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

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Below are four reasons why the Social Web and associated media are changing higher education. Firstly.the Social Web connects people together At Plymouth University, we very quickly began to explore the ways Social Web tools could support our students.

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Learning first, technology second

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Ideas range from games based learning , to the use of social media and networking, to simpler approaches such as the use of digital cameras in art or data logging in science. Sometimes, the technology does get in the way of learning and teaching. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License.

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The future of learning

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The Future of Learning View more presentations from Steve Wheeler. 80 per cent or so of the learning that most of us engage in is of an informal nature. Students will use Facebook when they want to, and their institutional managed learning environment when they have to. What is the future of education?

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

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Here''s a few ideas for you to consider: 1) Lecturers can make sure they maintain dialogue with their students through participation in social media sites. 2) One popular social media site - Twitter - is a different proposition entirely. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. But be careful. Unported License.

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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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Punk learning

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Punk learning (some would call it Edupunk ) reflects that seventies music ethos. For some time, educators have been subverting established methods and turning their backs on institutional tools and technologies such as the managed learning environment (also known as LMS or VLE). Unported License.