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APRIL 23, 2020

When we immerse ourselves in the digital world, and we mediate our communication through technology, it becomes more complex still. What's more, they are placed into the context of online learning, digital pedagogy, social and psychological theory and teaching in the technology enabled world of the virtual classroom. You're welcome.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Distance education in all its forms has been used for more than a century in education, leveraging the potential of each new technology as it emerges. There was a wide spectrum of responses, from fervent adoption through to vehement rejection of the idea. What do online educators need? Unported License.

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MARCH 16, 2011

It's difficult to see much beyond the end of the year, so trying to predict what technologies we might see in schools by 2020 is like staring into a very strong spotlight. It is highly likely that more informal tools and technologies, such as handheld devices, mobile phones and games consoles will take an increasing role in formal education.

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MAY 30, 2017

Learning styles theories are not the only myth some teachers are fooled into adopting. The Cult of Categorisation is very strong because it adopts ideas that are convenient. Millennials apparently, are technologically savvy, civicly conscious, nomadic, impatient, multi-tasking and natural team workers. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Photo by Sergey Zolkin on unsplash Many educators are now investigating how online technologies can improve, extend or enrich teaching and learning experiences. Some schools have begun to experiment, and a few are well down the road to adopting and using online education as a viable supplement, or even replacement for face to face teaching.

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MARCH 13, 2014

Differentials between academic practices, and the variety of roles we adopt within communities of practice and learning. Flipped classes, Massive Open Online Courses and Mind Technologies. The future of education and the potential impact of new and emerging technologies. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons Predictably, the ideas that dominated at Learning Technologies 2019 (#LT19uk) were mostly on new and emerging technologies. Adopting new and emerging technologies does sound daunting to most organisations, but seeing the need and then developing the solution to that need is the way forward.

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MARCH 11, 2018

Image from Pixabay In February I spoke at Learning Technologies in London. It's an annual two day event for learning and development professionals where we meet to discuss and debate issues around new technology, innovation in the workplace and corporate learning. The future as we know it. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Here's the promotional video for Vue: Here's one more smart glasses device for you to consider: This one looks a little strange when you wear it, but it is a personal technology designed for use in specialised environments. Hololens takes from the best of both worlds - both augmented and virtual reality technologies. Unported License.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

In previous posts I articulated some thoughts on how technology can (and should) be integrated into education. In an initial post I argued that technology use is not the same as technology integration. Ultimately, technology should be integrated into education so that learning can be transformed. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

In my previous post I discussed the ways technology might help to promote the survival of universities in a time of financial upheaval and disruptive culture. In this post, I discuss change management and outline some of my recommendations for the adoption of new practices and technologies.

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MARCH 16, 2011

It's difficult to see much beyond the end of the year, so trying to predict what technologies we might see in schools by 2020 is like staring into a very strong spotlight. It is highly likely that more informal tools and technologies, such as handheld devices, mobile phones and games consoles will take an increasing role in formal education.

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JULY 9, 2019

Other schools are now adopting these ideas, and several have set up apiaries for keeping bees. Learning with bees 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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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

It will be of great interest then, for anyone who subscribes to the notion of personal learning, that the latest Higher Education version of the Horizon Report lists ''The quantified self'' as a trend we can expect to see adopted in the next 4-5 years. The use of life-logging technologies is one emerging aspect of the quantified self.

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MARCH 5, 2014

The recent Higher Education version of the Horizon Report highlights some interesting predicted trends for technology adoption. Those who forge collectively ahead will change their courses to accommodate student use of technologies to create their own content, and change their assessment methods too. Unported License.

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AUGUST 31, 2012

Teacher beliefs about pedagogy are central to the successful integration of new technologies into schools. The extent to which they see technology skills as relevant and valuable directly relates to the extent to which these skills are practised and applied in their work. New technology really has to be shown to be relevant and useful.

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MARCH 14, 2012

Teachers in many schools will tell you they are running hard just to stand still as they attempt to adopt new technologies for learning. And yet, with a clear framework or roadmap for adoption, many of the challenges of adopting new technology can be met, and many of the fears teachers have can be assuaged.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

Wearable computing is just one small step up from mobile technology. Will 2014 be the year when wearable technology emerges as the next stage in our connected future? Hammersley is convinced that it isn''t the technology - the gadget - that is the driving force of this transition. Ben Hammersley seems to think so.

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MARCH 16, 2014

The legacy of this theory is that many teachers continue to trot out the same old line that students are ''natives'' whilst they, being older and less familiar with technology, are ''immigrants.'' His argument is that the use of digital technologies is not about when you were born, but about what tools you decide to use most often.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

In yesterday's blogpost I discussed the problems of change management in schools and suggested that the biggest barrier to the successful adoption of new technologies lies in the minds of teachers. It is no wonder that some teachers feel threatened by technology. (pp References Wheeler, S. (Ed.) Transforming Primary ICT.

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JULY 12, 2017

Students are often dissuaded from using technology unless they are in a designated area such as an ICT suite. What will they need in a world of work that is increasingly dependent on digital technologies? They will be the workers whose skills and knowledge cannot be replicated easily by technology. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

We start with the question.how will technology help to shape the future of Higher Education? It is increasingly apparent that learning technology and digital communication will play a key role in the shaping of future higher education. Technology will need to become more ‘transparent’ (Wheeler, 2005).

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APRIL 23, 2013

The teacher led nature of traditional education is being challenged, not only ideologically, but also as a result of the pervasiveness of new technologies. One question that is often asked within this discourse, is whether technology can actually improve education by providing learners with opportunities to be creative.

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JUNE 4, 2018

Photo by David Goehring on Flickr In my last post, entitled Cinderella Technology , I wrote about the tremendous potential of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) and highlighted some of the reasons why it often fails to be realised in school classrooms. questions and test out the possibilities of the technology.

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JANUARY 29, 2012

These slides accompanied my presentation during the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition held at London's Olympia on 25-26 January. During my talk, I discussed a number of possible scenarios that might result when wholesale adoption of digital technologies occurs in education and training. Unported License.

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APRIL 8, 2013

In versions of the 2012 Horizon Report, eBooks were considered by many of the expert panel to be on the 1 year horizon for full adoption into education. Photo by GoXunuReviews The future of reading by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 It seems they may be right.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

It is increasingly apparent that learning technology and digital communication will play a key role in the shaping of future higher education. For digital technologies to become as successful in education as ‘paper and pencil’, I believe that five strategies will need to be put into place: 1. Norman, 1990).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

David Kelly addressing Learning Technology delegates I launched a new module for my first year students today called 'Digital Reputation and Digital Literacies'. What chimed with digital reputation and literacies from Kelly's presentation was his various stories about wearable technologies. His talk is summarised on his blog.

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MARCH 28, 2014

Each of us will have the capability to inhabit as many virtual worlds and adopt as many personas as we wish, and yet we each remain one person. The along came various forms of distance education, where learner and teacher were separated by geographical distance and conversation was mediated through technology. Unported License.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

I'm in Australia this week to give the opening keynote for the Inaugural Technology for Learning and Teaching Forum , which will be held over two days at the Rendezvous Hotel in Melbourne, just across from Flinders Street Railway Station (pictured). Melbourne, this part anyway, is quite Bohemian, bustling, vibrant and very colourful.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Photo by Filip Mroz on unsplash In my first post in this blog series I outlined the changes taking place in schools due to the adoption of online forms of education. by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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MARCH 7, 2015

We talked about the latest developments in technology supported education and discussed the contents of my new book. reasons why I use Twitter, and why teachers should adopt blogging as a professional practice. education learning podcast Technology Twitter' Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

I often consult The Horizon Report , which is published every year and attempts to predict what will be the widespread adoptions of technologies in education and training. The annual report is published after extensive consultation with an international panel of technology and pedagogy experts. Unported License.

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MARCH 6, 2014

This is also the region within which we adopt roles and present specific mannerisms, follow scripts and project a controlled appearance that may be further enhanced with props and costumes. This is usually a more honest persona, where we ''let our hair down'' and step out of the character we may have adopted in front stage, formal roles.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Technology, she says rightly, can help us all to work more flexibly, but there is a danger that work can invade every aspect of our lives, because we can so easily take it home with us, and digital access is ubiquitous. It can be nicely applied to digital environments as an explanation of the ways people create a work-life balance.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

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. I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to reading your comments. New York: The Free Press.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

The construction training team Unitec (pictured) are particularly savvy and ahead of the field when it comes to the application of learning technology. During a break in the proceedings at the ICELF event I had the privilege of being shown around their training compound where Unitec delivers its Certificate in Applied Technology (Carpentry).

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