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The survival of higher education (1): Changing roles

Learning with e's

It prompted much debate and led to a number of publications which presented my thinking to a wider audience (Wheeler, 2000b; 2001). Changing Roles Later that same month, I presented a second keynote speech at a Teachers’ Conference held at the University of West Bohemia , Plzen, in the Czech Republic. Distance Learning 1(3), 11-17.

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Rethinking conferences

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

When I signed up for Spaces for Interaction: An Online Conversation about Improving the Traditional Conference , I didn’t appreciate how timely the topic would become. Conferences have traditionally provided foundation knowledge for instructional designers, trainers, CLOs, and others in the field. Is it a Conference?

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Wild west show

Learning with e's

I learn a lot from taking part in international projects, and I am currently involved in several which are occupying my mind. By far the largest project I was involved in though, was a $90 million Star Schools Project in South Dakota - the Digital Dakota Network - in 2001-2003. in April 2001. Bill Janklow.

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Saluting a hero

Learning with e's

Sure, in the UK there is the annual teacher of the year award , and there are other awards such as the one we see each year at the Handheld Learning Conference, but generally, many teachers, learning technologists, researchers and other education professionals tend to go unnoticed and unlauded through most of their careers.

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