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or not to lecture

Learning with e's

In my previous post I wrote that even though research shows lectures to be less than effective in helping students to learn, they still persist in higher education. The key question is: What can replace the lecture? Worse still, they may decide not to attend lectures at all. Most students will switch off.

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Learners as producers

Learning with e's

For the longest time teachers and lecturers have held the monopoly on the production of academic content. Teacher roles have been moving from didactic to facilitative roles ever since constructivist theories started to enter into teacher training curricula. That gives them personal ownership of their learning. Unported License.

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Active learning spaces

Learning with e's

As a response to the problems of learning in homogenised, regimented environments such as classrooms and lecture halls, Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) came into being. A number of psychological and social learning theories can be applied to explain the transformative potential of this approach.

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Inspire to learn

Learning with e's

The title of my keynote is ' Learning in the Digital Age: Theoretical Perspectives. ' How might we harness the powerful potential of these tools and technologies to engage students more, and enhance learning in higher education? What issues in HE teaching and learning are you passionate about?

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We learn by teaching

Learning with e's

Sure, it is my prime responsibility to ensure that my students are given the best opportunities to learn, and I take pride in creating the best possible learning environments and experiences I can offer. I insist that all my students present their learning in seminars, and I also encourage questioning during these seminars.

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Reinventing learning spaces

Learning with e's

Phone charging station at Stratford Shopping Centre, London I have written extensively about education spaces, architectures for learning , and personal learning environments. 2015) Learning with ''e''s: Educational theory and practice in the digital age. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Emerging Technologies in e-Learning

Learning Visions

Animation Tools Avatars Blogs Clickers Gaming Tools E-Portfolios Mobil Learning Personal Learning Environments Personalization Rapid e-Learning Semantic Web Simulation Tools Social Bookmarking Social Networking Tools VoIP and Telephony Wikis Wearable Peer to Peer Authoring Tools Haptics (the ability to touch things and get a sense of force feedback.

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