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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler It was great to be back in Berlin - that wonderful, glittering city - to speak at Online Educa Berlin , or OEB Global, as it's now called. The event also incorporates Learning Technologies Germany, and I was invited to present a spotlight session on Day 2 with the above title (see link below). Unported License.

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JUNE 12, 2020

Photo by Steve Wheeler In previous posts here and also here , I wrote about how to engage learners in online collaborative writing. 1995) Social presence theory and implications for interaction and collaborative learning in computer conferences. International Journal of Educational Technologies , 1 (2/3), 147-166.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler - Entrance to the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild Last week you would have discovered me in the cellar of a French palace - the stylish Hotel Salomon de Rothschild , not a stone's throw from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The classic old building was transformed into a hi-tech conference venue for European Innovation Day.

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JUNE 11, 2020

Photo from Pxhere In my previous blog post I remarked that engaging learners can be difficult in any context, but is often harder in online environments. 1995) Social presence theory and implications for interaction and collaborative learning in computer conferences. International Journal of Educational Technologies , 1 (2/3), 147-166.

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JUNE 15, 2013

Whatever your views on this shade of auto-didacticism - and there have been some vociferous criticisms , do watch the video interview I did with him at this year''s EDEN conference , and then make your own mind up. Photo by Steve Wheeler Sugata Mitra - Charlatan or genius? Unported License. Is he a charlatan, or a genius?

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MARCH 1, 2016

Previous posts in this series tracked the development of educational technology over 40 years. I first started working in the field of educational technology in January 1976, at a time when technology was used more for teaching than it was for learning. Unported License. Unported License.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

I greatly enjoyed attending the Future of Technology in Education (FOTE) conference at London University''s Senate Building last week. Photos by FOTE A FOTE opportunity by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

Photo by Guillaume Speurt on Flickr Tallinn is one of my favourite European cities. The theme of the EADL conference this year is Connected Learning , and delegates will represent corporate learning and development, and other learning professionals from around the globe. Unported License.

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MARCH 13, 2020

In addition, it will allow up to 100 meeting participants and has added toll-free dial-in features with a 90-day license for businesses that are not already customers. design] Big collection of free photo resources coordinated by Andrew Jacobs. Conferences & Learning Events. Check out the upcoming conference schedule.

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APRIL 17, 2013

I have enjoyed my short stay here in Doha, Qatar, where I was an invited speaker at the Technology in Higher Education Conference. There is major construction work wherever you look, and the technological infrastructure is impressive. Unported License. Doha is a futuristic, high rise city that didn''t exist ten years ago.

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OCTOBER 18, 2014

It follows that the tools and technologies you use for learning are those you have selected to use because you are (or should be) comfortable with them, personally. These tools, services and technologies become a part of your personal learning environment or PLE. The PLE is an approach rather than a technology. Unported License.

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MAY 31, 2018

Photo by Sean MacEntee on Flickr Old Trafford. The conference is on midsummer day - 21 June. A click on the conference website will tell you that the themes of the event are close to my own heart: “ The programme will focus on getting industry and education to work together to harness technology and put learning first.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler I joined the press pack in Paris last week to attend two events sponsored by electronics giant Huawei. The first was European Innovation Day, an event held at the elegant Hotel Salomon de Rothschild building that showcased innovative uses of digital technology in education, health, industry and culture.

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MAY 21, 2018

Photo by Tup Wanders on Flickr In my previous post , I reflected on 18 years of keynote speaking in academic conferences. If you are lucky enough to be invited to address an audience of your peers at a conference, a lot will depend on what you say and the manner in which you say it. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

She is Secretary General of the European Universities Association , and was a keynote speaker at the EDEN 25th Anniversary Conference in Budapest. During the conference we sat down to discuss her work. What needs to be done next to ensure a successful future for technology supported learning? Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons Predictably, the ideas that dominated at Learning Technologies 2019 (#LT19uk) were mostly on new and emerging technologies. Adopting new and emerging technologies does sound daunting to most organisations, but seeing the need and then developing the solution to that need is the way forward.

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JULY 8, 2016

I've been speaking at a variety of conference up and down the country, and it can get quite time consuming putting in the miles and preparation. But during the conferences, I have heard some interesting ideas which I would like to share a little wider. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons During the life of the Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference (PELeCon), we tried to be innovative, introducing new features each of the ten years the event ran. The idea was simple, and a counterpoint to the sometimes congratulatory culture seen in most conferences. Unported License.

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APRIL 20, 2012

It's all over for another year, but I really believe that this year's Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference really lived up to its theme - create, connect, collaborate. In brief, here are a few of the artefacts created: The Instagram collection of photos itself is richly representative of the event from start to finish.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The theme of the conference was 'Future of Work, Future of Learning', which sent a clear message to delegates that the two are inseparable. Now employees can be kept up to date and knowledgeable, and their skills developed personally, through the appropriate application of networked technologies. Unported License.

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APRIL 5, 2014

CSEDU is the annual Computer Supported Education Conference which is now in its sixth year. Digital Age Learning from Steve Wheeler Photo by Steve Wheeler Richly social and intensely personal by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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MAY 7, 2020

Photo by Marcus Aurelius on Pexels What fresh kind of hell is this? Throughout your day the meetings beckon, students demand tutorials, webinar and conference invitations bombard your in-box. Unported License. Cue a deluge of complaints about video call fatigue. Yes, video call fatigue. You know it's a thing. It's obligatory.

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DECEMBER 18, 2016

It was a distinct pleasure to sit down in conversation with Yves Punie at the 25th EDEN Conference in Budapest in June. Yves is Senior Scientist at the European Commission Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, and is an expert in digital competencies. Unported License.

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JUNE 13, 2013

Where is the learner voice at learning conferences? It''s important to qualify these comments in the context of this year''s EDEN Conference , the title of which is: '' The Joy of Learning: Enhancing Learning Experience, Improving Learning Quality.'' How will technology supplement and support these processes? Unported License.

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MAY 25, 2013

I''m very much looking forward to taking part in the EDEN Conference in Oslo between June 12-15 this year. This time I made sure I would have the time, by blocking out my diary for the conference week. Sir Ken will be speaking live via satellite from the USA and Sugata will be present at the conference in Norway.

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AUGUST 23, 2015

Recently, in the wake of the #blimage blogging challenge I've been thinking about the power of photos and images. I have quite a collection of selfies and other photos of me with people who have either inspired me or influenced my thinking in some way. In the centre of the photo is Joyce Seitzinger. Far right is George Couros.

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AUGUST 26, 2017

Photo by Benson Kua on Wikimedia Commons Coming in to land after a long flight is always a great relief. The technology playground was particularly well conceived, jammed full of all the latest tools and technologies for teachers to try for themselves. Unported License. Firstly, you have to queue up to enter.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

I first met Alec Couros among that amazing gathering of people at the inaugural PLE (Personal Learning Environment) conference in Barcelona, in 2010. Alec is Professor of educational technology at the University of Regina in Canada. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Over the next two weeks I''m in New Zealand, doing a series of keynote presentations to teachers on the future of education and technology supported learning. The mLearn tour is sponsored by a company called Telco Technology Services who specialise in supporting teachers in New Zealand schools with technology training and provision.

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APRIL 7, 2015

It ran for ten sessions lasting an hour each, over a period of several months, and we discussed a wide range of subjects such as the future of distance education, embedding technology into education and digital literacies. Post conference discussion) (20.00 Unported License. We look forward to hearing your views on #EDENChat!

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Those of you who have ever attended a Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference, or even followed from afar via the social media channels will know that Pelecon is an extraordinary event. This year the conference takes place between 10-12 April. pelc13 is set in the delightful South West coastal English city of Plymouth.

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MARCH 25, 2015

Many of my public presentations have the prefix: Digital Learning Futures, because for me, the future of education and learning will be greatly influenced by digital technologies. I counselled that technology is not a silver bullet, and cannot solve all the problems education is currently experiencing. Unported License.

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MARCH 23, 2012

With Pelecon (the 7th Plymouth Enhanced Learning Conference) only a few weeks away, preparations are almost complete. With a new logo and website, we are sure Pelecon will retain its reputation as a friendly and stimulating event that showcases advances in technology enhanced learning.

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MAY 12, 2013

The next step was to push the idea further and encourage students to present their work in front of large live audiences such as conferences and symposia. I invited Dan to co-present with me at the ALT-C Conference in Manchester in 2009. Photo by ClintJCL An audience with. Unported License. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

It's important that I have all my resources to hand, including DVDs, maps, books, laptops, communication tools (note the Hub) and other technologies. The plants keep me company (as does my little dog, who was at her hairdressers when these photos were being taken). Unported License. I still keep a lot of paper based resources.

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JULY 7, 2015

Richard was also kind enough to write the foreword of my latest book Learning with 'e's , in which he swears blind that we met on a camel in the Saudi desert - during a social event for the ELI conference. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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JUNE 29, 2013

During a conference at Plymouth University recently, my colleague Oliver Quinlan told us all a fascinating story about the Cargo Cult movement, and equated it to superficial learning responses. Both occupying armies were far more technologically advanced than the society that hosted them. Unported License.

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