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The sun sets on Becta

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Among others, Ian Usher's blogpost for example, is fiercely protective of Becta's record, and points out several bits of disinformation circulating that shed a poorer light on the agency than they perhaps deserved. This work by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Selfie number 7

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She talked about how social media was making a huge impact on learning, and gave some great examples from her own professional practice. She was one of the founders of the Reform Symposium, a very popular 72 hour, follow the sun online event with facilitators on 3 separate continents. It was the start of many subsequent encounters.

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What we don't know

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Cosmology is replete with such unanswered questions: How, for example, do we explain gravity? Why is the sun 400 times larger than the moon and 400 times further away, thus appearing to be exactly the same size and producing perfect solar eclipses every time? Is there life on other planets? Unported License.

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Technology makes a difference

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My usual response to such a claim is that children with special educational needs are a classic example of technology improving learning. Photo by Edward on Wikimedia Commons Capturing the moment by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Our digital future 4: Pervasive computing

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Now, for those who are unfamiliar with the Reform Symposium, let me explain: It's a 72 hour live web based symposium that follows the sun. There are endless examples of pervasive computing online, and a quick search will unearth some great ideas that have already been put into practice. Unported License.

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Around the globe again

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It's one of the best preserved examples of this architectual period in existence, and wandering around the town is absolutely wonderful, even if you are an art philistine. Around the globe again by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Related blogpost. 3) Nuremburg, Germany.

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The next steps

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Chris Nesbitt's blog is a wonderful example of how students can gain a deeper understanding of theory by writing about it online in front of a potentially worldwide audience of readers. The same can be said for Lloyd Chilcott's blog which is replete with great interpretations of pedagogical theory. Go out and educate the world!

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