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Digital tribes

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2006) New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Classroom Learning. Maidenhead: Open University Press. 2006) New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Classroom Learning. Maidenhead: Open University Press. Oxford: Oxford University Press. New York: The Free Press. Cited in Lankshear, C. and Knobel, M. Dawkins, R.

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Technology mediated society

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Zoom and Facetime, and of course Skype, have never been so heavily press-ganged into use as they are today. Some even banned technology from their classrooms because it was 'too dangerous' or undermined their approach to pedagogy. Well, now many have no access to their classrooms, and their students are at home.

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Better together

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This important nuance of education was relegated during the era of mass instruction, where entire classrooms of individuals were taught at the same pace, at the same level of understanding and in a uniform environment where behaviour was strictly standardised. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Vygotsky, L. Unported License.

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Work in progress

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2006) Blogs, wikis, podcasts and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Richardson, W. 2000) Second language acquisition and the truth(s) about relativity. In Lantole, J. (ed.) Wheeler, S., Yoemans, P.

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From novice to expert

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Lave''s argument is that most traditional classroom learning is based on abstract knowledge that can be difficult to apply within meaningful contexts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. As usual, this is a simplified interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the associated literature. and Wenger, E.

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Praxis makes perfect

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your theoretical framework influences your practice, but your experience in the classroom also continues to shape your framework; the two are not separate." How can you justify your actions and decisions in the classroom, if you have no theory to support you? Education, knowledge and action research , Lewes: Falmer Press.

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Authentic learning

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How do we transfer these powerful ideas into classrooms? Teaching them how to use an Excel spreadsheet would have been dull and boring if it was kept within the four walls of a classroom or ICT suite. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. There is evidence that schools are beginning to adopt authentic learning methods.

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