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Presence Pedagogy: Needs Some More Dimensions

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The other day, I discovered an interesting article, Presence Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning in a 3D Virtual Immersive World , which describes an educational approach for conducting a learning event in a virtual immersive environment. Flying around in VirtualU: Sense of space is important in virtual learning environments.

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Networked pedagogy

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Differentials between academic practices, and the variety of roles we adopt within communities of practice and learning. The impact of traditional education on contemporary pedagogical practices. academic practice communities of learning education flipped classroom learning MOOCs podcast rhizomatic learning Technology'

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Supporting online learners

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If you're new to online teaching, or are revisiting it, do consider spending an hour of your time to browse through the ideas in this module. This course, as with the others, is completely free to take - and is especially written with teachers in mind. It's called Supporting Online Learners and the link is here.

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Learning as dialogue

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This passive, reductionist explanation of learning prompted a number of pedagogical strategies, including reinforcement of behaviour, punishment and reward, and the introduction of teaching machines with their instructional texts, structured assessment of learning and remedial loops. Unported License.

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Learning first, technology second

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In mathematics, I have seen interactive whiteboards used very effectively to teach number bonds and floor robots can be used successfully to teach geometry and algorithms. There is nothing wrong with any of these approaches, provided they don''t get in the way of good pedagogy. But that is the problem. But that is the problem.

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5 of the best

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It can be a thorny topic and a bone of contention for any number of reasons, but continues to absorb most of the oxygen in the debate about what constitutes good pedagogy. 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.

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Shifting sands

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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. Academic roles are changing.