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Learning first, technology second

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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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Design for life

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The user interface on most VLE/LMS technologies is often too complex for students, who spend much more time trying to navigate and discover content than they do actually learning that content. This can be a desirable effect if the student is required to learn something deeply and reason about its significance. Unported License.

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

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3) Your Managed Learning Environment (or VLE) - in whatever flavour your organisation has chosen - is a walled garden that allows conversations to be protected from outside eyes. However, bear in mind that most VLEs have online discussion threads that all of the group can see and read. Unported License.

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Good morning Barcelona!! Jim Groom at #EDEN15

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Groom made several key points around the process of 'uneducation' (borrowed from Brian Lamb) where he talked about 'descent into the maelstrom' - an account of effects of modern networked communication on professional practice. Photo by Steve Wheeler Good morning Barcelona!! However, all of this wasn't just fun for fun sake.

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From EDUPUNK to ds106. 10Q: Jim Groom

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None of this happens in an LMS (or VLE), in fact, that systematic design of that system is anathema to all of these crucial elements of educating in the digital era. Namely, how can we most effectively integrate the web into education, because I strongly believe teaching and learning can be that much cooler when it''s done well.