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Learning first, technology second

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There is nothing wrong with any of these approaches, provided they don''t get in the way of good pedagogy. Let me give you an example: Many schools, colleges and universities have by now implemented a managed learning environment (MLE) sometimes referred to as a virtual learning environment (VLE) or Learning Management System (LMS).

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Learning pathways

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The institutional learning platform - the VLE - is a classic case of decisions made about learning without consulting the learner. Image by justpeace Learning pathways by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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It's complicated

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During the discussion we touched on several key issues that influence this, including digital pedagogy, personal devices, games based learning , interaction and immediacy in online environments, augmented reality, and the use of e-portfolios. Unported License. How do we reconcile these differences?

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Good morning Barcelona!! Jim Groom at #EDEN15

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There was a serious underpinning philosophy, where students gain a personal space on the web which they can control, and which is the antithesis of the institutional VLE/LMS. It returns to the EDUPUNK ethos where instead of resisting the chaos, we engage with it, opening up a pedagogy of uncertainty, in a do-it-yourself style education.

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From EDUPUNK to ds106. 10Q: Jim Groom

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None of this happens in an LMS (or VLE), in fact, that systematic design of that system is anathema to all of these crucial elements of educating in the digital era. What is on your horizon for new technology, new ways of learning and new pedagogies? Unported License. 7) What will be the next big thing in education?