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. I also promised to blog about some of the alternatives when it comes to teaching very large groups, and here it is. Most students will switch off.

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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

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

JULY 8, 2016

Here are my reflections on the learning and teaching conference held at Staffordshire University. My own pointed comment later in my own keynote was that disengagement and distraction during lectures is probably more a symptom of the dull nature of some lectures than it is about the attractiveness of personal devices.

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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

Students bring their personal devices into formal learning spaces, but institutional infrastructure sometimes fails to support the use these new technologies. How many lecture halls have adequate wifi connectivity, or charging stations/power sockets near to seating areas? Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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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. and the classrooms and teaching rooms I work in.

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