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Connected pedagogy: Social networks

Learning with e's

Global social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter support various forms of communication and sharing actions that were previously unavailable. Many writers have highlighted the power of the global digital tribe , particularly the way groups tend to solve problems more effectively than individual experts (Surowiecki, 2009).

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Online training in empathic mode

KnowledgeOne

Among its approaches, the pedagogy of empathy is one that can be implemented even in simplified elearning solutions. It has been demonstrated that teaching can benefit from increased empathy in the pedagogical relationship (Poirier, 2013; Cooper, 2011; Gribble & Oliver, 1973; Washburn 2008). Here is what this approach is all about!

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Online Education: Better than the Classroom?

Kapp Notes

Here is a portion of the abstract to the paper: A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more than a thousand empirical studies of online learning. As a result of this screening, 51 independent effects were identified that could be subjected to meta-analysis.

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The survival of Higher Education (5): Recommendations

Learning with e's

Recommendations Ultimately, to ensure that technologies are successfully adopted, institutions need to demonstrate that each is relevant and can be used effectively to support, enhance and extend learning beyond what is currently possible. Such decisions need to be informed by empirical research that is generalisable.

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Online Classes vs Traditional Classes – Find the Best for You

learnWorlds

Distance learning allows students to balance their other commitments more effectively, at least in cases they are adult learners, commuters, and part-time students. For example, early studies of Daymond and Blau (2008) and Yerby and Floyd (2013) showed that online students perform as well but not better than traditional students.

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The Informal Pedagogy of Anime Fandom: An Interview with Rebecca Black (Part One)

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

The central claim of your book is that the practices and processes around the writing and sharing of anime-related fan fiction show many of the signs of a very robust and effective learning community. What aspects of fandom do you think support this kind of learning? Therefore, youth at all different skill levels have the opportunit.

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Good morning Barcelona!! Jim Groom at #EDEN15

Learning with e's

Groom made several key points around the process of 'uneducation' (borrowed from Brian Lamb) where he talked about 'descent into the maelstrom' - an account of effects of modern networked communication on professional practice. Over 500 people's blogs were aggregated onto the central ds106 website, and the creativity was supported further.

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