Learning with e's

AUGUST 31, 2014

This is number 27 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, I will examine Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 5, 2012

So for example, if a blog constantly publishes good content, the theory is that people will keep coming back to read more. But information should not be confused with knowledge. Knowledge comes about through learning and through the diligent application of information. Unported License. Access to information is one thing.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

This is number 30 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. This should not so much be considered as a theory, but is a useful perspective on design and human perception. Unported License.

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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.

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Learning with e's

MAY 4, 2016

Vygotsky's ZPD theory is often cited at this point. You know, the fact that each of us can only learn so much on our own, but with a More Knowledgeable Other person by our side, we can learn that much more. In the digital age, it is commonplace to connect into a Community of Practice that reflects or represents our interests.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 9, 2016

This is number 34 in my learning theories series. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I have been providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

In other words, we enable digital and physical learning spaces in which they can freely explore ideas, argue with each other (and us) over concepts and theories and in so doing, develop their reasoning and thinking skills. Unported License. In order to develop key critical thinking skills, learners need to be able to argue effectively.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2019

“ Birds, sparrows, perched ” by Beverly Buckley is licensed by Pixabay. For many L&D/T&D professionals, a conference is an opportunity to delve into a community of practice where you can see how other professionals are incorporating new innovations and tools into their work. Knowledge meets the world.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 20, 2013

Allow me elaborate: Many of our pedagogical theories and much of our practice in higher education is grounded in, and has been derived from, a pre-digital era, when the lecturer or professor was central to the process of education, and where the classroom was the predominant place for learning to take place.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Alternatively referred to as hackerspaces or hacklabs, makerspaces are based on the principles of peer learning and knowledge sharing. You have probably noticed at this point just how similar this approach to learning is to work based learning practices. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

If you know one theory, but are unaware that it has been challenged by another theory, you only have half the story, and you then find yourself on the periphery of the discourse. Knowledge of your field is not enough though. Probably the best form of critical thinking emerges from dialogue within the community of practice.

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Learning with e's

JULY 15, 2015

In fact my specialism never ceases to amaze me, because there is always something new to learn, some new technology, app or software tool that is emerging, or some new theory or model that is being proposed. One-way communication enabled instruction. Two-way communication enabled discussion. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 5, 2010

If you subscribe to constructivist theories of learning, you will understand why the creation of content is important in any context. We learn by doing, and we more actively engage with learning when we create artefacts that can be shared within social contexts such as communities of practice. Unported License.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 3, 2008

In my day I was hired more because of my technical skills and less because of the degree and ISD knowledge. I focused on Communities of Practice and learned quite a bit. Where would you suggest someone start if they were looking to get that type of ID knowledge, without paying the price tag for an ID degree?

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eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

believe the following are counter to adult learning theory, sound e-learning design and they just down-right irk me. But like all subjects and bodies of knowledge, there are a few foundational concepts that have been identified and acknowledged as such. Unported License. They are not in any particular order. Force navigation.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A Theory of Fun (“games are puzzles to solve, just like everything else we encounter in life&# ) The most serious issues we have to approach are puzzles. Understand gaming theory and gaming design. We're trying to move away from this model to a natural knowledge access and practice model. United States License.

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