E-Learning Provocateur

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Great and small

E-Learning Provocateur

We may alternately use pedagogy to mean the general approach to teaching and learning. In this broader sense it’s an umbrella term that may also cover andragogy – the teaching of adults – and heutagogy – self-determined learning. Thus it aligns to the learning nature of andragogy.

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My 15 favourite Australian e-learning bloggers

E-Learning Provocateur

Since there are literally scores of bloggers who might fit this bill, I have decided to narrow down my criteria to Australian bloggers who write predominantly about e-learning (or something related). Alison Bickford – Alison is an e-learning consultant with loads of experience in the government and corporate sectors.

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Skoolaborate and the future of e-learning

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It’s an initiative of MLC School in Sydney, which is somewhat famous in Australian e-learning circles for their use of innovative technologies in the K-12 sector. Tags: Second Life e-learning virtual worlds. Skoolaborate is a growing collaborative of high schools that use Second Life to teach students around the world.

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Everything big started small

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While the topics were diverse, one of the principles in particular that resonated with me was “Everything big started small&# , which was workshopped by Dr BJ Fogg , Director of the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University. Implications for e-learning. learning, virtual classes). Starting small.

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LearnX Asia Pacific 2009 - Day 2

E-Learning Provocateur

Instead of focusing on supporting the learning of others, Stephen shifted his focus to how e‑learning professionals can support their own learning. One of Stephen’s key principles for personal professional development is interaction, which he defines as participation in a learning community (or CoP).

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Mobile Mania and the Business Impact

E-Learning Provocateur

I attended an informative presentation today called Mobile Mania and the Business Impact presented by Robin Simpson , Research Director at Gartner , and Matt Brennan, Enterprise BDM for Emerging Technologies at Apple. Tags: m-learning. But it’s all academic because you use a BlackBerry for work, right?

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Social networking is king

E-Learning Provocateur

Kate Albright-Hanna , the Director of Video for the 2008 Obama presidential campaign. Implications for e-learning. In terms of e-learning, the principle of “Social networking is king&# has implications for pedagogy. Instead of resisting or ignoring it, why not integrate social networking into your blended learning model?