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Learning as dialogue

Learning with e's

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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Disruptive Educational Research Conference in India

Jay Cross

Influenced in large part due to the efforts of the speakers on this theme, the conversations around alternate ways of conceiving learning and the learning experience have centred around the following key aspects: Informal Learning, Communities of Practice, Connectivism. Learning Analytics, Ubiquitous learning.

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On Aer

Learning with e's

It was a wide ranging interview in which we explored the use Twitter as a rich communication backchannel and networking media, discussed personal learning networks and communities of practice, and talked at length about the idea of classrooms without walls, BYOD and open educational resources.

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I store my knowledge with my friends

Learning with e's

I'm at Colchester Institute on Friday to present a workshop entitled: Communities, Spaces and Pedagogies for the Digital Age. It's for a Learning and Teaching development day the Institute is holding where they will explore the theme of Transformational Learning and Teaching.

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Making Connections: Trends in Social Learning

Obsidian Learning

Building on the concept of communities of practice , Etienne Wenger (2009) has proposed a social theory of learning. The focus of this theory is “learning as social participation,” in which learners actively participate in the practices of social communities and construct personal identities in relation to these communities.

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Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009

eLearning Learning Posts

Ten commandments of e-learning (content design) - Clive on Learning , April 30, 2009. Measuring Networked (or Social) Learning - Daretoshare , April 9, 2009. Twitter as Personal Learning and Work Tool - eLearning Technology , January 21, 2009. Social Learning and Communities of Practice , June 4, 2009.

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Clark Quinn – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

Clark: I’m a strong believer in social constructivist pedagogies, e.g. problem-based and service learning, whereby a curriculum is activity, not content. Others might have a private group somewhere, or attend smaller events formore personal interaction, or of course participate in appropriate LinkedIn groups.