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Design for life

Learning with e's

Norman took this idea and argued that knowledge not only resides in our heads, but also in the world around us. That is, not all knowledge for skilled actions needs to be inside your head. 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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Our mutual friends

Learning with e's

How it can be applied in education Social ties are crucially important in the digital age, for as Henry Jenkins argues, it''s the dynamic and participatory elements of reaffirming a group''s social ties that helps us to acquire our collective knowledge (Jenkins, 2006, p. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26.