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Learning first, technology second

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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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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

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Military students for example may be serving overseas, or in submarines. The MentorBlog project for example, employed the use of two-person blogs to connect students with their professional mentors, who may never have had the opportunity to meet face to face (Wheeler and Lambert-Heggs, 2008). Unported License.

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False frontiers

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You could see where we might place formal learning using a VLE, or where students might meet to chat using Facebook, for example. Image source False frontiers by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 But it's far from perfect. Unported License.

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Design for life

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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. An example of transparent design is where the technology interface is so familiar or simple that students need to expend no mental effort using it.

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Reciprocity learning

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It is very much rooted in the traditions of symbolic interactionism (see for example the work of Charles Cooley or George Herbert Mead). Reciprocity learning by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Just saying.) Unported License. Based on a work at steve-wheeler.blogspot.com.

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Familiarity

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Over the years and role changes I’ve used a variety of different VLEs. From Blackboard to FutureLearn, and from custom in-house developed VLE to customised large-scale MOOC platform. Example : FutureLearn navigation, Warwick’s ‘Leadership for healthcare improvement and innovation’.

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Punk learning

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For some time, educators have been subverting established methods and turning their backs on institutional tools and technologies such as the managed learning environment (also known as LMS or VLE). For example, 2015 world champion Kenyan javelin thrower Julius Yego claims he owes his prowess to watching YouTube videos.