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Anatomy of a PLE

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Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) do exactly what they say on the can - they are personal to each individual, created by them, owned by them, used by them within their lifelong learning. Now it's time to change direction a little and challenge the unhelpful binary of PLE versus VLE. What does a PLE look like?

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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. Sometimes, the technology does get in the way of learning and teaching. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. But that is the problem. Unported License.

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

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Does technology provide any realistic, sustainable solutions? I have managed many meaningful conversations with students about their work through this method, both during lessons and also post-lecture, but it''s clearly not for everyone. If you don''t have the space or time for face-to-face meetings, what can you do?

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

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The Social Web challenges current provision There is a sense from many younger students that the institutional managed learning environments are not popular tools, because they fail in comparison to the more colourful, flexible and accessible social networking tools that are available for free on the internet. Unported License.

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