Learning with e's

MARCH 2, 2019

I explored some of the older concepts such as personal learning environments, networked learning and desire lines, before moving on to discuss some of the latest thinking around personal learning. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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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. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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AUGUST 8, 2013

There is also a belief that, just as the music industry of the late 1970s was stagnating, so the education system of the early 21st Century is in need of a reboot. Punk rock revitalised the 70s music scene and, say its adherents, Edupunk can do the same today with our tired education system. Unported License.

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MAY 29, 2017

I'm a strong advocate of student centred learning. I can't see any other way education can be conceived. Later in my career I did extensive work around the development of personalised learning environments, and was involved in research around personal web tool development. Unported License.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

But it is about making connections for learning through the ''free'' tools we have at our disposal - social media. In the context of this post, PLN stands for Personal Learning Network , and CoP stands for Communities of Practice. by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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APRIL 3, 2017

For too long education systems have been standardising content, assessment and the learning experience. Clearly, one size does not fit all, and we need personalised learning experiences for our students if we are to prepare them for an ever changing, volatile world. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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JUNE 5, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Personal Learning Earthquake Sometimes tectonic plates shift and earthquakes form cracks in the crust. They take a wholistic view of education and learning. The care of a whole person.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Much has been written recently about personalised learning. Many educators agree that one size does not fit all and that student centred learning is what we should all aspire to. The Horizon team predict that a widespread adoption of these technologies - in the context of higher education - is no more than 4-5 years away.

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APRIL 16, 2014

Later, Piaget, Inhelder and others were responsible for introducing a cognitive version of learning theory which held that children were ''solo scientists'' who constructed their own meaning through exploration of their environment. And yet these theories paid scant attention to the social contexts within which learning occurs.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Ably hosted by Simon Ensor (France), Alan Levine (USA - @cogdog barks here ) and Rebecca Hogue (who was with us in Manchester) we had a wide ranging conversation about digital literacy, the use of virtual learning environments, digital citizenship, openness in education, personal learning environments, assessment and student centred learning.

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JANUARY 25, 2014

He showcased some of his latest ideas for educational innovation using technology, under the banner of '' Big Data ''. He showed that you can interrogate the map by locating any vessel, click on it, and discover where it is heading, where it has come from, and what its relative progress is according to its speed, vector and environment.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

Although the production of content has been the preserve of the teacher and the academic since the formalisation of education, increasingly, we also see learners creating their own content. They have the tools, they own the technology, and they have the confidence to use them, not only informally, but increasingly in formal learning contexts.

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Much of this learning is informal, (Commentators such as Cofer (2000), Cross (2006) and Dobbs (2000) place the proportion of informal learning at around 70%) and is also generally location independent. These facets of modern life in combination have led educators to question the validity of pre-digital age learning theories.

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JUNE 9, 2015

EDEN2015 promises to be an unforgettable event for anyone involved in digital education. Now in its 24th year, the event grows from strength to strength, with two annual events every year, an individual membership of over 1200 worldwide practitioners in all sectors of education and training, and a well-oiled mechanism in support.

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APRIL 28, 2016

Everyone of us has individual needs and personal requirements. Unfortunately, most of us are products of education systems that are based on the industrial model of education which is far removed from personalised learning. The personalised learning movement continues to grow in influence. Unported License.

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MAY 20, 2015

I have written a lot about Personal Learning Environments in the past, especially when they were emerging as a concept, and sounded quite new. Several peer reviewed journal articles (and a special issue in Interactive Learning Environments) also appeared, and countless blog posts were published. Unported License.

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MARCH 6, 2015

Downes was speaking at the ELI 4th International Conference on e-Learning and Distance Education held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This was one of several sound bites that exemplified the theme of his speech, Design Elements in a Personal Learning Environment. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

I have been labelled an Edupunk because I practice bricolage , the ''do it yourself'' approach to personal learning, and this manifests itself in my professional practice too. This is reminiscent of the personal learning pathways I described in one of my own past blogposts. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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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. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Unfortunately, beginning learning with an LMS is often a matter of wrong tool for wrong purposes (which results in failed elearning implementations, ineffective learning, and unnecessary expenses). What is needed in a Learning Environment? Open standards and a high level of connectivity are important.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 11, 2015

Phone charging station at Stratford Shopping Centre, London I have written extensively about education spaces, architectures for learning , and personal learning environments. Teachers should be the architects of learning spaces (Wheeler, 2015, p 102). Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In yesterday's post I gave the first part of a review of the latest issue of the journal Interactive Learning Environments , which is a special issue entitled: 'Towards eLearning 2.0 There are 7 papers in the issue, each of which focus on social media that are being used to support and enhance learning in higher education.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

The personal learning environment (PLE) is still a bone of contention. Over at the Open University of Catalonia, in Barcelona, Ismael Peña-López has been doing some stirling work on theories surrounding Vygotsky's learning model and PLEs. It reflects his personality, learning characteristics and preferences.

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APRIL 15, 2012

Stephen spoke about the metaphors for creative space that are used to contextualise learning: The Camp Fire: This is a social learning space where students face each other, and in doing so gain an expectation that each should contribute something to the discussion and activities. Unported License.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2012

One of the most valuable assets a 21st Century learner has is their personal learning network (PLN). A lot of what is learned (some claim up to 70 per cent) is informal, and with a powerful enough network of connections to a PLN, there is no limit to what a learner can achieve. Graphic by Steve Wheeler Skills for Learning 2.0

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

People are beginning to notice an increase in the quantity and quality of blog posts and tweets emerging from our group of learners in the School of Education. We are promoting the idea that any teacher can become a global educator through the appropriate use of Web 2.0 What do the students learn from blogging? Unported License.

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JULY 18, 2015

The state education system can easily be compared to a railway network. This is a metaphor for personalised learning, with the personal learning environment supporting an individual's learning. Furthermore, unlike traditional formalised education, the personal learner determines his or her own destination.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about personalised learning lately. Last night, during a panel discussion for the Plymouth Education Society, I made a statement that the current UK National Curriculum doesn't make a lot of room for personalised learning. et al (2007) Personalised Learning: Ambiguities in Theory and Practice.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2012

How many times have we invested in technology, environments and curricula that is simply a waste of time and resources? The institutional learning platform - the VLE - is a classic case of decisions made about learning without consulting the learner. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

NAP is the membership wing of the European Distance and E-Learning Network ( EDEN ) which is a prestigious, global co-operative of education professionals, representing all sectors and aspects of technology enhanced learning. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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JUNE 22, 2015

and should we be waiting until our learners adopt new technology or should we be leading the way as learning providers? As you might expect, smart mobile technologies, personal learning environments and social learning feature prominently. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Content creation is an important feature in many personal learning environment (PLE) models, and together with organising and sharing, makes up the cardinal triumvirate of skills that provides learners with a clear advantage. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

He has some radical things to say about education, and he isn't always popular. With Josie Fraser, Helen Keegan and Cristina Costa in Utrecht, 2007 Graham invited me to speak in Utrecht the following year at an event called 'Show that you Share', which in retrospect became a pivotal point in my involvement in the open learning movement.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

What is the most outrageous alternative education scenario you could imagine? Children not attending school, but instead learning from home? Distance education in the outback of Australia and other large area countries has been there for years, and so has home schooling in all its hues and colours. Got the t-shirt. Impossible?

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AUGUST 23, 2015

I often quote from his work or retweet his blog posts, because he thinks deeply, writes clearly and has a unique approach to workplace learning. I first met Joyce at the first Personal Learning Environment (PLE) conference in Barcelona in 2009 and we have been friends ever since. Far right is George Couros.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Here are my topic headings: · A history of learning technology, change management and the adoption of new and emerging technologies in education. Image by Hradcanska Down under by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Some would say formal distance education was established much earlier in the Americas. Arguably, the concept of distance education via correspondence may have its roots in earlier attempts at remote instruction when the Apostle Paul sent out letters (or epistles) via courier to the early Christian church from his prison cell in Rome.

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