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Learning with e's
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
In the context of this post, PLN stands for Personal Learning Network , and CoP stands for Communities of Practice. From a connectivist perspective, PLNs can emerge through our often random and serendipitous connections with others whom we encounter on the Web. Photo by Steve Wheeler PLN or CoP? Unported License.
Learning with e's
JULY 30, 2016
Learning is essentially a social activity, where people scaffold and extend each other’s knowledge gain [ 54 ], but in recent years, new theories have emerged to explain distributed forms of learning that have been made possible through mobile technology and social media. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.
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Learning with e's
JANUARY 5, 2017
Another emerging theme is the idea of innovation - and the question of how teachers can break out of the rut they sometimes mire themselves within. Routine and schedule can be a huge barrier to new ideas, and creative pedagogy is often stifled due to lack of time or support. Unported License.
Learning with e's
MARCH 16, 2014
This is why networked learning, and communities of practice are so important. I believe this video series will become a significant resource that helps us to define our new and emerging identities and make sense of how we relate to each other within digital environments. Everyone knows something, but nobody knows everything.
Learning with e's
APRIL 1, 2014
, the rewards are that your ideas are quickly ''out there'' in public, and can be discussed, built upon, challenged and otherwise explored by your professional peers, your community of practice. It gives others in your wider community of practice a clearer view of who you are, what you do, and most importantly, what you think.
Learning with e's
FEBRUARY 17, 2013
Around this time many new disciplines began to emerge. Probably the most disruptive technology to emerge over the last few years is the computer. Photo by Xin Li Learning is changing by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Learning with e's
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
One theory that has emerged from the social constructivist school, Activity Theory , suggests that all learning is shaped and motivated by social influences (Engeström et al , 1999). 1978) Mind in Society: Photo by Steve Wheeler Is all learning social? Tools also play a part in what we learn. Siemens, G. Vygotsky, L. Unported License.
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