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AUGUST 21, 2019

Photo by Hence The Book on unsplash Today I was notified that this blog has been listed in the top ten of the UK's most influential education blogs by Vuelio for 2019. Now, I don't normally pay that much attention to lists of top ten or top whatever, (they cause too much controversy!) Agility – Teaching Toolkit (ranked 9th in 2014) 10.

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APRIL 2, 2019

Photo from Flickr I'm fascinated by story telling, and I often wonder why TV series are so compelling. Sometimes there are red herrings in the mix - things that occur that ultimately have no meaning, but are placed there simply to divert your attention or make you question what you are witnessing. Unported License. Unported License.

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JUNE 16, 2018

Photo by Steve Wheeler Lately, I'm asked to speak on this subject more than any other. It also involves avoiding practices that divert our energy and attention away from genuine learning. Today, the most important skills seem to be focused on one ability - learning to learn, or meta learning. and Hase, S. Leipzig: Amazon Distribution.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Photo by Lucélia Ribeiro on Flickr This is the second of three posts on school Management Information Systems (MIS). Intervention groups: This is used to monitor specific groups of students that may need extra attention or intervention around behaviour attendance or performance. Unported License.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Photo by Pedro Figueras on Pexels In my last post I wrote about smartphones and other personal devices, and their tendency to distract us by diverting our attention. Distractions in the workplace are common. Now less attention is being paid to the other person than is socially expected. This is a continuation.

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APRIL 9, 2016

I'm using it freely because he gave his permission in a Creative Commons licence on the site. It draws attention to your work from those who would otherwise not see it. Freely does it. The image will get a lot more exposure than those by other photographers who don't freely licence their work. Unported License.

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JULY 14, 2016

Are you looking for first-rate, attention-grabbing images for your online training modules? net : You can download free and premium stock photos and illustrations. Here, you can find more than 13,700 free stock photos. FreePixels : Here, you can find over 5,951 free, high-resolution stock photos, classified into 40 categories.

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MARCH 7, 2013

One particular innovation really grabbed my attention. In one of the common areas, I saw this study plinth and simply had to capture this image to share it. Photo by Steve Wheeler Learner power by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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JANUARY 2, 2016

As the new year begins, I want to draw your attention to the new season of #EDENchat Twitter sessions we have planned. Photo by Chiltepinster on Wikimedia Commons A New Year of #EDENchats by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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MAY 3, 2014

One student said about their lecturer: ''He excitedly cites relevant material from memory, rousing students'' interest and maintaining their attention as if it were vital to their existence - and sometimes, I am convinced of it.'' Photo by Steve Wheeler What makes an inspirational teacher? Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Photo by Jason Roswell on unsplash Online learning is becoming increasingly popular and widespread, and is now reaching into compulsory education. Teachers in schools are considering the extent to which common pedagogical methods can be adapted into online environments, or whether they need to be completely revised and reconceptualised.

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APRIL 16, 2014

And yet these theories paid scant attention to the social contexts within which learning occurs. Photo source Learning as dialogue by Steve Wheeler 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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AUGUST 26, 2017

Photo by Benson Kua on Wikimedia Commons Coming in to land after a long flight is always a great relief. Now and again you have to pay strict attention, but there are hours and hours of boredom and tedium. Well, it didn't go quite as smoothly as that on my first, (and then second) visit to Canada recently. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Many are prolific and proficient in producing blogs, podcasts, videos and photos for sharing on the web. There are many of course, but in this post I want to draw your attention to just 5 key areas which I believe educators need to pay attention to. They can do it all using the simple smartphone in their pocket.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Photo from Pixabay Or in other words. or a similar phrase to grab your attention. To be continued in the next blog post] Yeah, right by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 That's my response to a lot of news headlines these days.

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MAY 24, 2014

Structural level: This is a shallow layer of processing where we only pay attention to the outward appearance of a word (e.g. Instead of referring to different stores of memory, Craik and Lockhart proposed that there are different levels of information processing. They identified at least three levels: 1. its morphology). Unported License.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

In this photo I'm with Jay Cross and Graham Attwell, at a conference in Salzburg, Austria. Tall and spare, and casually dressed, he lopes into the room, commands attention the style of a trade union official (he was one and so was I) and everyone sits up and takes notice. Previous selfie posts can also be viewed on this blog.

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APRIL 18, 2014

I''m sure it hasn''t escaped your attention that botanical metaphors are being increasingly used to describe a variety of aspects of education, and especially digital learning. The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau likened the outcome of education to the yielding of fruit, and to highlight the need for ''cultivation'' of knowledge.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

The list goes on, but the bottom line is that the learning experience can be transformed in all sectors of education if we pay attention to what each technology can afford. Photo by JISC Learning comes first by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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JANUARY 27, 2014

Lavie discovered that the more stimuli on offer, and the subsequent load placed on WM, the more selective attention performance will be hindered. Photo by Rutger Middendorp Memory full by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

As he waits for the music to start, he toys with a snow globe - a piece of trivia which holds his attention briefly. This speaks to me of the trivia of life, the irrelevant objects that grab our attention and within which we invest so much of our energy. Then the music starts. Preston has an epiphany. Unported License.

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JULY 12, 2017

Photo from LSE Library on Flickr Most of the students starting university at the end of summer 2017 were born around the turn of the century. Whether or not they have a shorter attention span is open for discussion (I think it is dubious), but lecturers still need to engage these students, and maintain their interest. Unported License.

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MARCH 10, 2016

Photo of Manon by Unesco I was privileged to share the stage with a school student during the UNESCO Mobile Learning Week symposium. My comment following from her remarks was that everyone in the room and all educators should pay attention to Manon and her generation of learners. And all at the age of just 13. Unported License.

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JUNE 29, 2013

Oliver drew our attention to the manner in which many novice learners, and in particular undergraduate students, attempt to build into their work what they believe their lecturers require from them. They tried to recreate a set of circumstances that they believed would attract the wealth back into their communities. Unported License.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

Bill Rammell, Stephen Heppell and Steve Wheeler OK, so this one's not really a selfie, but it caught your attention didn't it? Photo by Jason Truscott on Flickr Selfie number 9 by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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AUGUST 12, 2015

We should pay more attention to context than content. Photo by Robert Parvlainen on Flickr Falling prophets by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 What can we learn from these earnest but erroneous predictions? Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Once we see, hear, or otherwise sense something we have an interest in, we will begin to pay attention. You don't know what you were trying to find because the routine is old and familiar and you are therefore not particularly paying attention. Photo courtesy of Pexels NB: This post touches on a selected range of cognitive theories.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2013

The Saudis know that the days of the petrochemical industry are numbered, so they are now turning their attention to trying to develop their education systems into some of the best in the world. Photo by Robin Kaspar Empires of the mind by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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MAY 4, 2016

Teachers therefore need to pay attention to the way classrooms are managed. Photo by William Murphy on Flickr #LearningIs social by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Do we build time in for discussion and conversation?

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MARCH 5, 2016

Often we don't even realise we are learning, but we are constantly being exposed to new information, and if we pay attention, we are likely to internalise that information in some way. As I remarked in my previous #LearningIs post, learning never stops. It is lifelong. Yes, learning is lifelong, because life needs learning. Unported License.

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MARCH 5, 2016

Often we don't even realise we are learning, but we are constantly being exposed to new information, and if we pay attention, we are likely to internalise that information in some way. As I remarked in my previous #LearningIs post, learning never stops. It is lifelong. Yes, learning is lifelong, because life needs learning. Unported License.

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MAY 15, 2014

They pay less attention to memorisation (although this is an inevitable and essential byproduct of everyday learning) and eschew drill and practice in favour of more collaborative and student centred approaches to learning. 2010) The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains. London: W W Norton. Moravec, J. (Ed: Unported License.

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MARCH 4, 2015

He said that it is at the intersection of digital and open that learning innovation occurs, and that education will be transformed if attention is paid to them both. Photo by Paul Keheler on Wikimedia Commons Constructionism 3.0 by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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JANUARY 30, 2015

Technology that is transparent is more effective than technology that is so prominent that it demands our attention. Technology that frames learning so we can see ‘through it’ to engage and explore, is more effective than technology that is the centre of attention. Introducing technology into schools is not difficult. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Their behaviour is not only a model toward which young people pay particular attention, teachers also need to take some care about the manner in which they ask and expect their students to comply. How it can be applied in education Teachers should be aware that they may be perceived as authority figures in formal education settings.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Her most recent book perpetuates her mantra of 'You Matter', promoting important characteristics teachers need to pay attention to in their daily practice, including adaptability, self awareness, creativity and imagination, courage, curiosity, passion and drive. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

From this, Rosethal and Jacobson deduced that teachers had treated these children differently, possibly lavishing more attention on them than they had with the rest of the students in the class. This effect is commonly known in education as the ' Pygmalion effect ' but is more accurately referred to as the 'observer-expectancy effect'.

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