Learning with e's

MAY 18, 2020

Perhaps they still see it as a poor substitute, or a second rate method of teaching. A new pedagogy is required, but perhaps they aren't listening. Transforming online learning experiences by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

APRIL 23, 2020

Educators need to understand this when they teach online. What's more, they are placed into the context of online learning, digital pedagogy, social and psychological theory and teaching in the technology enabled world of the virtual classroom. It will take less than an hour for you to complete, and you don't pay a penny.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

this short series on what I will call 'narrative pedagogy'* I want to explore some of the storytelling techniques that can be adapted for use in education. I have occasionally used the red herring technique in my own teaching. I sometimes use a rather dangerous demonstration in the classroom to explore visual perception.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 3, 2013

What will be the future of school classrooms? It is unlikely that we will see the demise of the classroom in the next decade. Those who study the future of education often suggest that the demise of traditional classrooms is not only inevitable, but imminent. Is he right? As ever, your comments on this blog are welcome.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 15, 2012

Although I am employed to teach, I consider it something of a disappointment if I don't learn something myself during my teaching sessions. Some might complain that 'only the expert has a right to teach', or that 'students should not be allowed to go off and find out for themselves', but sadly, this is really missing the point.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 24, 2014

Today, the idea of flipping the classroom is a familiar one. A little history: Aaron Sams and Jonathan Bergmann developed the term ''flipped classroom'' by considering the time spent by teachers with their students in classroom. We learn by teaching. Ask students to peer-teach. He was furious.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 1, 2018

Many good uses of the IWB are reported in the literature , and many schools have harnessed its potential to transform aspects of teaching and learning. And yet, there are also many who have missed the opportunity to leverage the power and potential of IWBs in the classroom. Cinderella technology? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 16, 2014

This passive, reductionist explanation of learning prompted a number of pedagogical strategies, including reinforcement of behaviour, punishment and reward, and the introduction of teaching machines with their instructional texts, structured assessment of learning and remedial loops. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The educational theorist and humanist Carl Rogers once wrote that we should aim to foster 'a climate of trust in the classroom in which curiosity and the natural desire to learn can be nourished and enhanced' (Rogers, 1983). Simply, teaching is driven by assessment. 1993) Pedagogy of the Oppressed. It should focus on trust.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 21, 2014

Most teachers by now will be aware of the concept of the flipped classroom. Instruction takes place outside the classroom and discussion follows in the classroom. Flipped classrooms generally take advantage of technology for off campus learning while maximising the presence of the teacher for discursive and iterative activities.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2014

Many teachers welcome the idea of bringing new technology into the classroom. In mathematics, I have seen interactive whiteboards used very effectively to teach number bonds and floor robots can be used successfully to teach geometry and algorithms. Sometimes, the technology does get in the way of learning and teaching.

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Kadenze

OCTOBER 28, 2021

It harnesses the creative and collaborative power of project-based learning using a series of digital projects which are scaffolded to create a coherent understanding of this important field of study. As a result, this course demonstrates a creative approach to teaching a traditional subject online. license.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 27, 2020

The pandemic has compelled educators to teach at a distance in many instances, and the scramble to find solutions has been frenetic. I wrote a post called Pandemic Pedagogy about some of the first resources that had been created during the early days of the pandemic. A bit like a traditional classroom really. It's not easy.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 16, 2020

I designed the series with teachers in mind, especially those who have been compelled by the recent crisis to migrate all of their teaching to online and technology supported education. It can't be easy to suddenly have to change tack and teach from a distance, especially if all you've ever known is a classroom.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 4, 2018

Photo by David Goehring on Flickr In my last post, entitled Cinderella Technology , I wrote about the tremendous potential of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) and highlighted some of the reasons why it often fails to be realised in school classrooms. Thirdly, teachers need time to tinker, experiment and test out new ideas and new pedagogies.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Using technology in the classroom and integrating technology for learning are two different things. Clearly, many schools and many educators struggle with this, and end up teaching using technology as an afterthought. Technology is not a substitute for good teaching. education learning pedagogy strategy Technology'

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 22, 2017

In short, many teachers saw a need to change pedagogy. Danne Levy , an English teacher in Tamworth, England, said that teaching to the test needs to stop. On the topic of assessment, Matt Bury , teaching in Guelph, Canada, said that norm referenced grading had to go. Very few were about technology. and interactive whiteboards.

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Learning with e's

MAY 5, 2017

They have to write a 5000 word essay (their final one before they leave the university to take up their first jobs in primary teaching), and they have to try to come up with an answer. EEES613 by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JULY 15, 2014

I was interviewed by Shelly Terrell about my work, my teaching philosophy, and yes. It takes a number of forms, including language use, acceptable behaviour, approaches to learning, power structures and the inevitable age differential, but the most visible gap is around the perception of how technology can be used in the classroom.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

In my last post I discussed Daniel S Christian''s three trends of an emerging pedagogy. I speculated on whether a new social divide might also emerge as a result of the new pedagogy he outlines. Christian argues that much of the change we are currently witnessing in teaching methods is driven by new technologies.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 8, 2020

There will be more on this in the next post in this series where we explore student summary pages on Integris, and the benefits for teaching and learning. This post is sponsored by RM Education MIS en place by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Anyway, teaching can be a bit like cupid's bow. Success or failure often depends on the level of passion we invest in our pedagogy and the belief we have in education. Success or failure often depends on the level of passion we invest in our pedagogy and the belief we have in education. I'm trying to eat my lunch. Next time: 17.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 3, 2018

I like Edutopia because it is dedicated to improving teacher practices in compulsory education, not only in the use of technology, but around an entire skillset that includes pedagogy, assessment and the management of literacy, numeracy and special educational needs. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

For years, many academics and teachers have been ignoring or naysaying technology, claiming it is an unwanted distraction or a poor addition to traditional teaching. Some even banned technology from their classrooms because it was 'too dangerous' or undermined their approach to pedagogy. It's a funny old world isn't it?

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Learning with e's

JUNE 7, 2017

A recent tweet by Jason Elsom made me sit up and take notice: 'We need to stop designing schools for teaching and start designing schools for learning.' We can either place an emphasis on teaching or we can privilege learning as the most important facet of education. Photo from Wikimedia Commons Learning by design?

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

I know that over the years I have spent in classrooms, my students have often taught me things I didn't know. I cam remember several times recently when I have emerged from a teaching session with more knowledge than I had when I entered the classroom. But this is a limited perspective on education. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

But new wine must be put into new wineskins; and both are preserved. " (Luke 5:37-38) The above passage relates to Jesus Christ and his teaching to his disciples. Today we are facing this challenge in education, across all the sectors of learning and teaching. and there will also be winners and losers. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

It''s the huge potential and great possibilities to move learning beyond the traditional walls of the classroom. As the movement grows, and more teachers become technologically savvy, so we will begin to witness the emergence of new pedagogies and powerful approaches to learning and teaching. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Photo by Sergey Zolkin on unsplash Many educators are now investigating how online technologies can improve, extend or enrich teaching and learning experiences. Some schools have begun to experiment, and a few are well down the road to adopting and using online education as a viable supplement, or even replacement for face to face teaching.

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Learning with e's

JULY 2, 2018

I also published a second post in which I listed 6 ways IWBs could be used to engage learners in the classroom. I outlined some of the strategies that schools could consider to improve the use of IWBs in classrooms, particularly around interactivity, engagement and motivation. 2007) Learning and Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2019

As politely as I could, I explained to him that making his students sit through a full 90 minutes of video was not particularly good pedagogy. He patiently listened to what I had to say, thanked me for my time, and then took the video cassette, walked into the classroom and played it in its entirety anyway. I was appalled.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Many of the best selling video games have been appropriated for classroom learning, including Guitar Hero (used to teach a number of curriculum subjects, not just music), Sim City (Maths), World of Warcraft (Literature) and Grand Theft Auto (remarkably, used to teach citizenship). Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Many of the best selling video games have been appropriated for classroom learning, including Guitar Hero (used to teach a number of curriculum subjects, not just music), Sim City (Maths), World of Warcraft (Literature) and Grand Theft Auto (remarkably, used to teach citizenship). Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 13, 2017

The use of it in the eXSpace, if I am to be critical, may not necessarily prepare my student teachers for the classrooms they will be entering on placement, mainly because most schools won't have the 7000 series yet. Simply being exposed to the use of new technologies may promote some innovative thinking about alternative pedagogies.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 20, 2013

Mostly it is integrated into classrooms, but it is largely left out of most curricula. Such approaches to pedagogy were rooted in the behaviourist model of psychology that privileged expert knowledge and formalised its transmission to novices. The old modes of teaching are outmoded. New modes will, and are replacing them.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2011

I have written about 2020 learners , 2020 classrooms and 2020 curriculum (focusing mainly on assessment of learning), and also touched on what we might see with 2020 learning technologies. Those who are currently at the 'chalk face' will tell you that teaching at the moment is fraught with all sorts of difficulties.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 12, 2016

4) One of the most powerful methods of learning (and associated pedagogy) is to incorporate social media into mobile phone use. 5) Pedagogy supporting mobile learning is generally mixed and/or blended for many, with resources available inside classrooms, but also beyond the classroom, downloadable from a variety of platforms and providers.

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