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Is sharing caring? #OpenBlog19

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I attended an event in Utrecht, in the Netherlands way back in 2007, at around the time that social media was emerging as a serious learning technology. As you will have noticed if you read this blog, watched my YouTube channel or used my slide decks , I almost always attach a Creative Commons share-and-share-alike licence on my work.

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What you see is what you do

Learning with e's

The use of maps, diagrams, animations, and also mind mapping can engage students at higher levels of understanding (Barber et al, 2007, pp 77-78). Researchers argue that this is mainly because good IWB use in the classroom creates enhanced speaking and listening opportunities (Barber et al, 2007, p 46). References Barber, D.,

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Theatre of dreams

Learning with e's

One of my cousins, Steve Morgan , actually owned Wolves between 2007-2017, but I bet he wished he'd owned Man Utd instead! And there lies one of the greatest problems faced by our present generation of school leavers. I was excited then, to be invited to Old Trafford to speak at the 2018 EdTech Expo , hosted by Salford University.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

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It is literally the ‘ architecture of participation ’ (O''Reilly, 2004; Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural facet of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). We quickly discovered that wikis are so open as to cause problems if some form of scaffolding or structure is not created for students.

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The survival of higher education (1): Changing roles

Learning with e's

In my speech I outlined the economic and organisational problems faced by universities in a time of radical technological changes, and economic stringency in which traditional catchment areas and boundaries were being eroded. Wheeler, 2000a). Continued tomorrow References Bach, S., and Lewis-Smith, J. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

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Designing a PowerPoint Screencast Using Camtasia

TechSmith Camtasia

4 There are two general methods for creating an instructional screencast: Record the computer screen, provide narration, and use a digital tablet to show, for example, content that requires a sequence of steps, such as solving a math problem or showing chemistry equations in real time. 55, May 31, 2010. Recent Articles.

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The hidden audience effect

Learning with e's

Evidence from earlier studies I conducted with my own researchers in Plymouth in 2007 revealed that the 'hidden audience' who read my own students' wiki content, encouraged them to raise their game in terms of improved academic writing, greater accuracy, deeper critical analysis and thinking, and a more polished presentational style.

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