Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

For the past 4 or 5 years I have recorded video conversatiins with keynote speakers who have presented at EDEN events. The EDEN interviews: Stefan Hrastinski by Steve Wheeler was written in Auckland, New Zealand and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

It synthesises the work of Clayton Christensen and others, and is a simple linear stage model that attempts to identify sequences of events that can lead to transformation of organisations. I have included a 'transformation event horizon' in the model. However, there is a caveat. Unported License.

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Mindflash

APRIL 10, 2012

Here are some of the things that have happened since I moved out of my office and into my employees’ space: Employee discussions turned into learning events. In fact, most organizations I know of spend more time focusing on employees’ failures than successes; both are teachable events. Meetings became more effective.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 1, 2019

From then onwards, we all began to enjoy the sessions more and of course, learning became a reciprocal event. Reading an advance copy of Richard Gerver's book Education: A Manifesto for Change this week confirms yet again that this approach is both effective and desirable, especially in the rapidly changing world of the 21st Century.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 6, 2019

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). We will also examine the role new technology can play in promoting effective L&D and critically evaluate practices that are rooted in traditional learning/training environments.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Here's the etymology of the phrase from the Know Your Meme website: "Nuking the Fridge is an idiomatic phrase used by movie fans to describe the declining point of a film franchise as a result of its heavy reliance on special effects. The Urban Dictionary elaborated on the origin of the phrase, which is ". I think we should be told.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 8, 2019

In this presentation I will explore the use of MOOCs, AI, social media, smart mobiles, virtual worlds, augmented and virtual reality, as well as some of the emerging associated theories, to evaluate their effectiveness on pedagogy. If you would like to book me to speak at your event, please email me at this link to discuss your requirements.

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Learning with e's

JULY 8, 2016

HTC Vive in action - Photo by Steve Wheeler At the JISC Connect More event held in Cheltenham recently, a number of futuristic technologies were on display for delegates to experience. The capability of the system to allow you to render 3D images and then view them from all angles and perspectives was quite a powerful effect.

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Rapid eLearning

MARCH 22, 2016

Before we get started, here is a list of sites that offer free audio sound effects that I featured in a previous blog post. If it’s distracting or competes with cognitive processing it may make the course less effective. Vimeo : music library of Creative Common music. Free Audio: Background Music. Not Free Audio.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Employers are discovering that productivity and effectiveness can be increased if learners stay in their workplace or remain mobile as they learn, rather than requiring them to travel to, and spend time in a 'training place.' We have come a long way since the 'Just in Case' curriculum. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 17, 2019

Reflect for a moment on some of the serendipitous events that have led to really useful and sometimes indispensable inventions: The first that comes to mind is the discovery of a lifesaving new medicine. As it started to pop, he knew he had discovered a revolutionary new effect. So he put some corn into the machine. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons Predictably, the ideas that dominated at Learning Technologies 2019 (#LT19uk) were mostly on new and emerging technologies. Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) cropped up several times during sessions across the event. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

MAY 31, 2018

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. Education and industry rarely communicate effectively. The conference is on midsummer day - 21 June.

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Learning with e's

MAY 10, 2014

Giving students some latitude to make their own meaning by solving problems and meeting challenges is more effective than giving them the answers. They learn - and only if they are motivated and inspired to do so. Too often in the past teachers have presented answers, when they should be asking questions. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 13, 2012

You can gain an insight into ideas, content and events that would otherwise pass you by, and you can also engage in great conversations with people all over the globe who share similar interests, passions, problems and experiences. If you are a teacher for example, you may wish to follow #edchat or a Teach Meet event. Unported License.

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Jane Hart

MARCH 20, 2012

Here is an updated version (V3) of the WSD Framework with more charts and descriptions, and now available as a PDF to download under a Creative Commons Licence. This service area will continue to design, deliver and manage training, e-learning and/or blended learning events. 2 – Performance Support Services.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 21, 2010

This for me was just more proof that the social web is extremely powerful and tools such as Twitter, blogs and resource sharing sites are very effective event amplification tools. and onwards by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 22, 2014

I have either been grading assignments, setting assignments or thinking about assessment (I''m speaking at an event on assessment in London later this week). Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Hariadhi Who put the ass in assessment? by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

MAY 2, 2019

Such as question is difficult to address because 'the future' can be quite nebulous, and predictions are often inaccurate due to unexpected events and unforeseen outcomes. They need to find resources quickly and effectively, so navigation of content must be quick and simple. So what will educational video look like in the future?

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Just in time' is often seen as a counterpoint to the standard, traditional 'just in case' curriculum where learners are provide with everything they might possibly need, in the event that someday, some of it will be useful. It is rather a hit and miss strategy and it's not very effective. Just in time learning now takes precedence.

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ATD Learning Technologies

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Augmented reality takes a view of a real environment and augments it with additional information or effects. What is Creative Commons? Creative Commons is a type of copyright license wherein the creator of the content still retains the rights but allows others to use it free of charge with certain stipulations.

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Performance Learning Productivity

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Effective Metrics for Learning and Development I wonder what Shaw would think if he saw the way learning and development is predominantly measured in organisations today. For example a study of 829 companies over 31 years showed diversity training had "no positive effects in the average workplace."

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 17, 2015

One of the key discussion points was around the nature of these approaches and their effectiveness as learning environments. Some raised the issue of lurking and peripheral participation, but the point was also made that wherever there are open and free events, we will find those who lurk in the background. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 1, 2016

Advancing in a line across a field toward your enemy may have been an effective doctrine in the 19th Century, but against machine guns, barbed wire and minefields, it was disastrously ineffective. This resulted in lack of co-ordination and decision making when it was most needed. What can we learn from this tragedy? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 17, 2011

In spite of the trials and tribulations of international travel, I actually had a wonderful time in Elmshorn, Germany this week during the two day Moodlemoot event. Max Woodtli was more pedagogical in his focus, talking about the most effective approaches to securing good learning outcomes. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 26, 2019

Our lexicon contains words that describe just about everything that has ever occurred in the past, and we continually develop words and expressions that describe new concepts, ideas and events. Which can you use more effectively to articulate your ideas? Language is organic, subject to change at any time. Wheeler, S. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

The event, hosted by the Near East University, will feature four keynote speakers and presentations of papers, workshops, posters, seminars and virtual presentations on a wide range of pedagogical research themes. Tim flies by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Like any other part of the training and skills sector, the construction industry depends upon the reliable and effective training of well qualified and competent individuals. Building the future by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 What I saw impressed me.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2013

When the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development invited me to speak at their annual HRD event at London''s Olympia I was delighted. So I sent a provisional set of slides to the organisers about 2 weeks before the event, with the warning to them that these would not be the final production. Unported License.

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Janet Clarey

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

I have several people to thank for making their work available whether publicly and/or under creative commons licenses. Stephen Downes , National Research Council of Canada, who wrote his presentation notes for a 2007 event, Groups Vs Networks: The Class Struggle Continues.&#. Here are the slides.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 5, 2014

He argues that computers could effectively put an end to mankind. If computers ever did reach human level intelligence, and there was a singularity event, we might be wise to run for the hills. I doubt very much if we will ever see such an event, because computers are electric idiots. Never the less, Hawking has a point.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

In effect, through the use of social media and telecommunication technologies, these teachers are becoming global educators. I have presented from Australia to the USA (strange timezone differences there) and from Europe to the USA, and even, in such events as the Reform Symposium, presented to a worldwide audience of educators.

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Learning with e's

JULY 8, 2013

He draws on a variety of examples from social history, but if a new updated edition of this book were to be published, I have no doubt he would draw on recent social events such as the Arab Spring and citizen journalism as examples of effective social collective action using new media tools. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

As a prelude to the event, the organisers have asked me to write a short blog post which takes the form of my responses to four questions: Q1. All of my content is licensed under Creative Commons, so that others who wish to, can freely use it, repurpose it, and redistribute it without cost. We have the technology.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

If a lecture is nothing more than an expert standing in front of an audience speaking for an hour, then there are clearly issues around its effectiveness. In my next blog post I'm going to argue that lectures can be transformed into active learning events with the appropriate application of pedagogy and technology. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 10, 2011

Several people came to me after the event and said that they thought the conference had morphed, turned a corner, transformed into something entirely new. Possibly, because they certainly added a new and very welcome dimension to the event. For me, No. 6 has been the best of the series so far.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 10, 2014

It took many years before he was able to express himself effectively, and he would become extremely agitated when he couldn''t make himself understood. The other children got used to him, and over time, he learnt to control his impulses, and to express himself more clearly and effectively. All they could see was the strange behaviour.

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