Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Technology exists now for high quality video and audio collaboration as well as working collaboratively in real time on documents. Stock photos : most of us can spot these a mile off, so it’s a safe bet the learner can too. Here is the post I (think) I wanted to write then, and there are 11 of mine.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 22, 2019

Now that's quite specific, but if you insert the search string 'neon lights wet road', you are immediately presented with dozens of quality images, each of which fits the criterion. by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Making a splash!

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Photo by Erich Ferdinand on Flickr Nuking the fridge is a strange phrase, and you may never have heard of it - but in the popular culture context it means something. Nuking the fridge 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

APRIL 21, 2016

Dr Tim Lynch, who joined us recently from his previous post at Monash University in Australia, writes about a game played by children across the globe - dodgeball (or 'poison ball') and how it can be used with trainee teachers as a way of determining the quality of games in physical education. Unported License.

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Adobe Captivate

JANUARY 27, 2018

Music can be a challenge, but many sites offer free music under a creative commons license. The site is [link] and what makes them unique is they have lots of pictures of people, which tend to be rare in free stock photo sites. I had to be resourceful. Here are some links to such resources: [link]. I also use [link] as well.

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E-learning Uncovered

JUNE 9, 2016

It’s not always easy to find high-quality images for your e-learning when you’re working on a budget. If you can’t afford the popular stock image sites, you might think you’re only option is to take your own photos. Many of these free stock image sites make their photos available with the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

3) Commons Touch: Ask students to submit two or three good quality images to Wikimedia Commons. Many people visit the site to find images of high quality that are copyright free. They will also need a fair appreciation of how Creative Commons licensing works.] What kind of questions should they ask?

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eFront

JUNE 17, 2011

Royalty Free Music Library is proud to offer one of the largest offerings of online broadcast-quality royalty free music anywhere on the web. Stock Music Boutique library offers high quality royalty-free production music. Danosongs run by Dan O’Connor and has his creative commons free royalty free music for production site.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 15, 2018

Photo via Pexels Those who play video games discover that failure can be a common theme. Nintendo 3DS ) and non-touch gestural and voice controls (Microsoft's XBox 360 Kinect ) games have become increasingly captivating, and have an immersive quality. Because it's a game, it doesn't really matter. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Now the affordances of blogging can gain large audiences who are often willing to comment and feedback on the quality, significance and meaning of the post. Photo by Jim Cianca on Wikimedia Commons The height of SAMR by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

MAY 4, 2014

Embedding the problem into a larger project where they need to rely on each other (collaborative), and their resources (content) and their own intuition and personal qualities (creativity) to achieve their goals. Giving students a problem to solve is one thing. They won''t learn if they are not curious. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 26, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons During the life of the Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference (PELeCon), we tried to be innovative, introducing new features each of the ten years the event ran. One of the most innovative (and perhaps controversial) was the inclusion of a confessional booth during the final PELeCon. Reference Gerver, R.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2013

Clearly Friedman has a point, but many remain sceptical, asking questions such as: How many courses can actually be fully and convincingly delivered in MOOC format, with no denigration of quality of learning experience? How in the long term can quality be assured in the delivery of MOOCs? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 1, 2016

Leaders need to be decisive in their actions, but cannot do so without access to high quality information. Where they gain information relies on the quality of their communication systems and the quality of the networks they join. Secondly, good communication is important, at all levels. That's why we need good leadership.

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Learning with e's

JULY 17, 2019

Photo by NASA on Wikimedia Commons This week we celebrate 50 years since the launch of Apollo 11. The cameras also needed to be of sufficiently high quality to capture details at a specific level of resolution. It was the first mission to land humans on the moon. Over 30 per cent of today's smartphones contain this technology.

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Learning with e's

MAY 2, 2019

Photo by Vladimer Shioshvili on Flickr Educators have been using video for decades. But because students are saturated with media, the quality of the videos they consume need to be sleeker, more polished and to the point to maintain their interest. Again, this mode is dependent on high quality video content. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 1, 2014

Challenging as it may be to sustain writing at a high level of quality (most of us don''t succeed!), Yet somehow, I feel this is a huge mistake, because many academics who write in those ''high quality'' journals also blog. Photo by James Clay Seriously. Anything that is considered ''grey literature'' (i.e. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Consider the following passage : "We can now see the full quality of praxis. It is action which embodies certain qualities. Photo by Steve Wheeler Praxis makes perfect by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 But it''s not as simple as that. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 13, 2013

It''s important to qualify these comments in the context of this year''s EDEN Conference , the title of which is: '' The Joy of Learning: Enhancing Learning Experience, Improving Learning Quality.'' Friedrich Nietzsche once suggested that education in state run schools is bad for the same reason cooking in large canteens lacks quality.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Photo by Scribe Graphic by Steve Wheeler, adapted from Pink (2009) It''s your choice: Learner autonomy and choice by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Autonomy is often misconstrued. I asked some of my students recently whether they were truly autonomous.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Many are prolific and proficient in producing blogs, podcasts, videos and photos for sharing on the web. Because they produce content, they also consume content, and this puts them in an ideal position to assess the quality, relevance and provenance of the content they encounter. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Recently, with the development of handheld controls (such as the Nintendo Wii), 3D screens (Nintendo 3DS) and non touch gestural and voice controls (Microsoft's XBox 360 Kinect) games have become increasingly captivating, and have an immersive quality. Ellison, J. 2012) You're going to need a bigger living room. Thiagarajan, S.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 12, 2016

The quality of this varies but it is difficult to attempt to address this problem (but see number 3 above). Good content coupled with expert support and peer interaction that is consistent and reliable can result in quality learning outcomes. Unported License. Based on a work at steve-wheeler.blogspot.com.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 31, 2012

The technology in any given school can be as high quality, shiny and compatible as you like. Photo by Steve Wheeler Teacher beliefs by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 If teachers believe that technology adds no value to their teaching, they will simply not use it. and Azjen I.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Universities around the world are built on their reputations for high quality teaching and research. Photo by Sophia Hussain Power sharing by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Mindflash

DECEMBER 6, 2011

They communicate with customers about service, the quality of products and the ease of shopping. Photo used under Creative Commons license from Flickr user LadyDragonflyCC -See through my eyes! > What new products or services would inspire customer loyalty? They know which tools work and don’t work. Impose no limits.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Photo by Leslie Seaton on Flickr I submitted my manuscript for Digital Learning in Organisations to my publishers today. With no training whatsoever, I was allocated to a production line, a moving conveyor belt where I was required to check the quality of the jars and cans of fruit as they slowly passed. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

They possess qualities that are discarded by the time we reach adulthood. Photo by Ashrei Halom Through a child's eyes by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Another equally fascinating finding is Wu's claim that infants are extreme explorers. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Can a 5 minute video contain the same level and quality of academic discussion as a 2000 word essay? Photo from Wikimedia Commons Digital assignments: How shall we grade them? by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Or is it an easier option? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

According to her speech, in recent news reports , Nicky Morgan admits she wants to be able more closely to monitor the 'quality of schools' in England. It seems that governments care more about league tables such as PISA than they do about the quality of children's learning. So there we have it. Schools are political footballs.

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Mindflash

MARCH 23, 2010

Step 2: Use Tone to Help Define Qualities. Now that you’ve found the tone, what visual qualities should you look for to reinforce your message? Even when you know what tone and qualities you’re looking for, sourcing for images can be daunting. Another option I’ve used is Flickr Creative Commons. Bolder colors (i.e.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 2, 2013

Certainly, they’re messy, disorderly and difficult to control, but at the same time they’re resilient and have a lot of important qualities, which allows them to adapt within their ecosystem. Photo by Kris Williams Go your own way by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

APRIL 1, 2014

It counts little in terms of the quality assurance or funding round activities that are so sacrosanct to the powers that be. Photo by Amy Wheeler Goodbye by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 But is that enough? This is the end. There will be no more.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 28, 2013

The Igloo Education system uses five mounted projection screens housed within an igloo shaped tent structure, to create a digitally ''stitched together'' panoramic video and/or still image display complete with high quality audio. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Mandela had all those qualities. Photo by Stepph on Wikimedia Commons I want to break free #twistedpair by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 He survived. Be persistent. Be resilient. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 3, 2015

These are superficial qualities to the bottle of water, but they don't really tell us much more about it. Photo from various sources to numerous to list here Danger illustrated 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

AUGUST 7, 2011

I visit a lot of schools as a part of my role as a teacher educator, and it always strikes me when I enter a school reception area, that only the best children's paintings, photos and other artwork are on display. We are not running a production line, and we don't need quality control. Why is that? Unported License.

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