Learning with e's

APRIL 5, 2015

The arrival of Creative Commons licensing made free sharing a more attractive proposition for everyone. As van Dijk (2013) has proposed, the ready acceptance of Facebook and other social media into the every day lives of a global population of users ensured that the ethos of sharing became second nature.

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Learning with e's

MAY 6, 2013

The authors speculated that this was probably because Twitter exhibits weaker social ties than other social networks such as Facebook, and therefore many Twitter users are less likely to want to connect with relative strangers who transmit negativity. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 12, 2010

It relates to the need to persist with the tool so that you give it enough time to build up a critical mass of followers and followed, ensuring that your personal learning network (PLN) becomes effective. Learning and teaching with Twitter by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

MAY 18, 2011

My reading of 'The Facebook Effect' recently has led me to believe that mavericks and anarchists - those who tend to bend the rules, or simply ignore them - are at the centre of many creative projects, and in some cases actually become the gamechangers. Unported License. Next time, don't ask for permission. Just do it.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2014

In mathematics, I have seen interactive whiteboards used very effectively to teach number bonds and floor robots can be used successfully to teach geometry and algorithms. Blogging can be used to engage children in creative writing , while making videos is excellent for problem solving and collaborative work. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The only thing we could do he stated, was to measure more effectively. I shared a link to the video on Twitter and Facebook and had a huge positive response. A shift in time by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Famous last words.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 10, 2012

He made several interesting points about the blurring of boundaries between public and private (think of webcams and Facebook status updates for example) and that technology tends to distract us from 'who we are'. I have discovered the effects of this personally, because I maintain six Twitter accounts. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 11, 2012

This all happened because of Facebook and Twitter - tools the e-learning community uses with exceptional effect across the globe to keep in touch and share ideas. Image by Steve Wheeler Community really is the curriculum by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 1, 2016

By 2006 several social networking sites were enjoying surges in popularity, including MySpace, Bebo and of course, Facebook. We enjoyed great success, with many students learning through creating, sharing and editing content online, a collateral effect of which was better writing outcomes. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

That never worked in the student bar and it won''t work on Facebook. Student groups tend to set up their own Facebook groups anyway, without any prompting from their teachers. Student groups tend to set up their own Facebook groups anyway, without any prompting from their teachers. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Whilst these approaches to learning are often more effective for personalised and collaborative learning, they tend to be kept to a minimum in most cases, because teachers like to maintain some level of control over their students, and finite time and resources constrain them. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I represent myself differently in Second Life to the way I represent myself on Facebook, because each environment prompts a different response from me. In LinkedIn, I manage a professional version of my persona, which evaporates when I'm on Facebook. Unported License. On Twitter I am a bit of a mixture.

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Learning with e's

JULY 16, 2015

Well, corporate barriers are a problem - for instance when the management says you are not allowed to use Facebook because it's against company policy. You see, all of my content is licensed under Creative Commons, which means that it can be shared and repurposed under the same licence with which I have licensed it.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 1, 2013

Some of these divides are socio-economic, others are technical based on geographical location, still others are about willingness to engage, or the skill to be able to use tools effectively. My 83 year old father made the mistake of breaking some bad news on Facebook, and supplementing it with LOL. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 6, 2012

They want to know how a complaint in a public forum can have negative high impact on their business if it's not dealt with effectively. The same applies when you mention something on Facebook, or simply let slip your date of birth, location or other personal information such as hobbies and interests. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 6, 2012

I recently blogged about the hidden audience effect , and cited Westfields Junior School's S'cool Internet Radio and David Mitchell's Quadblogging projects as examples of how students can become better engaged with learning when they perform their work for an audience. Unported License. In the 21st century, it's the WORLD.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Does my identity change when I am on Facebook? This celebrity effect is just one way we see changes in behaviour. Multiple identities by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Or does my identity change because my behaviour does?

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

One of the digital literacies I identified in yesterday's blogpost was effective social networking. Most of us have a Facebook account, and maybe a LinkedIn account too. Firstly, I believe we need to network more smartly, particularly in a manner that helps us to learn more effectively in both formal and informal contexts.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 28, 2012

Technology (in the form of mobile telephones) has changed the way we communicate with each other, and social networking services such as Facebook have made similar advances in the way we relate to our friends and family. They are being encouraged to communicate more effectively through podcasts, videos and on social networking sites.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

tools include popular applications such as blogs, wikis and podcasting; social networking sites such as FaceBook and LinkedIn; photo and videosharing services such as Flickr and YouTube; familiar utilities such as RSS feeds, social tagging (e.g. More is becoming known about the effects the changing Web is exerting upon teaching and learning.

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Marcia Conner

MARCH 28, 2013

Facebook – The largest social network on the planet, with more members (901M in April 2012) than the population of Europe, Russia, and the Middle East combined (780M). I wrote a post several years ago called “ Face to Facebook Learning “ challenging the notion you can’t learn on Facebook.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 7, 2012

I recently blogged about the hidden audience effect , and cited Westfields Junior School's S'cool Internet Radio and David Mitchell's Quadblogging projects as examples of how students can become better engaged with learning when they perform their work for an audience. Unported License. In the 21st century, it's the WORLD.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 9, 2011

In effect, open learning in all of its forms becomes a reciprocal arrangement: it’s a mutual giving and receiving – all for free. This would never have been possible without the internet and social media services like Twitter and Facebook. Unported License. Will learners need new skills to use these new technologies?

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 19, 2011

Today everybody talks about Facebook and Twitter. Facebook is very interesting as it attracts a wide variety of people from teenagers to older people. But we should not confuse Facebook with formal learning. Is there also hardware with similar effects? Unported License. when Tim O’Reilly coined the term in 2004.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Many of us do so willingly, but there is a very real underlying tension between the effects of the global and the desires of the individual. The effects of globalization are being felt around the world. Yet the effects of globalization are by no means as clear cut as Toffler and McLuhan were predicting. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 28, 2012

In effect, habitual use of a variety of tools (Facebook, Twitter, SMS, MS Messenger, YouTube, etc) is ensuring that this current generation is more versatile in literacy skills than any previous generation. Photo by Steve Wheeler Learning on the move by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

I'm always asking myself the question - what do my students need to know to be able to use the web effectively? Watch your back by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. This is aligned to e-safety, which is about protecting people online.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 15, 2007

Most e-Learning vendors mention ADDIE or some form thereof on their websites as if it was a real science about creating effective learning. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Based on a work at learningvisions.blogspot.com.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2014

However, I’m not so thrilled about moving directly to commercial systems like Facebook or LinkedIn, due to privacy and ownership concerns. Terry: I think like any professional, distance educators need to know how to effectively use the tools of their trade. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning Visions

JULY 24, 2007

The company you surround yourself with may be shallow, but their effects upon your reality are tremendously deep. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Youre not crazy, youre just a little unwell. Template by Tina Chen.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 27, 2007

They have become adept at incorporating flash animations, pdfs, PowerPoint presentations, audio-visual material and any number of other techniques for getting training messages across to users in effective and imaginative ways. So the end game is transferring the knowledge in an easy and effective manner, and then following up in person.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 23, 2007

Here are a few highlights: Sustaining Performance in Rapid e-Learning includes some great tips and ideas for how to create effective follow-up activities to ensure knowledge transfer on the job. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 31, 2011

From Facebook to Twitter, from YouTube to Blogging, put these tools in the hands of an educator who has a sensible outlook about how these tools can be used and you'll see the benefit from the learning that is taking place at the hands of that educator. Unported License. Teachers need to know that social media doesn't need to hurt.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2008

Things might get a bit silly with all that snapping, but I bet its effective. Online courses provide ample opportunities to creatively and repeatedly introduce learners to concepts through the subtle, yet effective, use of graphics and/or audio. United States License. How could you do that in an e-learning experience?

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Learning Visions

JUNE 12, 2007

Blogging has a positive effect on my work-life expertise -- countless client conversations have gone all the better because of something I read just yesterday or wrote about the day before. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 20, 2007

For me, instructional design is about designing "engaging and effective" asynchronous learning experiences (web-based training programs). Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Based on a work at learningvisions.blogspot.com.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

In the Learning Portals that we create for our clients, we need to think about how we can ensure that updates are effectively tracked and recorded and that old versions of courses are properly archived. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Is that true?)

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