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Trends and blends

Learning with e's

The first was a presentation of my thoughts on the state of play of blended learning methods in universities. The second, two days later was a panel discussion focused on the present day practices and the future of blended learning. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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Blends, borders and boundaries

Learning with e's

Photo by Sylwia Bartyzel on Unsplash Here are some further thoughts on the 'blend' in blended learning: Blends are made of disparate elements. Elements are often separated by boundaries, and these must be transgressed if blends are to be effected. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Mobile learning and blended interaction

Learning with e's

Consider the benefits of learning while on the move. In previous posts I have argued that personal, handheld technologies such as smart phones, e-readers, tablet computers and games consoles enable mobile learning at the pace of the individual, in any place and at any time. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Mixed up

Learning with e's

There's been a lot of idle chit-chat about blended learning, and how 'indispensable' it is during the historic online pivot. Blended this and blended that - it's spoken of as though it were some kind of magic bullet that will cure all pedagogical ills. I have also written about Blended Society (or BS for short).

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A new framework for supporting learning and performance in the social workplace

Jane Hart

Here is an updated version (V3) of the WSD Framework with more charts and descriptions, and now available as a PDF to download under a Creative Commons Licence. Social tools are changing not only the way that professionals are working and learning but also the way that organisations are transforming into social businesses.

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New blends in learning

Learning with e's

I started a discussion on Twitter today about blended learning, after reading an exchange between @simfin and @whitec. Today's discussion about blended learning on Twitter was for me at least, somewhat unsatisfactory. This is why blended learning, in the old traditional sense is now a fairly meaningless term.

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How to Make Online Learning Easy for First-Time eLearners

CourseArc

Making the transition from traditional textbook learning and instructor-led classroom courses to the strange new world of online learning can be a daunting challenge – especially for first-time online learners who’ve never had to navigate a digital learning interface before. Develop Extensive “How-To” Content.