Learning with e's

MARCH 1, 2014

(from Deschooling Society , 1971) In the context of the technology of his day, he saw networked computers and telephone systems being used to encourage and promote exchanges of ideas, knowledge and expertise. Photo by Ian Britton on Freefoto Tools for conviviality? 1971) Deschooling Society. Penguin: Harmondsworth. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

That''s quite an apt result because Google and many of the other large, supposedly ''free'' social media tools are very much focused on making money to sustain their operations. Nor is it about the morality of social media companies. Photo by Steve Wheeler PLN or CoP? But this post is not about money.

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Communities of Practice Social Media Community License 108

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

Secondly, learning needs to be social. Increasingly, such contact and communication is mediated through technology, and social media tools are ideal for this purpose. Now many learners are exploiting the power of social media to build and engage with equals in personal learning networks. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 7, 2014

Where once, experts had a monopoly on knowledge and expertise, now anyone it seems can access content that will teach them. Today, the bold claim is that anyone can learn anything they wish, because social media channels can provide that scaffolding. Learning in particular is being democratised. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 22, 2014

Communities of Practice (CoP) are made up of people who have a common purpose and interest, and who are essentially learning together. This can be in any field of expertise, and can be formal or informal in constitution. The act of regular interaction between members of a CoP creates a cultural capital upon which all members can draw.

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Community Knowledge Cognitive Communities of Practice 87

Learning with e's

JULY 12, 2018

Very soon thereafter, social networks and then social media began to arrive. Now, anyone could be their own publisher or producer, create an online learning space or a blog, share videos, photos, music - any content that could be digitised. Photo by CCMSharm2 on Wikimedia Commons What does it mean to be digital today?

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 10, 2016

Here's an excerpt: Steve’s particular field of expertise is around the use of technology in education, starting out with those early computers and now moving to the fields of social media and smartphones. As I remark in my interview, 'I live and work in the future, but I come home at weekends.' Unported License.

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