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Maker pedagogy

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Incorporating a variety of alternative assessment methods into the classroom can gain some important benefits. A change of mindset is the first step, she says, in creating an environment in which students can explore, discover and create and go beyond the sun of the mill, every day learning that occurs in schools across the globe.

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Technology makes a difference

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Even if we disregards the highly successful phenomenon of Massive Open Online Courses , there is an ever expanding menu of content that covers just about every subject and theme under the sun, available for free online. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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The persistence of distance (learning)

Learning with e's

It is now possible to find content on just about any subject under the sun, simply by searching and finding it on the Web. The field is now replete with alternative terms that attempt to describe what we do when we learn with technology. So what are we to make of distance education against the backdrop of this terrain?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: My Objection to Learning Objectives

Learning Visions

photo by bb_matt Alternatives to Listing Objectives Here are some of Michael Allens alternatives to listing out boring learning objectives in text bullet form: Put the Learner to Work (p. Have you experimented with alternatives to listing out learning objectives? I see the value. 161) Have the learner attempt a task.