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Making Connections: Trends in Social Learning

Obsidian Learning

Building on the concept of communities of practice , Etienne Wenger (2009) has proposed a social theory of learning. The focus of this theory is “learning as social participation,” in which learners actively participate in the practices of social communities and construct personal identities in relation to these communities.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and currently serves as the editor of the influential online open access journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning ( IRRODL ).

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Top 113 eLearning Posts and 28 Hottest Topics for 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Performance Learning Productivity , May 28, 2010. Taxonomy of Learning Theories - E-Learning Provocateur , January 12, 2010. Instructional Design and E-Learning Blogs - Experiencing eLearning , July 6, 2010. Anatomy of a PLE - Learning with e’s , July 11, 2010. Learning with e’s , July 13, 2010.

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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Other terms that i can identify with are Dave Cormier’s ‘ Community as Curriculum ‘ approach and Wendy Drexler’s elucidation of Networked learning in the ‘ Networked student model ‘ ( video ). presentation ‘ Twitter in Education &# this one looks into the uses of Twitter, rather than the tool.

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

link] January 22-28, 2011 International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science , 37 th , Novy Smokovec, Slovakia. link] February 21-23, 2011 International Conference of e-Learning and Distance Learning , 2 nd , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Charles, Missouri, USA.

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The Mobile eLearning Express: A Brief History of Distance Courses

eLearning Brothers

It is a very exciting time for online course developers as upgrades, new devices, new software, apps, and WiFi hotspots can now break course design out the legacy learning management system box. Regardless, it provides endless opportunities for creative ways to reinforce learning outcomes, objectives and improve return on investments.

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eLearning Conferences 2010

Tony Karrer

link] January 7-14, 2010 Learning Futures Festival Online: Positively Disruptive, hosted by the University of Leicester, United Kingdom, presented online. link] January 23-29, 2010 International Conference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Computer Science , 36 th , Hotel Bed?ichov, ichov, Špindler?v