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Stuck in the past?

Learning with e's

In 1970, sociologist Alvin Toffler predicted: ' Within thirty years, the educational systems of the United States, and several Western European countries as well, will have broken decisively with the mass production pedagogy of the past, and will have advanced into an era of educational diversity based on the liberating power of the new machines.'

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

I used distance education courses to complete a Masters degree and soon was involved in distance education delivery for a local community college. I’m especially interested in social media that can be used to go beyond the often institutional centric LMS systems. Providing access was then and still remains my biggest motivation.

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BETTing on the future

Learning with e's

Education, whether face to face, or technology mediated, can play an important role in improving intercultural relationships and raising awareness of social responsibilities. I would provide educators with access to all of the world’s knowledge in their local language. By good pedagogy. What book are you currently reading?

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BETTing on the future

Learning with e's

Education, whether face to face, or technology mediated, can play an important role in improving intercultural relationships and raising awareness of social responsibilities. I would provide educators with access to all of the world’s knowledge in their local language. By good pedagogy. What book are you currently reading?

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#40years of educational technology: Computers

Learning with e's

Pedagogy and technology are in a symbiotic relationship, and I have been privileged to witness its development first hand over the last 40 years. We were still several years away from the digital age, and devices such as personal computers, the Web, social media and handheld devices were still in the future. Unported License.

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Teacher Voices: Chris Nesbitt

Learning with e's

I spent some time in local primary schools and when I saw the impact I could have just as a teenager on work experience I knew teaching would be right for me. Through social media such as Twitter, I have seen several inspiring accounts that share great examples of how their schools try to make teachers' lives easier.

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Freinet and social media

Learning with e's

When I wrote Blogging with Freire , I was speculating on what that great Brazilian educator and theorist might have made of educational blogging - a concept he never knew, because he died before the Internet and social media came in to common use. He certainly believed in using technology in education. Unported License.