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Being there

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When I was conducting the research for my research thesis (Wheeler, 2007), I used this principle to differentiate between the pedagogical power of four modes of communication: face to face (the richest), video conference, telephone, and e-mail (the poorest). References Gibson, J. 1966) The Senses Considered as Perceptual Systems. Wheeler, S.

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Exploring medical technologies

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Exploring medical technologies by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Blurring the boundaries

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Much of random informal learning suits the human mind, because it differs so much to linear forms of learning that predominate the formal learning environment of school, college and university. Jay Cross (2007) called it 'rediscovering the natural pathways that inspire innovation and performance'. The two complement each other.

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The changing Web

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It truly is the ‘architecture of participation’ (Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural part of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). and Wheeler, S (2007) The emerging Web 2.0 social software: An enabling suite of sociable technologies in health and healthcare education. Maramba, I.

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Feel the burn

Learning with e's

Dressed smartly in a suit and tie, he spoke with authoritative calm not only on the deployment of new mobile and wireless innovations - he was also well versed in how the applications were affecting education, and his conclusion was fitting. What is the dash for you? More of these contrasting positions in future please, EDEN!

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Second Life and Gender

Learning Visions

Friday, July 13, 2007 Second Life and Gender Theres been a great conversation about Second Life and gender and the bleeding edge in the comments on my recent post. As e-Learning strategists and practitioners pushing these cutting edge tools, weve got to make sure that the tools suit the audience. United States License.

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Clive's Columns

Clive on Learning

But given that I had to sell one of my children into slavery to pay for Adobe Creative Suite 3, I'm damn well going to use it. I also wanted something chunky to get my teeth into using InDesign, the desktop publishing tool that's also contained in the suite.