Learning with e's

JUNE 21, 2019

Photo by Airina Volungevi?ien? 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.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In language teaching, the teacher may speak a phrase at the start of the lesson, move on to develop the lesson theme and then revisit the phrase during the plenary. The approach helps students to connect together the elements of the lesson or lecture and to see a more holistic view. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

In language teaching, the teacher may speak a phrase at the start of the lesson, move on to develop the lesson theme and then revisit the phrase during the plenary. The approach helps students to connect together the elements of the lesson or lecture and to see a more holistic view. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Photo by Frederick Rubensson on Flickr 'In every talk, I'm asked where I would start first in revolutionizing education (K-professional school): Answer, always. Assessment. Until we change how and what we measure from 19th c productivity norms, education will deliver a 19th c product.' This was a message tweeted by Cathy Davidson recently.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Photo by Filip Mroz on unsplash In my first post in this blog series I outlined the changes taking place in schools due to the adoption of online forms of education. Quantity was more important than quality, because a rapid population of new digital spaces was deemed to be expedient - the pedagogy could wait. This strategy didn't work.

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eLearning Evangelist

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In the early years of virtual education my complaint with IDs was a lack of awareness about online pedagogy. Institutions that had instructional designers to help with online course development were suddenly the critical element in supporting or creating remote and online instruction for every educational element of the institution.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 16, 2014

This prompted new approaches in schools that included discovery learning and progressive curricula that neatly reflected Piaget''s stages of cognitive development model. Indeed, the Zone of Proximal Development and other social pedagogy models were largely unheard of in the West before the 1970s. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 4, 2018

Photo by Anthony Easton on Flickr In my last post I wrote about inspiration - for those who are teachers, and also for those who are learning - and I guess, that is just about everyone. Unconditionally regarding each child with positivity is key to good pedagogy (Rogers, 1983). Effective pedagogy not only has impact, it's contagious.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 27, 2020

Photo source: Pexels Social distancing. No, learning continues, and so does the need to provide great educational environments within which children can continue to develop their knowledge and skills. I wrote a post called Pandemic Pedagogy about some of the first resources that had been created during the early days of the pandemic.

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Learning with e's

JULY 8, 2016

HTC Vive in action - Photo by Steve Wheeler At the JISC Connect More event held in Cheltenham recently, a number of futuristic technologies were on display for delegates to experience. As they develop and the software becomes more powerful and responsive to our needs and desires, we will see some exciting new pedagogies emerge.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 21, 2014

If you subscribe to a kind of pedagogy where you believe that facilitating learning is more effective than direct instruction, you will probably recognise the potential. Pedagogy is (or really should be) about creating spaces and opportunities that are conducive to good learning. Yet it is not as clear cut as the binary might suggest.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

In my last post I discussed Daniel S Christian''s three trends of an emerging pedagogy. I speculated on whether a new social divide might also emerge as a result of the new pedagogy he outlines. How willing will they be to take on a less central role in this new pedagogy ? He identifies. ".an Unported License.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 22, 2012

Many companies are also convinced that “elearning” is the answer to their employee training and development needs. In many of the studies showing an advantage for blended learning, the online and classroom conditions differed in terms of time spent, curriculum and pedagogy. photo credit: Mr_Stein via photopin cc.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 7, 2014

Others such as the Council for Australian University Librarians are more optimistic, suggesting that open scholarship is achievable, not least in the aim of open collaboration and development to promote openness in all aspects of education. education learning MOOCs open learning open scholarship Open Source Openness pedagogy Technology'

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 8, 2019

Photo by Guillaume Speurt on Flickr Tallinn is one of my favourite European cities. The theme of the EADL conference this year is Connected Learning , and delegates will represent corporate learning and development, and other learning professionals from around the globe.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 7, 2014

Photo courtesy of Visual Maintenance. Photo courtesy of Manchester Library. Students research and write on NGO (nongovernmental organizations) advocacy, environmental issues, Millenium Development Goals, human oppression and exploitation, and other local, national and international issues. Photo courtesy of flyingsinger.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 2, 2017

They achieve this through innovative pedagogies, creating great learning spaces and with a liberal dose of technology. I want to know how they have developed their thinking as professionals, and what progress they have made in their practice as educators. I want to share these teacher voices with you. Prepare to be inspired.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 13, 2017

SMART have developed a screen where up to four people can use the surface simultaneously. Simply being exposed to the use of new technologies may promote some innovative thinking about alternative pedagogies. This is all changing. Some might consider this overkill, but I can see some real pedagogical advantages and possibilities.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 8, 2020

Photo by Steve Wheeler I'm currently writing several short online courses for educators, and I've just published the second module in my online series about digital learning. It focuses on digital competencies and literacies and takes under an hour to complete. Here are a few links to previous posts: What digital literacies?

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

Photo source: Lyncconf Games on Flickr The rapid spread of the Coronavirus and the subsequent social lock-downs by many governments has meant that technology has been thrust to the forefront in many of our daily human activities. Many remote/home workers are developing novel approaches to staying connected with their teams.

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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. As video games developed, so emerged a realisation that they could be designed to educate. In the last few years, through the development of handheld controls such as the Nintendo Wii, 3D screens (e.g. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

For example, if new technology is used in the same way as old technology, the pedagogy ''wineskin'' is likely to break. I could go on, giving other examples of how the old paradigm needs to be discarded in favour of new pedagogies and theories, but time and space prevent me. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

This can be hosted photo and video sharing sites such as Flickr and YouTube, or social networking sites such as Facebook, but are equally likely to be curation and aggregation tools such as Scoop.it Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 22 (2), 213-230. and Pinterest. Reference Kirk, C. and Pitches, J. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

More formally, distance education has existed since the early, primitive but quite effective correspondence courses of Sir Isaac Pitman , who used the developing technology of the time, the uniform penny postal service to support his endeavours. Photo by Ed Yourdon on Flickr Distance Education in transit? GMT (21.00 GMT (21.00

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Matrix

APRIL 13, 2017

Notions of pedagogy, psychology or neuroscience weaved through the relevance of the entire training course, have turned out to positively impact the results of the course. 360° photos. 360° photos allow learners to look around a photographed setting as if they are in the middle of it. That’s the WHAT. Then there’s the HOW.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

It was developed into an art form, and obviously survives today in many new and emerging forms. It is clear that just about any video game can be appropriated to enhance education, and if the pedagogy is appropriate, exciting, creative and dynamic learning experiences can result. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 1, 2016

We discussed the evolution of social media in higher education and also how institutional virtual learning environments (learning management systems) are being developed to cope with new demands of new learners. How do we reconcile these differences? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

It was developed into an art form, and obviously survives today in many new and emerging forms. It is clear that just about any video game can be appropriated to enhance education, and if the pedagogy is appropriate, exciting, creative and dynamic learning experiences can result. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 22, 2014

This is assessment for learning (AfL) rather than assessment of learning, and it''s critical for good pedagogy. Shouldn''t we instead be concentrating on developing young people''s fluid intelligence ? Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Hariadhi Who put the ass in assessment? Formative assessment is when the chef tastes the soup.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Photo by Andras Vas on unsplash Previous posts in this series have highlighted the importance of human intelligence and emotion in education. AI enhanced course design is supposedly the next big development in digital education.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 12, 2016

2) Literacy levels are still very low across many parts of the world, not just in developing nations but also the industrial world. 4) One of the most powerful methods of learning (and associated pedagogy) is to incorporate social media into mobile phone use. Unported License. Based on a work at steve-wheeler.blogspot.com.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Earlier, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) had released the results of a survey on the use of technology in schools. What the report is actually saying is that technology is no substitute for good pedagogy. All teachers would agree with this. Again, there is no argument with this. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Earlier, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) had released the results of a survey on the use of technology in schools. What the report is actually saying is that technology is no substitute for good pedagogy. All teachers would agree with this. Again, there is no argument with this. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The secret to their future success will rely on their belief in relevant pedagogies that place their students at the centre of the learning process. Each year, as I see my latest crop of trainee teachers qualify and enter into qualified teacher status, I'm gratified for all the hard work we put into developing them as professionals.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 3, 2013

Firstly, he argues, teachers tend to use new technology in much the same way they used old technology, and that as a result very little has changed in terms of pedagogy. One of the future developments he is optimistic about, however, is the lightening of students' backpacks. but is he right? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2014

Adults have skills children are still developing, so the approach should be different, says Knowles. 2005) The Adult Learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development (6th ed.), Kolb Experiential Learning Cycle Photo by Norwood Adult Services on Wikimedia Commons Strictly for adults? Holton, E.

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Learning with e's

JULY 6, 2015

I was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to keynote a conference on technology enhanced learning, and yet for the interview I ended up talking about reflective practice and pedagogy. A few months ago I was invited to do an interview for a Saudi Television company. Unported License.

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