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Learning as dialogue

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Many of the earlier learning theories place the learner in splendid isolation. From the neo-behaviourist theories of Thorndike, Watson and Skinner, we were led to believe that learners respond to stimuli and make associations between the two, and that these links represent learning. Unported License.

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Activity learning

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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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What you see is what you think

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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. On the other hand, teachers might consider giving students more complex versions.

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Going the extra mile

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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. Most versions of Maslow''s Hierarchy are represented as pyramids. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.

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Who's in charge?

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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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Like a sponge

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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. I call this digital praxis which is the sweet spot where theory and practice merge to optimise learning.

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Making the future of education

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A lot of institutions are adopting versions of this method, and are employing technology, particularly video and online content to achieve it. This can be a very powerful means of learning not only about the things you are fixing or modding , but also about the processes that underline them such as risk taking, discovery and problem solving.