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The future of learning

Learning with e's

Informal learning is becoming an increasingly enriched experience with personal tools, and there is improved connectivity too, ensuring that anyone who has a mobile smart device is more likely to be able to connect to the Internet quickly and seamlessly.

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City of the dead

Learning with e's

Back in AD 79 old Vesuvius blew its top and destroyed an entire area of the Roman empire, including Herculaneum and of course, the infamous Pompeii. I think that Managed Learning Environments are like Pompeii. Secondly, the new generation of social networking students don't want or need to be managed.

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

Learning with e's

That never worked in the student bar and it won''t work on Facebook. The last thing they want is their lecturer hanging around like Dad at a disco when they want to talk frankly and openly about their courses, assessment results or what they got up to in the small hours of the night. Hyperinks and other media can be sent as tweets.