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JUNE 14, 2020

Photo from Pixabay This series is about how teachers can improve engagement for online learners (see links below for previous posts in the series). All forms of education require learners to engage, but when teachers and their students are separated by geographical distance, the challenges increase. Unported License.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Photo by Steve Wheeler No, this is not some new discovery about the evolutionary development of snakes - nor is it a reptile dysfunction. Python In Pieces is quite simply one of the best pieces of educational software I've encountered over the last decade, and I don't say that lightly. Unported License. Python's got legs!

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JUNE 13, 2020

Photo by Julia M Cameron on Pexels In previous posts in this series (see links below), I explored some of the nuances of engaging online learners in creative writing and critical thinking. Next time, I'll discuss asynchronous forms of distance education, but in this post we'll look at synchronous modes. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Photo by Steve Wheeler When Shelly Terrell speaks or writes, people take notice. She has done the hard miles as an educator and has innovated along the way, continuing to share her knowledge and her ideas freely among the global education community. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

This is a continuation of my short series on the future of higher education, and builds on yesterday''s blog post on why Social Web tools are useful to support student learning. We start with the question.how will technology help to shape the future of Higher Education? Unported License. Transforming Primary ICT.

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JUNE 12, 2020

International Journal of Educational Technologies , 1 (2/3), 147-166. Photo by Steve Wheeler Engaging online learners 1 by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Unported License. References Gunawardena, C.

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JUNE 12, 2020

Photo by Steve Wheeler In previous posts here and also here , I wrote about how to engage learners in online collaborative writing. Third comes Explanation - here they describe in deeper terms their ideas and provide other group members with more detail. International Journal of Educational Technologies , 1 (2/3), 147-166.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 11, 2020

Photo from Pxhere In my previous blog post I remarked that engaging learners can be difficult in any context, but is often harder in online environments. International Journal of Educational Technologies , 1 (2/3), 147-166. Unported License. Unported License. Wheeler, S. 2009) Destructive creativity on the social web.

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MAY 12, 2019

David and me in the studio - Photo by Steve Wheeler David Hamr is a well known Czech broadcaster and radio journalist. He produces programmes about social trends and culture and is particularly passionate about alternative education. We talked about the implications of this and several alternative approaches to education.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

The first is something that any teacher can do without much thinking, but to truly integrate technology into education takes a great deal of imagination, thinking and planning. Embedding technology so that it becomes transparent is clearly an aim to which all educators should aspire. Unported License. Unported License.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

As an educator, what tool or technology would you never be without in the classroom or learning space? I often catch them taking photos of the board so they can go away and revisit the notes later on. Another method is to get students to use the board to present their ideas. Unported License. For me, it is quite simple.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

Photo by Eberhard Grossgasteiger on unsplash Schrödinger was a bit of an egghead. He came up with a weird idea in the 1930s that we're still trying to figure out today. Schrödinger needed to explain his complex idea simply so that even simple folk like you and I could understand it. There is also indeterminacy in education.

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Learning with e's

MAY 30, 2017

All students should receive the best possible education with varied experiences regardless of what kind of 'learning style' we might assume describes them. The Cult of Categorisation is very strong because it adopts ideas that are convenient. Unported License. It extends to generational distinctions.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons During the life of the Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference (PELeCon), we tried to be innovative, introducing new features each of the ten years the event ran. The idea was simple, and a counterpoint to the sometimes congratulatory culture seen in most conferences. 2019) Education: A Manifesto for Change.

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JULY 9, 2019

Photo by Patrick Brinksma on unsplash One of the most impressive TED talks I ever viewed was presented by Neuroscientist Beau Lotto and a 12 year-old student called Amy O'Toole. Amy had earlier attended Blackawton Primary School in South Devon, under the headship of visionary educator Dave Strudwick. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Photo by Sarah Joy on Flickr Hidden away in the heart of the ancient Barbican area of Plymouth, England are the authentic Mayflower Steps. Those who visit and take photos to capture the moment are largely unaware that the steps are fake. Education has a key role to play in countering this problem. Unported License.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

Photo from RosanBosch website I like the idea of schools without classrooms. Watching the 2018 documentary Bauhaus Spirit on Sky Arts this week brought this idea back to life. Rosan has some interesting views on how education spaces can be designed to optimise exploration, discovery and interaction. Unported License.

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JUNE 15, 2013

''It''s quite fashionable to say that the education system is broken - it''s not broken, it''s wonderfully constructed. These are the radical thoughts of Professor Sugata Mitra, the doyen of innovative education and a figure of some controversy. What if, he argued, we could do the same thing with education? Unported License.

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APRIL 1, 2019

Photo from Pixnio One of the most important lessons I learnt right at the start of my career in education was that teaching was not about 'telling' but about communication. There was a constant exchange of thoughts and ideas around the content, rather than a one way stream of information. 2019) Education: A Manifesto for Change.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 12, 2013

The media and education worlds have been buzzing for the last few weeks over the ground breaking work of a quiet, unassuming Indian-born professor. He is now Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University, in the North East of England. Steve: A lot of your recent work has been around the use of technology in education.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Because of my work in educational technology at the nursing college, I naturally chose to study something that I was familiar with, but with an aspect that would present me with a challenge. My knowledge of distance education, open learning and telematics technologies was just the skill set the project was looking for.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 7, 2017

And therein lies the dichotomy of education. We can either place an emphasis on teaching or we can privilege learning as the most important facet of education. Does he mean the shape and appearance of classrooms and other built environments in which we conduct education? Photo from Wikimedia Commons Learning by design?

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler It was great to be back in Berlin - that wonderful, glittering city - to speak at Online Educa Berlin , or OEB Global, as it's now called. by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Many would agree that a lot needs to be done to bring education up to date. But this is just the start, and more can be done to ensure that the present day education system adequately prepares young people to take up their roles in a rapidly changing world. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

So what will be the future of higher education, and how will it survive against this hostile backdrop? In May 2000, I was invited to present two keynote speeches about the role technology would play in the future of higher education. Online Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. Continued tomorrow References Bach, S.,

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 18, 2014

You can trawl the Web (using your PLE tools) and discover many videos, websites and blogs that focus largely on PLEs and their place in education. One of my third year teacher education students, Tyla Elworthy , added to the discourse recently when she decided to create an animated video about PLEs and personalised learning.

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Learning with e's

MAY 12, 2017

If you are passionate about your subject, you will store up ideas, experiences and sources of inspiration throughout your career, and apply them where you think they are needed. Education is about passion, because it is the root to success, achievement, progress and motivation to continue learning for the rest of our lives.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Photo from Pxhere I can't speak for anyone else, but my own personal learning is most enriched when I'm in conversations with others. There isn't enough time for students to discuss their ideas, explore complexity and create things. Unported License. Peter Hyman hits the nail squarely on the head. Reference Hyman, P.

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APRIL 16, 2014

It was not until social theories such as Vygotsky''s social constructivist model were introduced that education as a whole began to capitalise on the dialogic power of learning. The ancient Socratic forms of education - where teachers questioned learners and where learning became a conversation - experienced a revival.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 16, 2018

Photo by Steve Wheeler Lately, I'm asked to speak on this subject more than any other. The idea of future skills for learning is widely debated in all sectors, but for me, the answer is the same, whether you are a primary school student or a participant in learning and development in a large organisation. Unported License.

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JULY 12, 2018

The idea that society was shifting from moving atoms to sending bits was revolutionary - it showed that content had a new context. Now, anyone could be their own publisher or producer, create an online learning space or a blog, share videos, photos, music - any content that could be digitised. Unported License.

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

Every once in a while I get to interview someone who offers amazing ideas and inspirational thoughts on the future of education. Melissa's blog posts and other content reveal some clearly innovative approaches to the open use of content in higher education. Unported License. Unported License.

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DECEMBER 16, 2017

Photo by Steve Wheeler Recently I posted a challenge in response to a question about lack of student engagement. I wrote about this idea 5 years ago , when I discussed some of the issues around the nature of knowledge and knowing. Unported License. It was to solve an unGoogleable question.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 22, 2017

Many of the great ideas across history were dreamt of by mavericks, people who were considered to be a little unconventional, or simply downright strange. At the time they may be despised or ignored, but later when the idea emerges as extremely useful, they are revered. How many educators are prepared to make that level of commitment?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Photo by Loewe Technologies on unsplash There's plenty of hype about artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential, future impact on society. And in education, it is barely present. At present, the golden touchstone is in personalised learning, where anytime, anyplace education is possible through mobile technologies.

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DECEMBER 21, 2014

This is Learning 2.0 , learning that involves self determined forms of education, the creation of new content, peer production of learning, and of course the widespread sharing of this back into the global community of learning. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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MAY 26, 2014

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. John Dewey is one of the giants in the history of educational theory, and it''s difficult to isolate one of his specific theories to discuss here. 2011) Democracy and Education.

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