Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In my previous post I wrote that even though research shows lectures to be less than effective in helping students to learn, they still persist in higher education. The key question is: What can replace the lecture? Worse still, they may decide not to attend lectures at all. Most students will switch off.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 11, 2015

Too much noise, not enough light, too much heat or cold, uncomfortable seats, even poorly configured seating in a classroom can adversely affect learning. Teachers should be the architects of learning spaces (Wheeler, 2015, p 102). 2015) Learning with ''e''s: Educational theory and practice in the digital age.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 14, 2017

The newspaper covered the 'demise' of the university lecture theatre. The news created a small stir on social media, with several educators opining about what they thought of lecture theatres, their place in universities, technology, and teaching and learning in general. It all looks very bright, modern and colourful.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

The notion of learning spaces is gaining traction across all sectors of education. Learning spaces are not only used to describe places we can learn, but can also be representative of the human mind. And it is from our minds that the concept of learning spaces arises. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2016

In yesterday's post I mentioned the Youth Media Team who featured at the ICT in Education Conference in Ireland. Students should be at the centre of the learning process - where else could they legitimately be? However, if they don't have a voice in their own learning, they are peripheral to the process, and education fails them.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 18, 2011

One of the new skills that teachers will need to master in the future will be the ability to manage virtual learning spaces. Learning always takes place in the mind of the learner, but the formalised activities of learning have never been confined to the classroom. They are bounded by walls, rules and conventions.

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MARCH 31, 2012

I outlined some of the changes that are taking place in libraries as they align their services toward technological developments such as the digitisation of content, social media and the widespread use of mobile devices. Many of the traditional constraints are being relaxed, and the library space is becoming more agile. In Library 2.0

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