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Learning pathways

Learning with e's

Whichever way you view this book however, it was notable for introducing rhizome theory as a metaphor for knowledge representation. There is also evidence that learning communities informally decide their own priorities, often observed in the emerging folksonomies that result when digital content is organised, shared and curated.

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eLearning Topics

Tony Karrer

this would be down notable dropping topics: games, simulations, knowledge, interactive and blended Karyn Romeis commented: Hmm. 130) Work Skills (26) PWLE (16) Flash Quiz (8) Knowledge Work (40) That's a pretty fair representation of topics that I talk about. I have doubts about the validity of these data.

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Next generation learning

Learning with e's

has seen as shift toward user generated content, and the emergent property of folksonomies. Each learner will become a nexus of knowledge, and a node of knowledge production. Image source Next generation learning by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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The changing Web

Learning with e's

They like to share their ideas, and they enjoy playing their part in the production of knowledge. It is a complex network of dynamic resources that we all acknowledge is constantly changing to adapt to the growing demand for entertainment, communication and access to knowledge. Essentially, Web 2.0 We need to acknowledge that 'Web 2.0'

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with e's

Once again, I will do so based upon my knowledge and experience gained from a career in which research has been central to my work. It is a complex network of dynamic resources that we all acknowledge is constantly changing to adapt to the growing demand for entertainment, communication and access to knowledge. London: Routledge.

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The social impact of disruptive technology

Learning with e's

This idea sways the balance of power between experts and non-experts, between teachers and students everywhere, because it rejects the privileged role of former knowledge mediators and contradicts the traditional idea that knowledge can only be generated by certified experts. Well, this is the subject of my LEARNTEC lecture.

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Theories for the digital age: Postmodern perspectives

Learning with e's

They employ the botanic metaphor of rhizomatic root systems to describe multiple, chaotic non-hierarchical interpretations of knowledge. This form of negotiated meaning more clearly represents the knowledge acquisition processes that occur within the transient discussion threads and ephemeral collaborative spaces on the World Wide Web.

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