Learning with e's

AUGUST 17, 2012

Never before have there been so many opportunities to make contact with educators world wide, many of whom have wonderful creative ideas to share. Indeed, the fact that many social media users are altruistic and are willing to share their ideas for free to their community should be enough to convince most educators to join in.

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CourseArc

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Instructional design is the thoughtful application of design aspects — like color theory, typography, and user experience — to create educational resources. Sign up to receive this ebook for free. 12 Helpful Resources for Instructional Design. Top books, blogs, videos, and more to excel as an instructional designer.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 16, 2014

David White , who is at Oxford University, is probably best known for his theory of Digital Residents and Visitors. Prensky''s Natives and Immigrants was a popular theory within the education world a decade ago, but upon close examination it turned out to be fraught with difficulties and flaws. It was simply a myth. Unported License.

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Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 Cognitive Flexibility Theory & Multiple Representations After reading Clarks comment on my posting from yesterday , Ive been looking into Cognitive Flexibility Theory (Spiro), trying to better understand the notion of "multiple representations." (You Bob Mosher: Performance Support and Learning at th.

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Learning Visions

APRIL 18, 2007

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Another take on Cognitive Load Theory The authors of the Eide Neurolearning Blog weigh in on recent research and articles on cognitive load (including the death of Powerpoint that have been talked about here ). Cammy at Learning Solutions #ls2010 Audio Interview with Will Thalheimer on Common Des.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

This is number 30 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. This should not so much be considered as a theory, but is a useful perspective on design and human perception. Unported License.

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Learning Visions

MAY 18, 2006

Thursday, May 18, 2006 A General Theory of Love An article in National Geographic about the chemistry of love sparked a conversation with my friend Bob. He sent me a book, " A General Theory of Love." Cammy at Learning Solutions #ls2010 Audio Interview with Will Thalheimer on Common Des. Its keeping me up late at night.

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Learning with e's

JULY 1, 2014

This is number 22 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. As usual, this is a simplified interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the associated literature.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 9, 2016

I'm using it freely because he gave his permission in a Creative Commons licence on the site. Yes, I know photographers need to earn a living just like everyone else, but giving one or two images away for free is actually good practice. Freely does it. It draws attention to your work from those who would otherwise not see it.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 12, 2007

Monday, March 12, 2007 Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Jay Cross in Free the learners talks about his afternoon omelette and anarchy and then goes on: People ask how to track informal learning in their LMS; my response is don’t. Cammy at Learning Solutions #ls2010 Audio Interview with Will Thalheimer on Common Des.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Theory vs. Application in Instructional Design: One Academics View A long time ago, I decided I was much better at the practical side of things than the theoretical. See what John has to say in Instructional Design and Academia -- Where Theory and Practice RARELY Meet. I did great in Calculus AB(?)

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

What theories could be used to explain these phenomena, and how can social/psychological models better our understanding of how people learn when their communication, relationships and learning are mediated through technology? It's limitless and should be available to anyone and everyone who needs it, and given away for free.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 We’ve gone so far as to develop an entire field—social learning theory—based on the premise that “behavior is learned from the environment through the process of observational learning.” Read more about video-based best practices and tips in our free eBook.

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Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

I try and use good quality royalty free images available under a Creative Commons license, but I am also conscious that they may fall into the trap I describe above.

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Learning Visions

MAY 11, 2009

Monday, May 11, 2009 Free Articulate & Moodle Seminars in Boston and Chicago Are you in Boston or Chicago? Cammy at Learning Solutions #ls2010 Audio Interview with Will Thalheimer on Common Des. Free Articulate & Moodle Seminars in Boston and Ch. Want to learn more about Articulate and Moodle? Want to meet me?

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 12, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler Theories of learning can be useful in helping us to understand the possibilities of learning, and also to guide teachers in their pedagogical practice. But to which theories should we subscribe? Jerome Bruner developed ZPD theory to include the concept of scaffolded learning. Thank you for reading.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2019

A closer look at cognitive load theory (Sweller, 1988 ) reveals that human processing relies predominantly on visual and auditory stimuli, but this is limited. One new service offers a growing range of educational videos for download that is free of commercials. Next time: The future of video in education References Brame, C.J.

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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. But it is about making connections for learning through the ''free'' tools we have at our disposal - social media. But this post is not about money.

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Learning with e's

JULY 29, 2019

All this has been possible because they are all labelled as Creative Commons with a repurpose licence. Learning Theories For The Digital Age (>22,000 views) Reference Lessig, L. 2005) Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity. So here they are - the top five posts in the history of Learning With 'E's: 1.

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Learning with e's

JULY 13, 2012

In it, they represented a number of perspectives on personal learning environments, including a discussion on the differential between institutionally managed Virtual Learning Environments (or VLEs) and the free tools that learners are now using on the web. I have written before about the merits of giving your stuff away for free.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 28, 2014

And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones". There are many theories, but no definitive answers. Again, there are many theories, but we lack definitive answers. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

So I would like to present a selection of my students' recent work below, under the heading of learning theories and pedagogy , with the question 'What is Learning?' Please feel free to comment directly on their blogs if you feel you can encourage them, add anything to their understanding, or challenge them in some way!

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 31, 2013

My explanation is that praxis is at the nexus - the overlap - between theory and practice. Praxis is the essence of what happens when theory is applied to practice, and can be simplified in this Venn diagram. It is the action of people who are free, who are able to act for themselves. Theory without action is just theory.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 10, 2019

1947) The Theory of Social and Economic Organisation. New York: The Free Press. Digital tribes by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 and Rowsell, J. London: Paul Chapman Publishing. Unported License.

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Mindflash

JUNE 13, 2012

Here are a few smart definitions of it: Albert Bandura defines social learning as a theory that explains how people learn from one another through observation, imitation, and modeling. Etienne Wenger suggests in a social theory of learning that people learn when participating with others in the pursuit of a specific practice.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Im not looking for the obtuse theory books. After my appeal for something a little more pared down that I might actually be able to read, Dr. John came up with these essentials: The Conditions of Learning and Theory of Instruction , by Robert Gagné Training Complex Cognitive Skills , by Jeroen J.G. These are my current faves.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2013

The aim is that reconfigured collaborative spaces allow free flow of all room occupants so that any amount of engagement between individuals is possible during formal learning. This, according the Flipped Classroom theory, frees up a lot more time for discussion, specialist tutor input and collaborative work around the subject being studied.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Gee provides several principles that together constitute a games based learning theory. Gamers are free to take risks in spaces where 'real world' consequences are negated. Photo by Steve Wheeler The games we play by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 18, 2011

And connectivism is one of the major underpinning theories of the MOOC. There is also a debate about whether connectivism is actually a bona fide theory - it has attracted its fair share of critics. The question of open, free of cost participation in a MOOC is a given. That's learning. A sparsely populated MOOC is just.

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

As a practical person, I tend to avoid theory. But in my quest for an informal M.Ed, Ive got to get into theory a bit, right? The EduTech Wiki also has a good overview on learning style theory. Posted by Cammy Bean at 1:41 PM Labels: learning styles , theory 1 comments: Howard Solomon said. For the moment.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 6, 2014

Developing his theory, Goffman''s thinking was probably influenced by symbolic interactionists such as George Herbert Mead and Charles Cooley, and sociologists such as Emile Durkheim and Talcott Parsons. Photo by Tim Green The drama of Facebook by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2007

A list of important books, key terminology, basic theory. And, more importantly, you can improve your design when you understand the theory. (Im Im not a big theory person. Im not saying that these theories are right or wrong -- but they get tossed about and referred to with great relish by some in the industry.

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learnWorlds

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Introduction to Graphic Design: Concepts, History & Theory (you can even split this into three mini-courses). Color theory and its practical application. How to use creative commons. You should also type in a URL for your course and select the type of access to your course (Paid, Draft, Coming Soon, Free, or Private).

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Take a few minutes to answer a few questions about e-learning development at your organization and youll get a free Articulate skin! Cammy at Learning Solutions #ls2010 Audio Interview with Will Thalheimer on Common Des. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Join Kineos Mark Harrison for a free webinar on webinars: Building effective content for your online sessions. Cammy at Learning Solutions #ls2010 Audio Interview with Will Thalheimer on Common Des. Wendy Wickham This work by Cammy Bean is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Its a Meta-Webinar!

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Learning with e's

MARCH 6, 2015

Downes bemoaned the fact that the original Massive Open Online Courses , run in free and flexible, student led ways and owned by students, had been sadly misappropriated by the large consortia, and now hardly resembled at all the first MOOCs of the last decade. And this was exactly the guiding principle of the earliest MOOCs.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 20, 2015

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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