E-Learning Provocateur

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Ice cold

E-Learning Provocateur

We’ve all learned the hard way that regardless of whether our session is onsite or virtual, the attendees who don’t say anything in the beginning won’t have said anything at the end. It facilitates social learning. But I can see why trainers use them: they metaphorically break the ice.

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The grassroots of learning

E-Learning Provocateur

The Internet is thus the perfect vehicle for explaining the concept of rhizomatic learning. Rhizomatic learning is something that I have been superficially aware of for a while. It seems to me that rhizomatic learning is the pedagogical antithesis of direct instruction. It was even documented in textbooks.

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Taxonomy of Learning Theories

E-Learning Provocateur

Academia is teeming with learning theories. It can be quite a challenge for the modern learning professional to identify an appropriate learning theory, draw practical ideas from it, and apply it to their daily work. Behaviourist learning theories focus on external responses elicited by stimuli. . Where do you start?

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How to revamp your learning model

E-Learning Provocateur

and The ILE and the FLE in harmony , I advocate the development of a virtual Informal Learning Environment (ILE) to work in tandem with the Formal Learning Environment (FLE) to support both the learning process and its administration. Informal learning. I believe in the power of informal learning. Formal learning.

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Is the pedagogy of MOOCs flawed?

E-Learning Provocateur

Her counter argument was that the pedagogical devices that I cited – readings, online discussion forums, social media groups and local meetups – are the same learning and teaching functionalities available in any LMS. While this claim is partly true, I wish to share with you my [elaborated] defence of my initial assertion.

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The Melbourne Cup: it’s not about the horses!

E-Learning Provocateur

social learning. Tags: engagement Melbourne Cup productivity social learning. . • team building. • breaking down silos. • relationship management. • peer-to-peer networking. …the list goes on. But lost productivity? Give me a break!

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Taking out the trash

E-Learning Provocateur

I’m looking forward to 2015 as a time for exploring, building, experimenting, discovering, and learning. netiquette 2015 cyberbullying New Year''s resolutions online social learning social media trolling trolls' Happy new year! I hereby commit to the following five resolutions: No facey, no connecty.