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APRIL 30, 2013

All of these activities leave behind a trail, a digital footprint, a record of where we have been and what we have done. More significantly, in psychological terms, we are developing our personal digital presences, and modifying our digital profiles. Clearly, digital identity is a complex proposition to talk about.

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APRIL 5, 2020

based online education platform called ZilLearn to ask me if I would like to write some courses. I jumped at the chance, especially in this current crisis, to create some additional online resources that might be helpful in supporting educators in the mad scramble to create online, remote learning environments for their students.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Over the next few days I will present an abridged, bite size series of exerpts from one of my chapters in that volume: 'Digital Tribes, Virtual Clans'. Tribes use common culture to construct group identity and will employ dialects as a shared but often exclusive form of communication. Tomorrow: The network nation References Adar, E.,

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OCTOBER 27, 2012

One of the more controversial theories of the digital age is the claim that technology is changing (or rewiring) our brains (Greenfield, 2009) whilst some also claim that prolonged use of the Web is detrimental to human intellectual development (Carr, 2010). There are, inevitably, objections to the Digital Natives position.

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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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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

In previous posts in this series I have explored some of the characteristics of learning in the digital age. This is due to the challenge that ‘students teaching themselves’ might pose to the privileged knowledge and power structures many formal educational institutions continue to hold in such high regard. References Brabazon, T.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2011

(re)Designing Learning Spaces for a Digital World View more presentations from Steve Wheeler My keynote speeches to academic staff at Massey University on the Palmerston North and Wellington campuses this week were accompanied by the slides above. Things are changing, and so is the nature of knowledge. Unported License.

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JUNE 21, 2019

My opening keynote speech at the 29th annual EDEN conference at VIVES University of Applied Sciences in Bruges, Belgium earlier this week was given the title Connected pedagogies - Learning and teaching in the digital age. These are presented at the very end of my keynote. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Jerome Bruner developed ZPD theory to include the concept of scaffolded learning. The idea of discovery learning also originates with Piaget, and has provided some powerful, but at times contentious pedagogical practices in primary education. The learner constructs his own meaning with the MKO as a guide in the process.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

Instructional design is the thoughtful application of design aspects — like color theory, typography, and user experience — to create educational resources. This book from Susi Miller is a must-have for creating accessible digital learning content. Top books, blogs, videos, and more to excel as an instructional designer.

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Learning with e's

JULY 8, 2011

I held the position that the theory of andragogy (Malcolm Knowles) adds very little to our understanding of learning. In some ways, I argued, andragogy theory seems outmoded in the light of recent rapid developments in new teaching methods, learning resources and digital media. Unported License.

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JULY 1, 2012

In Learning in a Digital Age: The Myth and the Reality, I present a number of widespread beliefs about elearning, and challenge the provenance, reasoning and application of these theories. Learning in a Digital Age: The myth and the reality by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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MAY 27, 2014

This is number 8 in my series on learning theories. My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In the last post we examined the various educational theories of John Dewey including experiential learning.

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MARCH 16, 2014

David White , who is at Oxford University, is probably best known for his theory of Digital Residents and Visitors. Along with Alison Le Cornu, White published an article in 2011 that countered the Digital Natives and Immigrants ideas of Marc Prensky. It was simply a myth. Everyone knows something, but nobody knows everything.

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MAY 30, 2017

All students should receive the best possible education with varied experiences regardless of what kind of 'learning style' we might assume describes them. Learning styles theories are not the only myth some teachers are fooled into adopting. The Cult of Categorisation is very strong because it adopts ideas that are convenient.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

The emphasis of the Working Memory model, and also Dual Coding Theory is that memories are strengthened when both auditory and visual stimuli are presented to the learner in an optimal combination. What exactly can Cognitive Load Theory do to help us to optimise students'' memories? Unported License.

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MARCH 25, 2018

Before I reveal the results, here's the reasoning behind the poll: I am constantly amazed at the persistence of 'mythical beasts' in education. They are the myths of education, and I want to know why they are so resilient. How many for example have heard teachers talking about ' digital natives '? This received just 6% of votes.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

This is number 31 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. With his colleagues, Papert was famous for developing one of the first educational programming languages, known as LOGO.

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JUNE 26, 2018

Right now, two of my favourite theories are James Gibson 's Affordances theory and David White's Digital Residents and Visitors theory. In Affordance theory , the design of a tool can present a number of possible ways to use it. Does practice make perfect? Unported License.

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JUNE 6, 2014

This is number 15 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. In my most recent post I featured Richard Gregory''s perceptual hypothesis and its applications to education.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

I have had the privelege to interview many great thinkers in the education field, some of which appear elsewhere on this blog. Stefan is a professor in the School of Education and Communucation at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. At the conference his key theme was one to one online learning. Unported License.

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JUNE 12, 2016

I presented this latest version of my digital literacies model at the 2016 Solstice Conference hosted by Edge Hill University. The personal dimension should be equally clear, because the components in this column are focused on personal organisation of space, digital identity and personal branding. and Le Cornu, A. Unported License.

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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. The impact of traditional education on contemporary pedagogical practices. The impact of traditional education on contemporary pedagogical practices. Unported License. Unported License.

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JUNE 16, 2018

It is so easy to become distracted and diverted in the digital age, so the ability to maintain focus is an important aspect of knowing how we best learn. There is a connection here also to the theory of heutagogy , which in Blaschke et al's terms, places the learner at the centre, as 'the primary driver of the learning process and experience.'

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Image from PXhere Connected learning is currently a popular phrase in education. Learning in the digital age involves a lot of technology, but fundamentally the role of the learner is still to explore, discover and acquire knowledge. Jerome Bruner developed ZPD theory to include the concept of scaffolded learning.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

My book is about educational theory and practice. It focuses on new and emerging theories of learning and pedagogy in the digital age, as well as a critical retrospective on some of the older, more established theories. by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

This is number 28 in my series on learning theories. I''m gradually working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. My most recent post explored Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

The first, in conjunction with EADL will be a workshop on the future of distance education, where I will focus on the new technologies, theories and practices that are emerging in this field. Back to Berlin by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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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.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Producing the educational outcome that your target audience wants is every instructional designer’s ultimate goal. Example: If your objective is to train users to troubleshoot problems in a specific program or operating system, your content must go beyond delivering theories or serving as a reference (with anecdotes, diagrams, etc.)

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JUNE 20, 2013

I have been blogging, writing and talking about our digital learning futures for some time. Seats of learning are notoriously resistant to change, but change is needed if progress in education is to be made. And yet, although society has moved on, industrialised processes still persist in all sectors of education.

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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. Prensky originally suggested that those who were born before the digital age are immigrants, whilst those who have grown up with technology are the natives.

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JULY 30, 2016

In a recently published article, my colleagues Maged Boulos, Dean Giustini and I write about how learning through social media is transforming medical practices, health care and education. Digital forms of scaffolding emerge where learners access new knowledge using personal devices [ 55 ]. The full text is available at this link.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Image from National Photo Library on Flickr As my colleagues at Plymouth Institute of Education make their way back to work, and I sit gazing, relaxed (and retired) from the sidelines, I have mixed emotions. It's the same globally for all those involved in the business of education. Philadelphia, PA: Wharton School Publishing.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2013

His Zone of Proximal Development theory has been central to our understanding of how we learn in social contexts. Scholars who are not connected into the global community are increasingly isolated and will in time be left behind as the world of education advances ever onward. Thirdly, learning needs to be globalised. Unported License.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

Over the years, many psychologists have investigated the nature of memory, and have formulated a number of theories about its functionality, scope and challenges. Dual Coding Model Canadian cognitive psychologist Allan Paivio will probably be remember most for his work on Dual Coding Theory. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2016

These are some of the most important things I have learnt from my 40 years working in educational technology: Technology doesn't improve teaching. You can't simply drop technology into education. Back in 1976, when I first began work as an educational technologist, technology was limited in functionality.

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