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Learning theories for the digital age

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How might we begin to understand the issues surrounding folksonomies, peer learning, or collaborative informal learning that seem to occur spontaneously, outside the classroom, spanning the entire globe - using old theories that were written to describe what happens in a classroom? I will be interested in your views. Unported License.

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The architecture of learning

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The emergent properties of content organisation are folksonomies, and are the product of loose organised that is bottom-up rather than top-down. Photo by Steve Wheeler The architecture of learning by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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The changing Web

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tools include popular applications such as blogs, wikis and podcasting; social networking sites such as FaceBook and LinkedIn; photo and videosharing services such as Flickr and YouTube; familiar utilities such as RSS feeds, social tagging (e.g. Image source The changing web by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

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Photo by Felix Burton on Wikimedia Commons The survival of higher education (2): Changing times by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Winston, B. Media Technology and Society: A History: From the Telegraph to the Internet. London: Routledge. Unported License.

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Theories for the digital age: Postmodern perspectives

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Photo by Steve Wheeler Theories for the digital age: Postmodern perspectives by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 London: Continuum. Surowiecki, J. 2009) The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many are Smarter than the Few. London: Abacus. Unported License.

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#40years of educational technology: Social media

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Social media is one of the most versatile, and very personal technologies available to teachers. We are only just beginning to understand the power and potential it has to enhance and extend learning. Unported License. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.