E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 15, 2010

I advocated the development of Informal Learning Environments (ILEs). Since then, Steve Wheeler’s thought-provoking article Anatomy of a PLE has prompted me to extend my argument a little further. A Formal Learning Environment (FLE) which manages that learning. In my previous article Online courses must die!

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 2, 2010

There were many people at a session titled " the VLE is Dead " hosted by James Clay, Josie Fraser, Graham Attwell, Nick Sharratt and Steve Wheeler aka Timbuckteeth :). Martin Weller blogged about the death of VLE/LMS too in Nov 2007. Let me explain: PLE. This is different from a PLE, a VLE and a PTE.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

One of our Atlantis University team, Tillman Swinke, recently published a blog post called 'This time it's personal' where he deals with the subject of motivation in relation to informal learning. Tillman then goes on to describe some of the most motivational ways to learn (e.g. Now that's interesting.

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eLearning Learning Posts

OCTOBER 5, 2010

HOLD THE FRONT PAGE - PLE’s need Teachers - Learnadoodledastic , September 23, 2010 Call it a PLE if you like, to me it is connectivist learning. PLE - “My PLE is where I store all my “keys” to the network. So, when have I used narration in e-learning? Is your PLE Deliberate?

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Learning with e's

APRIL 6, 2009

VLEs are generally difficult to use, with far too much effort needed to be put into understanding how the system works, to the detriment of the time and effort spent actually learning. Typical PLEs will incorporate a social networking service, reflective and collaborative tools, e-mail and a mobile device. Over to you.

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eLearning Learning Posts

APRIL 6, 2010

The 4 Passions of an Instructional Designer - Free as in Freedom , March 23, 2010 Constraints, simplicity, learning, excellence. Tools For Mobile Learning Development - Upside Learning Blog , March 21, 2010 Some tools which may assist you in developing mobile learning applications. Good stuff. Using Del.icio.us

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 7, 2010

If we dispense with online courses in favour of PDFs, how can we incorporate interactivity into the learning experience? Enter the Informal Learning Environment (ILE). Essentially, an ILE is a space (like a website or intranet site) that centralises relevant learning resources in a particular domain. Formalise assessment.

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