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Learning first, technology second

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Let me give you an example: Many schools, colleges and universities have by now implemented a managed learning environment (MLE) sometimes referred to as a virtual learning environment (VLE) or Learning Management System (LMS). mlearn14 digital strategy education learning LMS MLE pedagogy schools teaching Technology universiy VLE'

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

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That never worked in the student bar and it won''t work on Facebook. Student groups tend to set up their own Facebook groups anyway, without any prompting from their teachers. Student groups tend to set up their own Facebook groups anyway, without any prompting from their teachers. Unported License.

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False frontiers

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You could see where we might place formal learning using a VLE, or where students might meet to chat using Facebook, for example. Image source False frontiers by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 But it's far from perfect. Unported License.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

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This is particularly evident on a cursory inspection of any social web space, whether it be Facebook, Snapchat or any other popular free space. If they wished to change this kind of restrictive provision and depose the ‘tyranny of the institutional VLE’, universities would need to undergo a radical shift in policy. Unported License.

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It's complicated

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Here's the video: Photo by Steve Wheeler It's complicated by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 I think this discussion highlights many of these factors and reveals some of the complexities of technology supported learning in higher education.