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Learning first, technology second

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Sometimes, the technology does get in the way of learning and teaching. Let me give you an example: Many schools, colleges and universities have by now implemented a managed learning environment (MLE) sometimes referred to as a virtual learning environment (VLE) or Learning Management System (LMS).

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The future of learning

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Students will use Facebook when they want to, and their institutional managed learning environment when they have to. The slideshow above - a part of the keynote speech I gave at LearnTEC in Karlsruhe, Germany, earlier this month - illustrates these and other thoughts about what we might see in the future of learning.

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#LearningIs personal

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These become personal windows on the world, enabling them to drill down and investigate for themselves, the finer details of content they need to learn. Personal learning environments reach beyond the technologies institutions provide - especially virtual learning environments/managed learning environments.

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See-through learning

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They have to spend time thinking about how to get to a discussion group, or how to save content, when their energy and time should be spent learning. Some platforms are better than others of course, but generally many institutional managed learning environments suffer from the same problem - opacity. and Wheeler, S.

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The personal web

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I have always believed in a hybrid solution and indeed use one in my own professional practice, but for the sake of the polemic momentum, I'm advocating that institutions seriously reappraise their use of the VLE (read 'managed learning environment'). Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

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I have managed many meaningful conversations with students about their work through this method, both during lessons and also post-lecture, but it''s clearly not for everyone. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. However, bear in mind that most VLEs have online discussion threads that all of the group can see and read.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

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The Social Web challenges current provision There is a sense from many younger students that the institutional managed learning environments are not popular tools, because they fail in comparison to the more colourful, flexible and accessible social networking tools that are available for free on the internet. Unported License.

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