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Pay attention at the front!

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So, the lesson today is: Always pay attention to what kids ask when they are learning. Flexibility, creativity and the ability to question are some of the most important transferrable skills that children will need in the fluid, changeable and unpredictable world of work they will emerge into when they eventually leave school.

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Narrative pedagogy 1: Focusing their attention

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Conversely, there is little that piques our attention more than a sudden disruption to routine. I would be very interested to hear from any teachers who have used this or a similar technique to keep students attention. Students get bored easily in class. Boredom is often caused by routine. Please share them in the comments box below.

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Building online communities of learning

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I paid specific attention to the building of community, touching on issues around empathy, tutor knowledge, teacher passion, social presence and immediacy - all of which are key elements, I would argue, in the success level of online learning. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Top 43 Websites for Free & Paid Stock Video Footage

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Make your online school’s story come to life with movement and sound to grab attention quickly. 8 Flickr Creative Commons. Flickr creative commons provides videos that have been uploaded to Flickr by its users and are licensed under Creative Commons. 31 YouTube Creative Commons.

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Pay attention at the front!

Learning with e's

So, the lesson today is: Always pay attention to what kids ask when they are learning. Flexibility, creativity and the ability to question are some of the most important transferrable skills that children will need in the fluid, changeable and unpredictable world of work they will emerge into when they eventually leave school.

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Watch and learn

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Social learning theory incorporates the idea of behaviour reinforcement from the former, and cognitive processes such as attention, motivation and memory from the latter. If we see something as being novel or different in some way, we are more likely to make it the focus of their attention. These were: 1. Unported License.

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Weapons of mass distraction

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Seemingly oblivious to the world around them, many people commute to work each day wearing ear buds and headphones to block out the world around them, their visual attention consumed by the small screen in their hands. Now, wherever we gaze in modern, industrialised society, we can see people engrossed in their devices. London: Futuretext.