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MAY 24, 2014

This is number 5 in my blog series on major learning theories. My plan is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of their theories, and how each can be applied in education. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior , 11 (6), 671-684. Unported License.

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JUNE 2, 2014

This is number 12 in my series of short posts on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In my most recent post I examined Leon Festinger''s cognitive dissonance theory and its applications to education.

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AUGUST 31, 2014

This is number 27 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. In this post, I will examine Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Photo by US Dept of Agriculture on Flickr Social learning is one of the vital components of contemporary learning and development. None of us lives in a vacuum, and we are better, stronger and wiser when we learn and work together. Prentice-Hall series in social learning theory. References Bandura, A.

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JUNE 28, 2014

We reach number 21 in this 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. In my last post I featured Gestalt theory - and the work of Kurt Koffka. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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JUNE 6, 2014

This is number 15 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. In this post, we take a look at an emerging theory of learning proposed by Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon, known as Heutagogy.

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MAY 27, 2014

This is number 8 in my series on learning theories. My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In the last post we examined the various educational theories of John Dewey including experiential learning.

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JUNE 17, 2014

This is number 16 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. In my most recent post I featured the theory of Heutagogy by Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon and its applications to education.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

This is number 32 in my series on learning theories. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I''m providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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JUNE 26, 2014

This is number 20 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. In this post, we will explore the Gestalt theory of Kurt Koffka. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

This is number 28 in my series on learning theories. I''m gradually working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. My most recent post explored Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. Lave Situated Learning 25.

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JUNE 24, 2014

This is number 19 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. In my last post I featured the work of Carl Jung and his theories of synchronicity and archetypes. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

This is number 31 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. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5.

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JULY 29, 2019

Photo by Florian Klauer on unsplash I have been privileged over the past few years to have garnered a good audience for my writing. All this has been possible because they are all labelled as Creative Commons with a repurpose licence. So here they are - the top five posts in the history of Learning With 'E's: 1.

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OCTOBER 5, 2014

This is number 33 in my series on learning theories. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I''m providing a brief overview of the theories, and how each can be applied in education. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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AUGUST 22, 2014

You may recall that 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. The previous post highlighted issues around the situated learning theory of Jean Lave. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

These are just a few of the many reasons why blogging can be a powerful method of learning. 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?' Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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JULY 2, 2014

This is number 23 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. The last post featured David Kolb and his cyclical model of experiential learning. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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APRIL 18, 2014

One of the most recent metaphors uses root structures as a way to describe networked learning. Canadian teacher Dave Cormier borrowed from the earlier post-modernist work of Deleuze and Guattari to create his rhizomatic learning theory. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License.

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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. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5.

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APRIL 8, 2013

A number of psychological and social learning theories can be applied to explain the transformative potential of this approach. These include the Zone of Proximal Development (Vygotsky) which describes how individual learners can extend the amount they learn when they are connected to other more knowledgeable individuals.

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JUNE 18, 2014

This is number 17 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. In my most recent post I featured Hull''s Drive Reduction theory and its applications to education. Inhelder, B.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

This is number 29 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. Another of Milgram''s experiments led to a theory of compliance, more generally referred to as obedience to authority.

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MAY 31, 2014

We reach double figures with number 10 in my series of short blog posts on learning theories. My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Unported License.

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AUGUST 25, 2014

This is number 26 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. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5.

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JUNE 4, 2014

A 3D Printed version of the Penrose Triangle This is number 14 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. London: Duckworth. Unported License.

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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. In this post, we will explore the work of David Kolb on experiential learning. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

This is number 36 in my continuing series of blog posts about learning theories. Psychology has contributed much to our understanding of how people learn, and listed alphabetically below are all of the previous theories I have featured in this series. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

This is number 35 in my ongoing series on learning theories. In this series I have been providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5. Csíkszentmihályi Flow Theory 7.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 13, 2013

Too often we gather to discuss education, to expound on learning theories and to congratulate ourselves for our pedagogical prowess, and yet we miss the crucial element, the context which should be central to everything we do. Where is the learner voice at learning conferences? Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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JUNE 1, 2014

This is number 11 in my series of short posts on learning theories. My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we continue to explore Festinger''s work, this time focusing on his theory of cognitive dissonance.

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JUNE 3, 2014

Here is number 13 in my series of short posts on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In my most recent post I examined Howard Gardner''s theory of multiple intelligences and its applications to education.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

There is plenty more that can be said about the social nature of learning, but that will need to wait for the next blog post. 1977) Social learning theory. and Punamäki, R-L (1999) Perspectives on Activity Theory. 1991) Situated learning: Legitimate peripheral participation. References Bandura, A. Engeström, Y.,

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Many scholars have researched the effects of games on learning, but perhaps one of the most prolific and profound games theorists is James Paul Gee. Gee provides several principles that together constitute a games based learning theory. More on Gee's learning principles can be found at this website. Unported License.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

This is number 34 in my learning theories series. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I have been providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

I think the ultimate message is that we have a lot of practice going on with the use of technology in learning and there’s a lot of learning theory out there but often the two don’t come together. My new book Learning with ''e''s is published by Crown House in paperback and Kindle formats. Unported License.

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AUGUST 25, 2014

Photo by Steve Wheeler This is number 26 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. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

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