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Theories for the digital age: Connectivism

Learning with e's

Much of this learning is informal, (Commentators such as Cofer (2000), Cross (2006) and Dobbs (2000) place the proportion of informal learning at around 70%) and is also generally location independent. These facets of modern life in combination have led educators to question the validity of pre-digital age learning theories.

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Are we taking into account the culture surrounding our students?

Kapp Notes

As technology evolves and changes over time, a culture will either change with the technology or disappear or, in some rare cases, the culture will shun the technology and remain isolated from the rest of the world. When groups fail to change their culture with the technology, they risk isolation. References: Delpit, L.

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Academic Cheating: Test Your Knowledge!

KnowledgeOne

According to various sources, at least half of all students fall victim to cheating at least once during high school ( Anderman & Midgley, 2004; Christensen Hughes & McCabe, 2006; Gilbert & Michaut, 2009 ). The context and culture of __ within and outside the university. Find out more: Why are we cheating? A. __ issues.

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Engagement: A Critical Element in Learning and Gamification

Kapp Notes

Mode 4: Beyond-the-object-interactivity; or participation within the culture of the object. Instructional-design theories and models: Vol. Instructional-design theories and models: Vol. 2006) The game design reader: Rules of play Anthology: Caillois: The definition of play, the classification of games. Reigeluth, A.

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Digital tribes

Learning with e's

Photo by Bruce Warrington Ten years ago, in 2009, I published an edited volume entitled 'Connected Minds, Emerging Cultures' which was a compendium of papers written by leading theorists and practitioners in the field of learning technology. Cultural transmission is the communication of ideas.

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Our mutual friends

Learning with e's

This is number 28 in my series on learning theories. I''m gradually working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. My most recent post explored Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

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Evidence-Informed Practice

The Performance Improvement Blog

They are taking adult learning theory and systems thinking, combining that with evidence from program evaluation studies, and using the information to make their own organizations more effective. Formed in 2006, PART is modeled after Research in Practice , a world-renowned partnership of children’s services in the U.K.

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