E-Learning Provocateur

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Instructivism, constructivism or connectivism?

E-Learning Provocateur

Even in the e‑learning space, online courses are typically linear, virtual classes frequently replicate their bricks-and-mortar antecedents, while podcasts, of course, are quintessentially instructivist. Wikis act as non-linear knowledge banks to be mined as necessary. News feeds, podcasts, blogs, wikis and discussion forums.

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The 2 sources of freebies

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Podcasts. • Wikis. Everyone knows there’s a wealth of free learning resources on the web, and many of them are relevant to the corporate sector. I’m referring to things like: • Blogs. • Slides. • Videos. • Webinars. • Social networks. • E-Journals. • News articles.

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The two faces of blended learning

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Combining a wiki for self-directed exploration with a discussion forum to enable question asking. Scaffolding an augmented reality tour with a podcast. Demonstrating the steps in a user manual with screen sharing. or a POV camera. Applying the knowledge of an OH&S policy in a virtual world.

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Connectivism and the modern learner

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Recommend news feeds, podcasts, blogs and discussion forums. Maintain wikis as JIT knowledge repositories. One of the ways we can apply connectivism in the corporate sector is by enriching our employees’ PLEs with relevant, high-quality sources of new information. Use Twitter and Facebook to foster social/professional networking.

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My award-winning IQ

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In this way, IQ covers the full range of delivery modes that are available to our staff, from face-to-face classes and online courses, to books, e‑books, podcasts, blogs, wikis and other social media. If you want to do a self-paced course on Java programming, you can jump onto our e-learning platform.

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Reach for the clouds

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Podcast hosts. Wiki spaces. Suffice to say I’m keeping an eye on Lectora Online. But online course creation is only one aspect of e-learning. Consider also: • YouTube channels. Blog platforms. The list goes on… Tags: cloud computing challenges Internet positives.

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E-Learning challenges in vocational education

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Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, blogs, wikis and other social media have shifted the role of the learner from a mere recipient of content, to an active participant in the production of content. Emerging issues. For me, one of the major emerging issues in both sectors is the rise of Web 2.0. Likewise, Web 2.0

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