Learning with e's

JANUARY 15, 2014

It was great to answer, because I have tracked the learning technology trends over the last decade, and have come to the conclusion that mobile (smart) phones and social media, in combination, have provided the world with the most dynamic, social and personal connections we could possibly wish for.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

I decided to call the book 'Digital Learning in Organisations' from the outset because my expertise lies in learning technologies. Here's David Kelly , New York based Executive director of the e-Learning Guild, with his view on mobile devices and learning: “Mobile technologies shouldn’t be viewed through the lens of learning.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 15, 2019

I attended an event in Utrecht, in the Netherlands way back in 2007, at around the time that social media was emerging as a serious learning technology. Together for two days, we discussed how digital technologies and networks could support learning. million views). Is sharing caring? Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 16, 2011

It's difficult to see much beyond the end of the year, so trying to predict what technologies we might see in schools by 2020 is like staring into a very strong spotlight. It is highly likely that more informal tools and technologies, such as handheld devices, mobile phones and games consoles will take an increasing role in formal education.

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MARCH 6, 2019

The invention of the mobile phone liberated us to move freely again, but in doing so, we became tethered in a different, more subtle sense. Notice the one person who is reading a traditional paper magazine - this is rare, but raises questions about how large populations can be distracted by technology. London: Futuretext.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The result is a 6-7 minute interview in which I talk about the EDEN community of academics and professionals, mobile learning and games in education, and digital badges, as well as some elaboration on the way EDEN has been leveraging the potential of social media over the last few years. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Sitting down with her after her keynote at the summer EDEN conference in Jonkoping, Sweden, we discussed a number of issues around diversity and inclusion, the use of technology in education, games based learning, peer learning and emerging learner-led pedagogies. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 8, 2019

In the meantime, here's the title and abstract of my keynote: Technology Supported Learning: What has been, and what is yet to come In recent years education has been assailed by waves of new technologies, theories and practises. Some have penetrated deeply into education while others are still peripheral. Unported License.

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OCTOBER 28, 2013

We would converse on a one-to-one basis using telephones (which were almost always tethered because there were also very few mobile phones before 1990, and they were the size of a house brick). And then the technology innovations rapidly began to appear, one after another. I''m talking about the period just prior to 1995.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 29, 2012

These slides accompanied my presentation during the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition held at London's Olympia on 25-26 January. During my talk, I discussed a number of possible scenarios that might result when wholesale adoption of digital technologies occurs in education and training. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 9, 2013

My series of retrospective reviews of seminal learning and technology books continues. Today''s book recommendation is the fifth in the series: Howard Rheingold (2002) Smart Mobs: The next social revolution. The book remains a significant contribution to the discourse around learning technology. For previous reviews start here.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

So Milgram''s notion of six degrees is not so much a theory of learning, more a social contact theory, but it has significant implications for learning in the social media age. Milgram theorised that it could be established that no-one is separated from anyone else in the world by more than six social contacts.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 16, 2012

We are witnessing a time where a mobile world wide web of connections is proliferating, and in which social mores, human relationships and communication conventions have been irrevocably changed. The question now, in the light of the rapid penetration of social media and mobile communications, is - is that number being reduced?

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 11, 2019

It's a professional community of educators interested in technology supported learning. In that year I was just starting out in the world of educational technology, and I presented some of my research at the EDEN summer conference in Poitiers, France. It's everywhere. I hope to see you there! Unported License.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Wearable computing is just one small step up from mobile technology. A large percentage of the world''s population is already connected through mobile phones, e-readers, games consoles and tablet computers. Will 2014 be the year when wearable technology emerges as the next stage in our connected future?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Over the next two weeks I''m in New Zealand, doing a series of keynote presentations to teachers on the future of education and technology supported learning. The mLearn tour is sponsored by a company called Telco Technology Services who specialise in supporting teachers in New Zealand schools with technology training and provision.

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Learning with e's

MAY 31, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler In a previous post I outlined some of the metrics around the use of digital media, technologies and social networks. I wrote that: "The age of social technologies has radically transformed the way we live our lives, and that includes how we learn and teach. Tapscott, D. Unported License.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Does technology provide any realistic, sustainable solutions? 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. But be careful.

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APRIL 19, 2014

In 1962, in his book The Gutenberg Galaxy , media theorist Marshall McLuhan popularised the term ''Global Village'' as a description of global contraction through proliferation of electronic technology. In 1962, technology use was minimal in comparison to today''s ubiquitous global digital capabilities. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 30, 2016

In a recently published article, my colleagues Maged Boulos, Dean Giustini and I write about how learning through social media is transforming medical practices, health care and education. Here's an excerpt from the article, published in the open access journal Future Internet. The full text is available at this link. Unported License.

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JULY 16, 2015

Some are ditching their training rooms in favour of digital delivery of content, and bosses that are forward thinking are investing in social learning, social media and mobile devices to support the learning of their employees. But any teacher or trainer can exploit the power and potential of these new technologies.

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Learning with e's

JULY 8, 2013

This is a continuation of my series of retrospective reviews of seminal learning and technology books. Shirky shows how, similar to hive and swarm behaviour seen in animals, humans perform in networks and thrive within '' architectures of participation '' - so whilst bees make hives, humans create mobile telephone networks and the internet.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Futurist Gerd Leonhard speaking at Learning Technologies 2013 Listening to media futurist Gerd Leonhard speaking at the recent Learning Technologies Conference in London was both engaging and thought provoking. Leonhard believes the major social media platforms have it right. Unported License.

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

So what of our habitual use of digital media? What are the effects of our fearsome fascination with mobile phones, our predilection to video games, our inexorable gravitation toward social media? We shape our technology and then it shapes us, suggests Marshall McLuhan. Do these constitute a digital habitus?

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DECEMBER 30, 2014

Clearly this has already emerged as a phenomenon in the last few years, and since the proliferation of social media and smart mobiles , seems to be accelerating. curriculum education learner centred learning Mike Newby smart mobile social media Technology' Unported License.

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MAY 31, 2018

A click on the conference website will tell you that the themes of the event are close to my own heart: “ The programme will focus on getting industry and education to work together to harness technology and put learning first. Simply having access to smart mobiles or social media is not enough. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 31, 2016

True, many people in the world are still unconnected, but with mobile phones subscriptions rising exponentially, more people now have access to digital content than ever before. Students are connected to digital content through a variety of tools and technologies, increasingly through devices that are personally owned.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The same applies to the clothing we wear, our technology, and just about everything else we possess. Now, with the new technology wave, all that is about to change. autonomy e-reader education flipped classroom Games console intrinsic learning MOOC motivation smart mobile student choice Technology' Unported License.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

This is the fourth blog post in my series on the future of learning and technology. Firstly, he argues, teachers tend to use new technology in much the same way they used old technology, and that as a result very little has changed in terms of pedagogy. Is technology the only catalyst for change, or should we look elsewhere?

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Learning with e's

MARCH 16, 2011

It's difficult to see much beyond the end of the year, so trying to predict what technologies we might see in schools by 2020 is like staring into a very strong spotlight. It is highly likely that more informal tools and technologies, such as handheld devices, mobile phones and games consoles will take an increasing role in formal education.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 22, 2014

With the advent of social media and networked technologies, anyone can join informal CoPs such as those found on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, to share ideas, ask questions of peers, seek advice, solve problems and collaborate in learning together to enhance and extend specialist knowledge. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 9, 2011

You have been working in learning technology for over 35 years. Every day I am surprised because new things are coming to me and I discover new technologies or I learn about new software. The biggest surprise for me so far has been social media: it is the biggest thing in the last ten years to hit the world of learning technology.

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JULY 23, 2010

Through the use of new and emerging technologies, this may all change. Creating, organising and sharing content within a defined community of interest is the way forward, and all of these are achievable through social media. Tags: social media mobile technology informal learning. References Cofer, D.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 16, 2017

Here's a brief reflection: In the 70s my time was spent learning my 'trade', exploring the new world that was opening up in the form of educational technology, and discovering the true power of computers for the first time. While still in school I was inspired by a visit to a technology museum. It all began a long time ago.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 9, 2015

This year we continue with a high profile social media coverage, including a dedicated Twitter channel (follow @edenconference on Twitter and also the #EDEN15 hashtag) and liveblogging from the plenary sessions. EDEN2015 promises to be an unforgettable event for anyone involved in digital education. Unported License.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

There are all sorts of possibilities thanks to new technologies. Although distance education has been in existence for more than a century, the various technological means by which it can now be conducted have advanced quickly. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

MAY 29, 2013

If you are immersed in technology mediated communication, there are no apparent barriers to membership of your community of practice. Whether or not we realise it, if we regularly use social media, we are members of the world wide digital tribe. Another thing we need to acknowledge is that a lot of learning is social.

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