devices such as trending search notifications, API/developer sections and licensing advice, and there are special zones where you can find wallpaper or slide background images. I hope you will find it as useful as I have. Thank you Marci for this great tip! Making a splash!

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 8, 2019

Photo by Guillaume Speurt on Flickr Tallinn is one of my favourite European cities. The theme of the EADL conference this year is Connected Learning , and delegates will represent corporate learning and development, and other learning professionals from around the globe. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Photo by US Dept of Agriculture on Flickr Social learning is one of the vital components of contemporary learning and development. 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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Learning with e's

APRIL 7, 2014

Others such as the Council for Australian University Librarians are more optimistic, suggesting that open scholarship is achievable, not least in the aim of open collaboration and development to promote openness in all aspects of education. The link below takes you to a short video I recently made on some of my own views on open scholarship.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons Everything was awkward about the famous psychologist Abraham Maslow. Dale's shameful cone Maslow's awkward hierarchy by Steve Wheeler was written in London, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Hadrian's busted wall 22. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 28, 2018

Photo by Ilmicrofono Oggiono on Flickr It was heart-warming to see so many passionate educators at the recent BETT Show in London. 2) They need to be aware of their audience, which encourages more awareness and skill development in speaking, listening, and reading. 5) Children learn to work in teams and to collaborate with each other.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler I joined the press pack in Paris last week to attend two events sponsored by electronics giant Huawei. Finally, Nicolas Petrovic, CEO of Siemens SAS focused on the learning and development imperative as an important component of strategic transformation. I'll be reporting on that event in another post.

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MARCH 4, 2017

In January I presented a session on 'What's hot and what's not in learning and development' for Learning Technologies in London. Photo by Jon Rawlinson on Wikimedia Commons Future technologies: What lies ahead 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

DECEMBER 21, 2014

I went on public record several times this year to say that the best continuing professional development (CPD) I have ever received has been through Twitter. Photo by Ed323 on Wikimedia Commons A little more conversation by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Formal education is partly responsible for helping us to learn what it is to work together, and it is where we acquire many of our (transferable) skills, develop specific attitudes and beliefs, and where we are inducted into some of the specific roles we need to play in society. The comments box is open. Unported License.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

Create a Professional Development Library. If you’re a professional development coordinator, you’ve probably gotten questions like this sent your way. photo creative commons licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by thms.nl. How do I use Class Dojo?”

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Stock photos : most of us can spot these a mile off, so it’s a safe bet the learner can too. I try and use good quality royalty free images available under a Creative Commons license, but I am also conscious that they may fall into the trap I describe above. All before the timeframe is agreed.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

Photo source: Lyncconf Games on Flickr The rapid spread of the Coronavirus and the subsequent social lock-downs by many governments has meant that technology has been thrust to the forefront in many of our daily human activities. Many remote/home workers are developing novel approaches to staying connected with their teams.

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