Learning with e's

DECEMBER 21, 2014

Now it depends on how you define CPD, but for me it is the personal learning you require to sustain, enhance and extend your own capabilities within your professional practice. This learning can come in many forms. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License.

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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. They also have the capacity to support personal learning.

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MAY 8, 2020

Photo by Wiros on Wikimedia Commons Here's another response to a question I received from participants during the recent webinar I presented for EDEN. Saying this in the past has meant I've laughingly been labelled an anti-intellectual, but I'm not against content and I've always championed teachers and education.

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Learning with e's

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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Learning with e's

MAY 29, 2017

I'm a strong advocate of student centred learning. I can't see any other way education can be conceived. It is the role of educators to support these pathways. While I was in Barcelona to speak at an education event I was invited to record a short video about these perspectives, and below is the result. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

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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Learning with e's

APRIL 16, 2014

And yet these theories paid scant attention to the social contexts within which learning occurs. 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. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

As I argued in a previous post , learning must be differentiated, because one size does not fit all, and standardised curricula and testing are not fit for purpose in the 21st Century. Personal learning is unique to each learner. Thirdly, learning needs to be globalised. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

Photo from Pxhere I can't speak for anyone else, but my own personal learning is most enriched when I'm in conversations with others. They put a ceiling on the extraordinary learning that could happen if schools were freed from the imperative of teaching to the exams" (Hyman, 2017). 2017) Anatomy of Learning.

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Learning with e's

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. Photo by Steve Wheeler PLN or CoP? Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Photo by Loewe Technologies on unsplash There's plenty of hype about artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential, future impact on society. And in education, it is barely present. At present, the golden touchstone is in personalised learning, where anytime, anyplace education is possible through mobile technologies.

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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. When you hear Alec speak you realise just how passionate he is about openness in education.

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Learning with e's

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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Learning with e's

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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Learning with e's

JANUARY 25, 2014

He showcased some of his latest ideas for educational innovation using technology, under the banner of '' Big Data ''. Photos by Steve Wheeler Big Data: Learning vectors and velocities by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

For me, my working space has always been my learning space (well, ever since I became involved in education anyway). I get paid to teach and research at Plymouth University , but this all comes about through my own personal learning. For me, my working space and my learning space are one and the same.

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Learning with e's

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. PLEs could be created by anyone, using just about any tool or technology, and we expanded the idea to embrace other elements such as real experiences and people (Personal Learning Networks).

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Learning with e's

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. CET) April 22: What is the impact of mobile learning? Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 17, 2013

Here are my 8 essential tools: 1) Twitter, because as I recently said in a YouTube video , it is immediate, social and personal. It connects me to my personal learning network (PLN) and is simple to use. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. What would be the 8 technologies you couldn''t possibly do without?

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Learning with e's

JULY 7, 2015

We discussed a number of issues around skills for the 21st Century, the role of the teacher, the nature of education and the future of schooling. He's an ex-headteacher and he has some very thought provoking views and insights on leadership, change and education. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

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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Learning with e's

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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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

My mind technology is embodied in and across a vast biological network of individuals - the connected minds that I call my personal learning network (PLN). They are numerous, and I know many of them personally. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Others are familiar to me from repeated online contact.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 31, 2015

In this photo I'm with Jay Cross and Graham Attwell, at a conference in Salzburg, Austria. I first met Graham at an event in the UK around 2006, just when I was becoming aware of the potential of social media such as wikis, blogs and social networking platforms as a learning tools. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

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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JULY 24, 2015

We anticipate that #blimage will grow even wider in its influence, because it has an appeal for everyone who is thinking about education and learning. It has spread across all sectors of professional practice, from primary, secondary and tertiary education, into the workplace learning sector. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 4, 2016

How do you represent your learning? Some people display framed certificates on their walls, or photos of their degree ceremony. For me, another powerful representation of my personal learning can be found in public speaking. Learning is symbolic, but can also be demonstrated in so many practical ways.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 1, 2014

My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In my most recent post I examined Leon Festinger''s work on social comparison and its applications to education. Some problems we encounter in education have conflicting outcomes.

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Learning with e's

JULY 15, 2015

Now blended has come to mean something else, at least in the education domain. But what exactly does we mean when we talk about blended learning? Once, blended learning was an easy concept to understand. It described the difference between traditional and distance education. Hopefully, the end result was edible.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 16, 2012

These connections exist not only in links between 'friends', but also in fan page membership, tags, 'likes' and comments, image uploads (at least 250 million photos each day), hyperlinks and a whole host of other digital artefacts created by people simply linking into content and interacting with it. But what does this mean for education?

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 26, 2013

You may also have dialogue with your personal learning network as you discuss that content. When done extensively, and at the highest level, curation of content can be a complex and deeply engaging process, providing rich learning opportunities for curator and readers alike. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 1, 2014

I used April Fool''s day to explore many of the issues that confront educational bloggers. It has pushed me to think more creatively and this has emerged in my professional practice in the classroom. Photo by James Clay Seriously. by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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JULY 16, 2012

I suggested that Personal Learning Networks would not be able to function if people failed to share their ideas and content freely. At present in the UK we have a silo system of education and training. Photo by Steve Wheeler Reciprocity failure by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 15, 2015

For the many people who have participated to date, it has been an exercise in creative thinking, and an experience of extending social connections within their personal learning networks. The challenge was simple - you shared an image with a friend (or three) and challenged them to write a short, learning related blog about it.

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Learning with e's

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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Learning with e's

JULY 22, 2010

Here's the abstract for my keynote: New Spaces, New Pedagogies: Harnessing the Power of Social Media in Education A rapid emergence of social media – the so called ‘Web 2.0’ – has opened up new opportunities for participatory learning in all sectors of education. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

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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