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From novice to expert

Learning with e's

The role of stronger, or more knowledgeable learners within a learning community (e.g. Subsequent work on the theory has revealed that cognitive tools (learning with, rather than through technology) can be applied to amplify the ''situatedness'' of learning, by providing active, engaging contexts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Our mutual friends

Learning with e's

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. New York: New York University Press. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26.

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Design for life

Learning with e's

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. An example of transparent design is where the technology interface is so familiar or simple that students need to expend no mental effort using it.

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Learning, making and powerful ideas

Learning with e's

Brighton: Harvester Press. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. 3D printing coding cognitive theory constructionism contructivism education learning LOGO maker spaces making programming robotics Seymour Papert Technology' Reference Papert, S. Koffka Gestalt theory 21.

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Top 68 eLearning Posts from April - Hot Topics iPad Google Buzz

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Facebook Press Room. Social Learning Tools Should Not be Separate from Enterprise 2.0 - eLearning Technology , April 7, 2010 With the recent launch of InGenius by SkillSoft, I believe it’s time again to raise a pretty important question: Where do Social Learning Tools belong? How the iPad compares in size to an iPhone and a laptop.