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Assessment in the digital age

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It's important that this is achieved, because as Biggs and Tang (2011) argue, students create their own meaning from their experiences, by seeking out learning engagement. Assessing learning in the digital age, where students are using a growing range of technologies and approaches to learn, is complex. References Biggs, J.,

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Theories for the digital age: Paragogy

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In previous posts in this series I have explored some of the characteristics of learning in the digital age. Highlighting the fast paced nature of the web, Thomas and Seely-Brown (2011) suggest that peer learning can be both timely yet transient. 2002) Digital Hemlock: Internet Education and the Poisoning of Teaching.

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Communication and learning in a digital age

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Issue 5 considers Communication and Learning in a Digital Age , and features papers from a number of scholars in the field, including my own paper on current research perspectives on digital literacies. The latest issue of the online open journal eLearn Centre Research Paper Series has just been published. Unported License.

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Theories for the digital age: The digital natives discourse

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One of the more controversial theories of the digital age is the claim that technology is changing (or rewiring) our brains (Greenfield, 2009) whilst some also claim that prolonged use of the Web is detrimental to human intellectual development (Carr, 2010). There are, inevitably, objections to the Digital Natives position.

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Digital literacies in the age of remix

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I presented this latest version of my digital literacies model at the 2016 Solstice Conference hosted by Edge Hill University. The personal dimension should be equally clear, because the components in this column are focused on personal organisation of space, digital identity and personal branding. Wired Magazine, July-August, 156-163.

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Theories for the digital age: The digital natives discourse

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One of the more controversial theories of the digital age is the claim that technology is changing (or rewiring) our brains (Greenfield, 2009) whilst some also claim that prolonged use of the Web is detrimental to human intellectual development (Carr, 2010). There are, inevitably, objections to the Digital Natives position.

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Theories for the digital age: Paragogy

Learning with e's

In previous posts in this series I have explored some of the characteristics of learning in the digital age. Highlighting the fast paced nature of the web, Thomas and Seely-Brown (2011) suggest that peer learning can be both timely and transient. 2002) Digital Hemlock: Internet Education and the Poisoning of Teaching.

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