Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

One of my methods is to provoke a discussion with students and then summarise their comments and arguments on the board. Another method is to get students to use the board to present their ideas. Hopefully we can start a discussion thread about the effectiveness of different technologies, media and tools for education!

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 6, 2019

We will explore micro-learning, personal and personalised learning as current methods and will discuss some key case studies about how large organisations successfully support and promote L&D. by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 15, 2014

One of the best questions I fielded was ''How have learning methods evolved over the past 10 years? Open views on learning by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. How will distance education evolve?

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Teachers in schools are considering the extent to which common pedagogical methods can be adapted into online environments, or whether they need to be completely revised and reconceptualised. Unported License. The most important principle of any online learning programme is involvement.

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Learning with e's

JULY 18, 2019

However, the concept behind VR - simulation - is a sound and successfully used method of training in many fields of work. Makeshift reality by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Good, effective teachers are intuitive, empathetic and responsive to the needs of their students. They get to know their charges well, finding creative ways to help them to learn optimally, engaging them with methods and activities designed to draw out the best performances. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

The didactic method is cost effective in terms of the amount of contact time lecturers or teachers need to invest in the process. Classroom centric learning has established itself as a ''tried and tested'' method of pedagogy, and it doesn''t seem to be waning. Unported License. Photo from VCU Libraries A growing divide?

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

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. In effect, the boards have been used as substitutes for the old dry wipe boards and projection screens. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 4, 2018

Effective pedagogy not only has impact, it's contagious. Often, in my own practice, if I witness a good method or technique, I adopt it myself. Passion for education by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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MARCH 22, 2011

Whatever your philosophy regarding frontal teaching methods and the uses of Smartboards, there’s no denying two facts: Smartboards have become extremely popular tools in educational institutions & are relatively expensive and eat major portions out of our shrinking school budgets. 30+ Places To Find Creative Commons Media.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

As I have previously argued, I believe summative assessment methods are only useful to mark an end to a specific period of learning, a gateway into the next stage of the learning journey (and I''m not convinced we should even be doing this in many cases). One recent assessment method I have used is to get students to make videos.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

In this post I will featuring direct quotations from legendary American psychologist Jerome S Bruner , whose work focused on the psychology of learning, pedagogical methods such as instructional scaffolding and the spiral curriculum , as well as social constructivist learning methods. Unported License. 1990) Acts of Meaning.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 3, 2014

On the second day of the project they assembled their images and videos together, added sound effects and music, and then presented their videos to their peers and the module tutors for feedback. Unported License. Plymouth has a rich heritage and is steeped in history. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Technology integration results in digital tools being embedded into learning, so that for example maker cultures emerge, or the classroom activities are flipped , supporting more effective pedagogies and improving student learning outcomes. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

MAY 2, 2019

Later I witnessed the use of video as a feedback method for student teachers on practice. 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. Unported License. References Brame, C.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 31, 2016

In a recent blog post, Antonio Teixera , President of EDEN wrote: "By just adding 21st century technologies to 20th century teaching practices we’ll only be diluting the effectiveness of teaching." Firstly, the technology will not fit the teaching method. Thirdly, the effectiveness of both technology and teaching will be diluted.

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Learning with e's

JULY 29, 2019

That is one of the key reasons I believe blogging is a powerful method of professional engagement, and as Lawrence Lessig argues: "Blogging, a bit like forums, are spaces where people can congregate to share ideas, engage in dialogue over particular issues, and learn a great deal. 2005) Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2019

Notwithstanding the student attention issues, I explained that video can be at its most effective when it is used in short bursts as a stimulus to enrich and extend learning, to promote discussion, encourage collaboration and to challenge students' thinking - but definitely not as a replacement for the teacher. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 12, 2017

Yet innovative pedagogy in higher education is not prevalent, and academics are generally reluctant to change their methods. Nearly two decades into the third millennium, we need to question the effectiveness of this process, and ask whether a degree from a university still equips people for higher level work. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 10, 2017

Whiteboard rooms are a simple yet surprisingly effective method to encourage and support creativity, agile thinking and collaborative working. What about creative thinking spaces? In the digital realm, how effective are shared spaces such as wikis and forums for promoting creative thinking? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

(Preface xiii) Holt offers up several remedies for this malaise, essentially through the development of better relationships between children and teachers, and more effective, child-centred methods of pedagogy. They give a child a strong sense of cause and effect, of one thing leading to another. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 31, 2018

It's an unimportant gulf to bridge when we talk about ways of thinking, and methods of teaching. Education and industry rarely communicate effectively. Theatre of dreams by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

MARCH 24, 2014

For centuries, innovative teachers have been trying to find other more effective methods of pedagogy that can take the place of lecturing and instruction. The age old seminar is a great flipping method. Unported License. This is not new of course. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 12, 2016

However, these are still used effectively by those who desire to access educational opportunities to which they would otherwise have no access. 3) Learners need consistent, reliable access to learning materials, but also connections to peers and teachers if learning by mobile is to be effective. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

It seems strange that although research points to their ineffectiveness as a method of learning, lectures still figure predominantly in higher education. Some academics might argue that when faced with a large group of 150 or more students, the lecture is the only viable method. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 15, 2012

It's a very effective method of scaring kids to death, and it's also a very efficient method with which Governments can gather data to indicate how well the cohort of students in each school has had their heads crammed full of useless facts. Unported License. I would be very interested to hear your views.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Some of the most effective learning methods involve students doing and making, problem solving, and playing games, all of which comply with the notion of being in a meaningful setting. There is evidence that schools are beginning to adopt authentic learning methods. Unported License. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Nor does a good teacher need to always use technology to maintain their effectiveness. Innovative teaching is where good teachers are inventive and creative - where they continue to discover and devise new methods and content to ensure that students always get the best learning experiences. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Technology supported learning has long been a contested terrain, and there are at least two views about its effects. This view, first propounded by Richard Clark (1994) was widely accepted, warning as it did of the dangers of failing to differentiate between methods and media. A Reply: Media and Methods. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 26, 2019

As David Crystal has pointed out, the practice of texting on smartphones and in other formats of telecommunication, has spawned entirely new methods of communicating, where people change the structure and appearance of words and even entire sentences to accommodate the constraints and affordances of technology. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Take the job of teaching - how many things do we need to do simultaneously to be an effective teacher? Blue Beetle Training is one of a number of companies popping up in the learning and skills sector that focus on developing creative and innovative new ways to learn. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Our final #EDENchat of 2015 focused on new learning environments, namely MOOCs, flipped classrooms and blended learning methods. One of the key discussion points was around the nature of these approaches and their effectiveness as learning environments. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 17, 2011

Max Woodtli was more pedagogical in his focus, talking about the most effective approaches to securing good learning outcomes. How we trasfer those methods into digital learning environments will determine the future of learning platforms such as Moodle, he said. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 18, 2014

Deductive reasoning methods can therefore also be applied to good effect in just about any lesson on any subject. Unported License. The ability to deduce from the general to the specific is the basis of all good science, and runs consistently through a number of disciplines such as mathematics and statistical analysis.

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Learning with e's

MAY 6, 2016

Was there a creative difference? This led to a brief discussion on which method was the most effective - collaboration and exploration, or direct instruction? One remark was that 'there are many ways to create a box, and many methods that can be used to teach it, but ultimately, everyone still makes a box.'

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Learning with e's

JUNE 1, 2014

In effect, says Festinger, we seek to reduce our dissonance through attempting to rationalise our thoughts and beliefs and those with which they conflict. Indeed, problem based learning is thought to be one of the most effective situated learning methods. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

It's a very effective method to help the audience join the dots. Used appropriately, it can be a very effective method to prepare students' minds for when an important principle or concept needs to be conveyed. Unported License. How might we use the principle of Chekhov's Gun in education?

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