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3 things you should know about Edupunk

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My previous writings around Edupunk can be found in Edupunk stalks the institution (which details the tensions highlighted above) and also elsewhere on this blog. Photo by Steve Wheeler 3 things you should know about Edupunk by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning first, technology second

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Blogging can be used to engage children in creative writing , while making videos is excellent for problem solving and collaborative work. mlearn14 digital strategy education learning LMS MLE pedagogy schools teaching Technology universiy VLE' Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Games for girls

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Many have some great ideas to share, and we encourage student blogging very strongly in Plymouth. Check out this little gem from Dan Kennedy on the VLE/PLE debate. Navy Games for girls by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 It''s also very motivating for them.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

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This is a continuation from yesterday''s blog post on changing times and the survival of higher education. Around 2007 we started using blogs to support several of our student teacher groups that were geographically dispersed across the South of England.

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

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3) Your Managed Learning Environment (or VLE) - in whatever flavour your organisation has chosen - is a walled garden that allows conversations to be protected from outside eyes. However, bear in mind that most VLEs have online discussion threads that all of the group can see and read. Unported License.

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False frontiers

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You could see where we might place formal learning using a VLE, or where students might meet to chat using Facebook, for example. Image source False frontiers by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 But it's far from perfect. Unported License.

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Design for life

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The Theory An examination of the work of JJ Gibson, as previously documented on this blog , shows that people perceive affordances in any object. The user interface on most VLE/LMS technologies is often too complex for students, who spend much more time trying to navigate and discover content than they do actually learning that content.

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