Learning with e's

JANUARY 5, 2017

I find it useful to look back to see what were the most popular blog posts of the previous year. This certainly gives me more ideas for blog posts over the next year, and leaves me with hope that blogging is still a powerful and effective means of conveying ideas, engaging communities of practice and sharing resources.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

It's been more than a month since my last post on this blog. With titles such as 'Hyperconnected Communities of Practice', 'Connection and Disruption' and 'Knowledge Networks', I hope you can see where I'm taking the book. Bless me blogger - for I have sinned. That's unusual. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Today was particularly interesting because I had a conversation on this blog with ePortfolio Keith (Keith Brennan aka @wiltwhatman), who was commenting on my Three Things post. I told Keith that his question deserved a more protracted and considered response than I could provide within the constraints of a blog comment box.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 16, 2014

Our ideas, when shared, modified, repurposed and amplified , have a value that pertains to entire communities of interest. Extensive conversations with others within one''s community of practice are now easier than ever, thanks to social media such as social networks, wikis and blogs. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 5, 2012

So for example, if a blog constantly publishes good content, the theory is that people will keep coming back to read more. Yet connecting into a community of practice can work as a double edged sword. As a society, and within our communities of practice, we need to be able to discern the good content from the bad content.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

We sat outside in the early spring sunshine of Portlaiose and discussed blogging, social media, the state of education, ideal schools of the future, innovation and technology, and a whole host of related topics. Image source On Aer by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Learning within a highly connected community of practice provides learners with new vistas, greater scope for exploration, and access to dialogue at the highest level in their field of study. But that is the subject matter for another blog post. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. References Jenkins, H.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2014

Blogging can be used to engage children in creative writing , while making videos is excellent for problem solving and collaborative work. If you believe technology can be used to engage students, to enhance or extend learning, or to enrich the life of your community of practice, then go for it. Leave the store.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2014

The previous post highlighted issues around the theory of Communities of Practice, from the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger. We know there are various criticisms of the theory, and several flaws, but they are beyond the scope of this particular blog post. Previous posts in this series are all linked below. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 11, 2013

However, looking past this approach to monetisation and regarding the long term prospects of personal metrics, I see a bright future for those learners who wish to monitor how well they are doing, and to what extend they are able to perform their knowledge within their communities of practice. More on this tomorrow. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

We encourage them to develop their own Personal/Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) so they can lock into and exploit the vast communities of practice that already exist out there in the rapidly expanding Blogosphere and Twitterverse. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We learn by doing, and we more actively engage with learning when we create artefacts that can be shared within social contexts such as communities of practice. The blog content allows me perhaps to view a problem from a different perspective. There are many other ways to create content besides the blog of course.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

I saw a thought provoking blog post this week. Posted on the BERA blog , Peter Ford made the argument that unless academics and educationalists engage with classroom teachers on social media, they are in danger of being consigned to the periphery. This is especially true in regular chats such as #edtechchat, #flipclass and #edchat.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 2, 2012

More and more people are performing their knowledge online to a potentially worldwide audience, through blogs, through YouTube and on other popular social media channels such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr. It is this sharing of experience, new ideas, contention and support that advances the community of practice exponentially.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 10, 2013

I have previously written on this blog about how mobile technology can give the edge and also about some of the social implications of learning on the move. Will we see a greater emphasis on communities of practice as a result of mobile tools and technologies? Mobile technology is a game changer. Undoubtedly. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

If children blog, or create digital maps of their school, or create imagery and manipulate it in a multitude of ways, they are experiencing their own influence on changing contexts, and can see the implications of their actions. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs 27. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Every so often, someone who 'wishes to remain anonymous' slithers out from under a stone to post a few destructive or malicious comments on someone else's blog, vandalises a wiki page (like 'Furballer' did recently) or hacks into a site. Does the author have his own version of Creative Commons?" Unported License.

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ATD Learning Technologies

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

What is Creative Commons? Creative Commons is a type of copyright license wherein the creator of the content still retains the rights but allows others to use it free of charge with certain stipulations. Use of Creative Commons content is already pre-authorized with the terms and conditions set by the owner.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

In my previous blog post, the architecture of learning , I outlined some of the key characteristics of learning in a digital age, and started to identify some of the main differences between Learning 1.0 Image source Next generation learning by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The Theory An examination of the work of JJ Gibson, as previously documented on this blog , shows that people perceive affordances in any object. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. As usual, this is a simplified and concise interpretation, so if you wish to learn more, please read the associated literature.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

We are connected educators, linked in to a number of powerful global communities of practice, and we have access to resources, dialogue and audiences we would not enjoy in a traditional learning and teaching role. But what tools do we use to enable us to connect with these communities, resources, audiences around the globe?

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

There is a great deal of cross over here with personal learning environments (PLEs) of course, particularly in relation to user generated content and sharing within a community of practice. This is an area I intend to explore in more detail in future blog posts. Reference Campbell, R. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This is number 36 in my continuing series of blog posts about learning theories. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Psychology has contributed much to our understanding of how people learn, and listed alphabetically below are all of the previous theories I have featured in this series. Jahoda Ideal Mental Health 20.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2011

Blogging has emerged in recent years as a strong contender for the number one spot as user generated content, driven as it is by people who are both passionate and knowledgeable. Even more anathema are the many thousands of specialist blogs that are written by avid fans of topics. What if these blogs did not exist?

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

You have probably noticed at this point just how similar this approach to learning is to work based learning practices. People teach each other by passing on their knowledge, and learn within their community of practice, focusing on their specialisms. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

JULY 15, 2015

The most important thing for me has been to find out what is coming next, so that not only am I prepared for it, I can also tell my students, colleagues and my wider academic and professional community about the potential impacts of new ideas and technologies. Frankly, that's why I started this blog. It has caught on very quickly.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 27, 2011

We were talking about our common interest in the educational benefits of blogging, and I made a suggestion that digital identity was a significant factor in the way teachers and other professionals use it (I will blog on this idea in a future post). I expanded by talking about my own use of blogging. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 5, 2010

Wikis, blogs, podcasts, social bookmarking, RSS feeds, microblogs, social networking. You are learning something new now by reading this blog post, and I learnt something new while I was writing it. The more we lay down these pathways, the more we are building the community of practice that is Web 2.0. and to learn.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2014

The previous post highlighted issues around the theory of Communities of Practice, from the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger. We know there are various criticisms of the theory, and several flaws, but they are beyond the scope of this particular blog post. Previous posts in this series are all linked below. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 20, 2013

I have been blogging, writing and talking about our digital learning futures for some time. The self organising spaces that are proliferating on the web support the spread of these activities and in so doing help to sustain and grow the learning communities of practice that are now so vital to our society. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Writing 'I reflected upon this experience and subsequently adjusted my professional practice.' In his blog post 5 ways to develop critical thinking in ICT , Terry Freedman offers some great advice on how teachers can probe understanding by repeatedly asking 'why?', is justifiable, but simply writing 'I believe that.' is not enough.

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Learning with e's

MAY 29, 2013

If you are immersed in technology mediated communication, there are no apparent barriers to membership of your community of practice. It is your virtual community. It is tribal because the global online community exhibits many of the characteristics of traditional, territorial tribal practice.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 11, 2009

Wikis, blogs, podcasts, social bookmarking, RSS feeds, microblogs, social networking. You are learning something new now by reading this blog post, and I learnt something new while I was writing it. The more we lay down these pathways, the more we are building the community of practice that is Web 2.0. and to learn.

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Learning with e's

MAY 4, 2010

IPR and Creative Commons were discussed. I was live-blogging throughout these presentations, and during the first panel session presented two questions from the Twitter stream to the panel. OERs will also encourage more widespread repurposing of existing resources across wider groups and communities of practice, he predicted.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

What we can do though, with the aid of social media, is to find out what our commonalities and communities are through the filtering tools (such as hashtags) on Twitter and other timeline tools. Finally, social networking skills will require each user to also be adept at connecting with new friends and fellow community members.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 14, 2007

Thursday, June 14, 2007 Defining an e-Learning Strategy: Planning the Kickoff In the spirit of building a Community of Practice -- sharing ideas and processes -- I thought Id try and share what I can of a current project. Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 6, 2012

An hour later, I searched on Google for some e-learning blogs, and landed on my first page. Imagine content being changed and updated automatically, based on the activities of a global community of practice. Recently I wanted to buy some black, Italian hand made slip on shoes. Unported License.

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