Learning with e's

APRIL 16, 2014

It was not until social theories such as Vygotsky''s social constructivist model were introduced that education as a whole began to capitalise on the dialogic power of learning. Indeed, the Zone of Proximal Development and other social pedagogy models were largely unheard of in the West before the 1970s. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 7, 2014

There is much talk about openness in education. Many can also articulate what open educational resources look like, and have knowledge of Massive Open Online Courses otherwise known as MOOCs. Some educators for example, are closed in their sharing of content, but are open to collaboration with other educators.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2014

There is nothing wrong with any of these approaches, provided they don''t get in the way of good pedagogy. Or is it because you have actually sat down and worked out what problems technology will solve, and how pedagogy will be enhanced by its introduction? Is your school community ready to adopt new practices or will they resist?

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 5, 2017

As 2016 was my 40th year working in educational technology, I also started another series of posts called #40years (7 posts), which traced the history of learning technology from 1975 to the present day. Routine and schedule can be a huge barrier to new ideas, and creative pedagogy is often stifled due to lack of time or support.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Many would agree that a lot needs to be done to bring education up to date. But this is just the start, and more can be done to ensure that the present day education system adequately prepares young people to take up their roles in a rapidly changing world. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 20, 2013

Seats of learning are notoriously resistant to change, but change is needed if progress in education is to be made. Such approaches to pedagogy were rooted in the behaviourist model of psychology that privileged expert knowledge and formalised its transmission to novices. We now live on shifting sands. Academic roles are changing.

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Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

MAY 18, 2021

What have we or can we learn from how we’ve approached the pandemic, and how can we use this learning in taking education forward. Technology: loss of community exposed in Zoom, what is the role of technology and pedagogy? – Why is it difficult to create this community among students?

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