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Going to the wall

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In a previous post entitled Learning spaces of the third kind I outlined a project to establish an experimental learning space. It's called the eXSpace and will be a showcase for a range of new and emerging technologies, a place to study new pedagogies and a sandpit to try out new ideas and methods.

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Learning precincts

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The notion of learning spaces is gaining traction across all sectors of education. Learning spaces are not only used to describe places we can learn, but can also be representative of the human mind. And it is from our minds that the concept of learning spaces arises. Unported License.

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Video for learning: Today and tomorrow

Learning with e's

I was studying at college and a man in a white coat wheeled a television and video player into the room. They need to find resources quickly and effectively, so navigation of content must be quick and simple. No wonder video is considered by many teachers to be so effective. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning in round spaces

Learning with e's

So what happens when we change the shape of the learning space? Change it again, and face the participants outwards instead, and what is the effect? Children sit on the floor and face the curved walls of the igloo to experience the full 360 degree effect of the colour, movement and sound. Unported License.

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6 interactive whiteboard tips

Learning with e's

There are those who use the IWB avidly, incorporating it into their lessons, embedding it into their programmes of study and exploiting the potential of the onboard tools. Exeter: Learning Matters. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. They have been around for a long time, but IWBs seem to have polarised teachers.

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or not to lecture

Learning with e's

In my previous post I wrote that even though research shows lectures to be less than effective in helping students to learn, they still persist in higher education. Presenting large groups of students with a challenge or a problem is often effective in enabling individuals to tackle concepts or theories in an active manner.

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Imagined worlds

Learning with e's

One of the new skills that teachers will need to master in the future will be the ability to manage virtual learning spaces. Learning always takes place in the mind of the learner, but the formalised activities of learning have never been confined to the classroom. They are bounded by walls, rules and conventions.