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#40years of educational technology: Social media

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Previous posts in this series tracked the development of educational technology over 40 years. I first started working in the field of educational technology in January 1976, at a time when technology was used more for teaching than it was for learning. 2006 was also the year Twitter was launched.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

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This is a continuation from yesterday''s post on changing roles , disruptive innovation and the survival of higher education. Finally, I will suggest that there are five key objectives to achieve if universities are to achieve success in the use of learning technologies in the future. As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0

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Semantic technologies and learning

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This is nicely facilitated by Social Web technologies (e.g. While today user-created multimedia content is a commodity in learning environments, we need to have pedagogical strategies to show how to make the best use of the available technologies. The January special issue of Interactive Learning Environments is out right now.

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The social impact of disruptive technology

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Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor of Learning Technology at the University of Plymouth, will give a public keynote on February 2 at the LEARNTEC Bildungsforum, in Karlsruhe, Germany. Technologies in Learning' is very close to the core of his professional interests and endeavours. for education and training. to do with it?

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Building Your Upskilling Strategy: Data vs. People

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Clicking into search results reveals predictions of what some of these skills might be: Burning Glass Technologies lists 14 skills in three categories: digital building blocks, business enablers, and human skills. Prudential embarked on a solution that involved technology and the translation of job descriptions to skills.

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The changing Web

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This is number 4 in the series of blog posts entitled 'Shaping Education for the Future.' Social media - often referred to as Web 2.0 , or the participatory Web - is shaping up to be one of the most important tool sets available to support the promotion of change in education. As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0

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Learning pathways

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How many times have we invested in technology, environments and curricula that is simply a waste of time and resources? How can we reach a place in education where students find their own level and make their own pathways through learning?