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APRIL 15, 2016

During the sessions we will discuss social and political influences the curriculum, and explore many of the theories, practices and influences that have made school what it is today (for better or for worse). We will feature a series of presentations and dialogues which we are calling 'learning events'. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 21, 2019

Before this, I presented some of my thinking around new theories and emerging pedagogies that leverage to power and potential of networked technologies, and spoke about the personal devices students use and how they might be incorporated into every day teaching and learning. These are presented at the very end of my keynote.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Below is the video that was recorded via PanOpto (and a very furry microphone) by the university's splendid technical crew. There is plenty of discussion around digital competencies, learning theory and teaching environments, and I hope you'll find the content thought provoking. Unported License.

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APRIL 16, 2012

That is, since students learn the most by implementing theories they’ve learned into real-life work, it makes sense to use as much of your 50-minute in-person session on that as possible. The thought of sitting in your pajamas, watching a video recorded lecture on your iPad seems to have gripped many people’s imaginations.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

For the past 4 or 5 years I have recorded video conversatiins with keynote speakers who have presented at EDEN events. Here's the link to the video (embedded link coming soon) courtesy of the European Distance and Elearning Network (EDEN). Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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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. Prensky''s Natives and Immigrants was a popular theory within the education world a decade ago, but upon close examination it turned out to be fraught with difficulties and flaws. It was simply a myth. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 7, 2014

According to his Zone of Proximal Development theory (ZPD), whether that person be a teacher, peer or parent, children learn more extensively within a social context. ZPD theory ran counter to other developmental theories of the time. Behind the video is the social support, the scaffolding. The content is out there.

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Learning with e's

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. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 24, 2014

This is number 5 in my blog series on major learning theories. My plan is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of their theories, and how each can be applied in education. This is a simplified interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the original works.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 We’ve gone so far as to develop an entire field—social learning theory—based on the premise that “behavior is learned from the environment through the process of observational learning.” Read more about video-based best practices and tips in our free eBook.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 24, 2014

This is number 19 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 last post I featured the work of Carl Jung and his theories of synchronicity and archetypes. The theory What is normal?

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Learning with e's

JUNE 21, 2013

I agreed to do a series of video interviews with notable scholars at the Annual EDEN Conference in Oslo earlier this month, and I was really spoilt for choice. He is also credited with the theory of transactional distance , which has influenced many studies and publications on the topic over the last 30 years. Unported License.

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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. Provide links to key information, to recommended reading, to extra not-necessarily-key-but-still-interesting reading, to videos, to books, to articles, to blogs. Links : it’s online.

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Learning with e's

MAY 21, 2018

You can do this in various ways, by reinforcing your points with images, video, sound, or repeating important words or phrases. The dialogue you have with audiences can also be very valuable in advancing your own ideas and theories. These techniques may need some rehearsal if you're not used to public speaking, but practice helps.

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Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 Cognitive Flexibility Theory & Multiple Representations After reading Clarks comment on my posting from yesterday , Ive been looking into Cognitive Flexibility Theory (Spiro), trying to better understand the notion of "multiple representations." (You Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 23, 2012

In a previous blog post I wrote about learning by making , and discussed the theory of constructionism, which holds that we learn through immersing ourselves in, and engaging with situations. Not to be confused with constructivism (the theory first proposed in its cognitive form by Jean Piaget, and in its social form by Levrenti Vygotskii).

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 On Guerilla Design and Video Theres always the debate about whether you need to go pro for your audio and visual, or get right to the source in a down and dirty kind of way. Skype, phone lines, iPhones/iPods, video cameras, etc. User generated content gets easier to generate by the minute.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 1, 2016

Throughout the programme of initial teacher education, our specialist computing and ICT students are constantly creating blogs, videos and other digital representations of their learning. Again, this content is supported by psychological theory - which she will later be able to use in her formal assignment for this module.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 1, 2016

Throughout the programme of initial teacher education, our specialist computing and ICT students are constantly creating blogs, videos and other digital representations of their learning. Again, this content is supported by psychological theory - which she will later be able to use in her formal assignment for this module.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Here is the link to the full video, with synchronised slides and contributions from the audience. Here is the link to the full video, with synchronised slides and contributions from the audience. by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Any comments are very welcome.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Several theories emerged or were redeveloped as a result of the experiment. Even Festinger''s theory of cognitive dissonance was deemed to be an explanatory theory to explain why the guards behaved so aggressively to their prisoners, even though they realised their actions were unethical. 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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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I just watched a video of teachers at Geelong College responding to the question What is Learning? the video is below - take a look). From this, the many definitions and perspectives that were offered made me think that each could be elaborated on, supported with pedagogical theory and opened up for further discussion.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I just watched a video of teachers at Geelong College responding to the question What is Learning? the video is below - take a look). From this, the many definitions and perspectives that were offered made me think that each could be elaborated on, supported with pedagogical theory and opened up for further discussion.

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Learning with e's

JULY 11, 2012

The final section of the presentation, which I presented, dealt with some of the pedagogical theory and implications. I talked about connectivism, paragogy, heutagogy and other emerging theories that seek to explain how we learn in new digitally rich environments. Unported License. Based on a work at steve-wheeler.blogspot.com.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 17, 2009

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Video Games, Tire Swings and Learning My almost six-year old son LOVES video and computer games: Wii, Nintendo 64, computer, my iPod Touch. Video games. AND we both think its important that the kids do sports, and have a creative outlet. My theory is simple: The 3 As - academics, athletics, arts.

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Learning with e's

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. Thank you for reading.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

In other words, we enable digital and physical learning spaces in which they can freely explore ideas, argue with each other (and us) over concepts and theories and in so doing, develop their reasoning and thinking skills. In order to develop key critical thinking skills, learners need to be able to argue effectively. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 18, 2014

Canadian teacher Dave Cormier borrowed from the earlier post-modernist work of Deleuze and Guattari to create his rhizomatic learning theory. When I was in Sydney, I found myself making a video in the city''s splendid botanical gardens. The subject of my video was wikis in education - another one in my ''3 Things'' series.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 2, 2016

His efforts to reform education through advancing social-constructivist theory will be perhaps one of his most important legacies. Papert has been widely acknowledged for developing the theory of constructionism. You'll never see a video game being advertised as being easy. Seymour Papert passed away this week aged 88.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

For me, the worst enemy is bad theory. Bad theory, when accepted without challenge, can lead to bad practice. It's insidious, because bad theory that is accepted as fact without a full understanding of its implications, results in bad teaching, and ultimately, learners will suffer. Riener and Willingham again: ".learning-styles

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Learning Visions

MARCH 30, 2007

Friday, March 30, 2007 Video Games & Retirees Interesting article in todays New York Times by Seth Schiesel about the increasing acceptance of video games among retirees/baby booomers, especially older women. Mary are actually part of a vast and growing community of video-game-playing baby boomers and their parents, especially women.

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Learning with e's

JULY 29, 2019

Blogging has always been one of the ways I best express my ideas, and coupled with teaching, public speaking and a number of interviews on video and through podcasting, it has been my main channel of communication and dialogue with my professional community in recent years. 2005) Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 20, 2016

We are live streaming all of the keynote lectures for the next few weeks for our Visions and Values module - with a focus on educational philosophy, theory and practice. We broadcast our first live learning event yesterday, where our third year students listened to a talk by innovative school leader Dave Strudwick. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 7, 2015

I''ve been doing a lot of interviews recently, live at conferences, by text, and on video and audio. We shared some useful resources, talked about our favourite blogs and books, and discussed the concept of '' e-learning 3.0 '', the digital natives and immigrants theory (don''t miss that bit!), Unported License. e-Learning 3.0

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

I thought it was too good an opportunity to pass up, so I invited each of them to sit together and join me in a conversation about the foundations of distance education, its theories and practices, and their personal views on its history. Below is the video of this wonderful opportunity to learn from the three wise men of distance education.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Back in the early 1990s, when I was involved in nurse education, I introduced a project where students were given an entire day to create a 5 minute video on a subject directly related to their course. Finally, during the final hour of the day, each group introduced, showed and discussed their 5 minute video. Unported License.

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