Learning with e's

JUNE 13, 2020

Photo by Julia M Cameron on Pexels In previous posts in this series (see links below), I explored some of the nuances of engaging online learners in creative writing and critical thinking. Unported License. Many of the earliest research on distance education methods came from studying these modes of communication.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Back in my teaching days, we had a ninth hour elective class where students could take classes like computer repair, plumbing, ceramics, or guitar. In essence, as teachers, we got to teach classes based on our own hobbies. Using the embed and sharing function of CodePen, I can use student demos to teach particular concepts.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 27, 2020

Photo by Steve Wheeler No, this is not some new discovery about the evolutionary development of snakes - nor is it a reptile dysfunction. Actually, if you're a teacher who's interested in anything to do with critical thinking, creativity or logical reasoning you should definitely be interested. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Photo by Frederick Rubensson on Flickr 'In every talk, I'm asked where I would start first in revolutionizing education (K-professional school): Answer, always. It's important because it shows that assessment drives they way we teach. It's important because it shows that assessment drives they way we teach. Unported License.

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MAY 12, 2017

One of the first things I ever learnt, right at the start of my teaching career, was that enthusiasm and passion often carry the day. Although I don't often teach it directly, I find it infuses much of my teaching. The more we learn about our subject, the more we have to draw on when we are engaged in the act of teaching.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 11, 2020

Photo from Pxhere In my previous blog post I remarked that engaging learners can be difficult in any context, but is often harder in online environments. Today, as many of us attempt to teach online, it's often that case that a lot of our energy is expended on keeping students focused and engaged - and at a distance. Unported License.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

The idea of computational thinking has radically changed my approach to teaching over the past few years. This is the human side of teaching. Evan graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from Tufts University in 2003 and started his teaching career as a member of the New York City Teaching Fellows program.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 21, 2019

Photo by Hence The Book on unsplash Today I was notified that this blog has been listed in the top ten of the UK's most influential education blogs by Vuelio for 2019. Class Teaching - Durrington High School staff 10. Agility – Teaching Toolkit (ranked 9th in 2014) 10. Unported License. Resourceaholic - Jo Morgan 7.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Photo by Steve Wheeler When Shelly Terrell speaks or writes, people take notice. With phrases such as 'I don't have to do all the teaching or know all the answers' and 'we need to find ways to tap into students' passions', you just know that Shelly's book will be completely student centred from start to finish. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 27, 2020

Photo source: Pexels Social distancing. The pandemic has compelled educators to teach at a distance in many instances, and the scramble to find solutions has been frenetic. They are mainly high quality, focused and sought after resources, but there is still (and never will be) a substitute for empathetic, knowledgeable teaching input.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Photo by Steve Wheeler Here's my opinion, for what it's worth. It raises a few smiles because of its wit, but also serves to remind us that teaching is a complex human, relational profession in which emotional connections are made and where teachers don't simply present information. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 1, 2019

Photo from Pixnio One of the most important lessons I learnt right at the start of my career in education was that teaching was not about 'telling' but about communication. There is also a need for more honesty in teaching. Unported License. How arrogant that must have seemed.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The old aphorism ''we learn by teaching'' (or in Latin, docendo discimus ) holds true when we consider that to teach something, you first need to learn it. If you are teaching your peers, and your teacher is also in your audience, you really need to know your subject, or you end up looking a little foolish. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 12, 2019

David and me in the studio - Photo by Steve Wheeler David Hamr is a well known Czech broadcaster and radio journalist. Recently it was my pleasure, during a week of teaching at Technical University Liberec, to take some time out to record a series of interviews with David that will be broadcast in the coming weeks. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler Sat in a fish restaurant tonight, I noticed this tank full of lobsters beside my table. If you look closely at the photo, their claws are taped together so they can't do any physical harm to each other. Unported License. I couldnt miss it really. They never stopped. But the contest was futile.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 7, 2017

A recent tweet by Jason Elsom made me sit up and take notice: 'We need to stop designing schools for teaching and start designing schools for learning.' We can either place an emphasis on teaching or we can privilege learning as the most important facet of education. Photo from Wikimedia Commons Learning by design?

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Learning with e's

JUNE 14, 2020

Photo from Pixabay This series is about how teachers can improve engagement for online learners (see links below for previous posts in the series). Unported License. All forms of education require learners to engage, but when teachers and their students are separated by geographical distance, the challenges increase.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 24, 2015

Photo by Cam Good on Flickr That'll teach him by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Steve is a great lad, and is very sociable' he told them, 'but don't ever expect him to become an academic'.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 4, 2018

Photo by Anthony Easton on Flickr In my last post I wrote about inspiration - for those who are teachers, and also for those who are learning - and I guess, that is just about everyone. It was a simple question: Why are we expected to standardise our testing when we have differentiated in our teaching? Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Photo by Sergey Zolkin on unsplash Many educators are now investigating how online technologies can improve, extend or enrich teaching and learning experiences. Unported License. We now need to think about learning environments rather than simply 'classrooms'. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

JULY 15, 2014

I was interviewed by Shelly Terrell about my work, my teaching philosophy, and yes. Photo by Juergen Rosskamp on Wikimedia Commons Mind the gap by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. the new book I''m currently writing.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 5, 2019

Photo by Ramakant Sharda on unsplash Teachers do their best. This tends to mean 'teaching to the test', at the detriment to everything else a child could learn at school. They are just as much victims of an oppressive, metric led system as the students they strive to teach. Unported License. I know they do.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

Photo source: Publicdomainpictures Ever wondered how we can overcome feelings of loneliness and disconnect in distance education? It's a common psychological phenomenon to feel that although you are separated by distance, the technology actually mediates your connection with someone else. Unported License. Wheeler, S.

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MAY 3, 2014

I had the honour to be presented with an award for ''most innovative use of teaching methods'' at the recent Plymouth University student union SSTAR Awards. The evening was a joyous celebration of teaching excellence, and most importantly, all the award nominees and winners were chosen by the university students. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 5, 2017

They have to write a 5000 word essay (their final one before they leave the university to take up their first jobs in primary teaching), and they have to try to come up with an answer. EEES613 by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Clearly, many schools and many educators struggle with this, and end up teaching using technology as an afterthought. Technology is not a substitute for good teaching. Teachers should also think about what problems and issues they see in every day teaching that might be addressed with the addition of a technology.

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Learning with e's

MAY 30, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler This is the first of a short series of posts, presenting my thoughts leading up to a keynote speech I will give at EDEN 2019, in Bruges. The age of social technologies has radically transformed the way we live our lives, and that includes how we learn and teach. Unported License. To be continued.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

He says: "An increased use of technology not only to deliver teaching, but also to support and assist students and to provide new forms of student assessment." Photo by Steve Wheeler A growing divide? by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 30, 2017

He is also very insightful about what some might consider the more mundane aspects of teaching. Keith has commented on several recent lectures, school visits, and on numerous ideas and teaching experiences from his own work. Some just teach to the test, because they are under such pressure to 'get children through' the content.

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Learning with e's

MAY 27, 2017

I'm going to miss teaching this bunch, and I wish them every success in the future in whatever they decide to do. So bon voyage to Charlotte, Hannah, Jess, Edward, Aaron, Tom, Jody, Georgia, Chloe, Claire, Lucy, Emily, Natasha and Frances - go and have great careers in teaching. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 15, 2013

Not least, claims Mitra, children when left to their own devices (in this case a computer screen and touch pad mouse in a wall) and when they are in small groups, children will teach themselves an extraordinary amount of new skills and knowledge. Photo by Steve Wheeler Sugata Mitra - Charlatan or genius? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Photo by Sarah Joy on Flickr Hidden away in the heart of the ancient Barbican area of Plymouth, England are the authentic Mayflower Steps. Those who visit and take photos to capture the moment are largely unaware that the steps are fake. Unported License. You probably know the story. Certain politicians have learnt to do this.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 15, 2020

Photo by Lucélia Ribeiro on Flickr This is the second of three posts on school Management Information Systems (MIS). et al (2002) Relationships between class size and teaching. Unported License. Unported License. Part one can be found at this link in which several features of the RM Integris MIS are outlined.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 6, 2016

I will not forget the tremendous efforts he put into making his teaching accessible to all, and the empathy he showed to every one of his students. Photo from Wikimedia Commons World Teachers Day by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Photo from PxHere In ancient mythology, Cupid is the 'god of love'. Anyway, teaching can be a bit like cupid's bow. Batman's tangled cape Cupid's bent arrow by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 9, 2019

Photo by Patrick Brinksma on unsplash One of the most impressive TED talks I ever viewed was presented by Neuroscientist Beau Lotto and a 12 year-old student called Amy O'Toole. Learning with bees by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler - Entrance to the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild Last week you would have discovered me in the cellar of a French palace - the stylish Hotel Salomon de Rothschild , not a stone's throw from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Their use, for example in the teaching of science, will add new dimensions and possibilities.

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