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JUNE 12, 2020

Photo by Steve Wheeler In previous posts here and also here , I wrote about how to engage learners in online collaborative writing. They are also asked to perform tasks such as 'Mining for Gold' - finding useful websites, online resources etc, that they can share with the group as 'gold dust resources'. Unported License.

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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). Ask students to produce something that can be performed or shown online. This can be done using shared digital spaces such as group blogs, wikis or Google Docs. Unported License.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Photo by Lucélia Ribeiro on Flickr This is the second of three posts on school Management Information Systems (MIS). Although grades matter, more important still is the feedback students receive on their work and performance, and the interventions that teachers can make to support those they see struggling. 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. by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Assessment. Available online here.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Photo by Ramakant Sharda on unsplash Teachers do their best. But teachers are under pressure to ensure that all the children in their classrooms perform. It's all about league tables, metrics and performance. I know they do. I know teachers do their best, and I know the pressure they are under. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler Anyone who has ever attended the BETT Show will tell you it is vast, chaotic and very commercial. Students design and build similar robots from kits, investing creativity into their designs, and then they program them to perform a variety of tasks that are mapped against the curriculum. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 21, 2018

Photo by Tup Wanders on Flickr In my previous post , I reflected on 18 years of keynote speaking in academic conferences. Use your entire body to perform your presentation - hand movements and facial expressions can convey a lot of meaning. I mentioned that I had spoken at over 250 international events in more than 35 countries.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 29, 2020

Photo source: Lyncconf Games on Flickr The rapid spread of the Coronavirus and the subsequent social lock-downs by many governments has meant that technology has been thrust to the forefront in many of our daily human activities. The stand out offering is the Joe Wicks video which purports to offer PE education to children everywhere.

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Learning with e's

JULY 18, 2019

Photo by Samuel Seller on unsplash Virtual Reality (VR), some might argue, has yet to live up to the hype. Flight simulators can be programmed to present just about any challenge (emergencies are a particular speciality) to the pilots and their performances are analysed and feedback given at the end of each simulation.

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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. We all need inspiration, and many would argue that we perform better as educators when we have passion. London: Sage. Rogers, C. Columbus, OH: Merrill.

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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. Connected students can become the nodes of their own production, and are creating more content than ever before as they perform their learning for global audiences.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

This can be hosted photo and video sharing sites such as Flickr and YouTube, or social networking sites such as Facebook, but are equally likely to be curation and aggregation tools such as Scoop.it 2013) Digital reflection: Using digital technologies to enhance and embed creative processes. and Pinterest. Reference Kirk, C.

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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. Connected students can become the nodes of their own production, and are creating more content than ever before as they perform their learning for global audiences." Tapscott, D. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 7, 2019

Photo by Pedro Figueras on Pexels In my last post I wrote about smartphones and other personal devices, and their tendency to distract us by diverting our attention. Distractions in the workplace are common. This is a continuation. They interrupt the flow of work. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 21, 2014

Conversely, if negative consequences are the result, they are less likely to perform that behaviour. Photo by MikePD Watch and learn by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Novel and unique contexts often capture students'' attention, and can stand out in the memory.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Photo from Wikimedia Commons I will argue here that within the present information age, where digital communication technologies have fractured the tyranny of distance beyond repair, and where computers have become pervasive and ubiquitous, identification through digital mediation has become the new cultural capital (Bordieu and Passeron, 1990).

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NOVEMBER 27, 2014

When it comes to supporting a student''s progress, showing them what they can do to improve, or perform better is the key. Photo by Popperipop on Wikimedia Commons Video for assessment by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

The excitement was repeated the first time I heard one of my compositions being performed (with full orchestration) by another artist on record. One of the highlights of my youth leadership was when my group performed a dance routine that I had choreographed. creativity dance education learning music painting teaching'

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 12, 2014

It supports personalised learning through self expression, and through the act of thinking out loud and performing one''s learning for a public audience. Photo by Petar Miloševi? on Wikimedia Commons Vlogging and learning by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JUNE 2, 2014

In business and the military it is used to correlate intelligence quotient (IQ) scores against performance. The theory Intelligence testing has long been practised in the education, military and business communities. Essentially, IQ is a psychological measurement of individual differences. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Photo from Pixabay There's a very old story that has been handed down through the generations. Aladdin is accused of using performance enhancing rugs, but gets away with it when he receives a presidential pardon (please let me out of here - Editor). In it, a young street urchin called Aladdin breaks into a cave. Everyone says so.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 11, 2013

measures) of understanding and ''performance of knowledge'' will be available." Photo by Steve Wheeler Mobile learning and personal metrics by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 More on this tomorrow. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MAY 13, 2014

She gives the example of learning the times table, which she argues will allow children to perform better in mathematical calculation than if they rely solely on technology. She dismisses Google as distracting and something that overloads working memory. She believes that teaching facts is the best way to establish this kind of skill.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 14, 2016

Those who formally assess keep in mind what is good, acceptable and poor in terms of performance or knowledge reproduction. The issues of authenticity and validity arise, and there are questions over the negative psychological impact of having to give and receive feedback about poor performance from friends. Unported License.

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APRIL 29, 2016

This was the task students were asked to perform during a student led seminar earlier today. Clark Photo by Steve Wheeler Roboteach by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 with another teacher. Says it all, really - doesn't it?

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The theory Robert Rosethal and Leonora Jacobson conducted studies in American schools during the 1960s focused on the effect teachers can have on the learning performances of children. If you wish to delve deeper, you are advised to read the associated literature and sources. Piaget Cognitive Stages of Development 34. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 27, 2014

Lavie discovered that the more stimuli on offer, and the subsequent load placed on WM, the more selective attention performance will be hindered. Photo by Rutger Middendorp Memory full by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Photo by Andras Vas on unsplash Previous posts in this series have highlighted the importance of human intelligence and emotion in education. However, if we believe that assessment should focus on providing students with constructive criticism and feedback on their work so that they can learn and improve, we will question this.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

They are batch processed by age, their behaviour is managed, their performance is scrutinised, and there is little time for self expression. Photo from Wikimedia Commons Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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MAY 1, 2016

Each of these stars has left behind a legacy of their work, in the form of sound recordings, movies, interviews and videos of their performances. There is always a silver lining though. Although they are no longer among the living, we can still appreciate their extraordinary talents vicariously, through their legacies. Alexis Stewart.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 4, 2013

Designer Micky McManus points out that the volume of knowledge production is unprecedented, and thanks to the Internet, anyone can publish content or perform their ideas to a potentially worldwide audience. Photo by Kris Olin Gold mines by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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AUGUST 31, 2012

A long history of psychological research supports the argument that an individual is more likely to perform a behaviour when there is a high probability of a positive outcomes. Photo by Steve Wheeler Teacher beliefs by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 and Azjen I. Unported License.

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MAY 2, 2013

We live in uncertain times, where we cannot be sure how the economy is going to perform today, let alone predict what kind of jobs there will be for students when they graduate in a few years time. Photo by Ray Morris Meerkats and ostriches by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Learning with e's

JUNE 4, 2018

Photo by David Goehring on Flickr In my last post, entitled Cinderella Technology , I wrote about the tremendous potential of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) and highlighted some of the reasons why it often fails to be realised in school classrooms. They have been around for a long time, but IWBs seem to have polarised teachers.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

It is clear that just about any video game can be appropriated to enhance education, and if the pedagogy is appropriate, exciting, creative and dynamic learning experiences can result. These match some of the key skills required to succeed in the world of work where digital technology is prevalent.' ( source ). Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 6, 2014

It is a kind of ''performance'' where we conceal unpleasant or undesirable aspects of our personae, whilst emphasising desirable and more attractive attributes to our ''audience'' of others. Never the less, they are performing a role, and are unwittingly engaging with an audience of others. For many, the drama of Facebook is very real.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

It is clear that just about any video game can be appropriated to enhance education, and if the pedagogy is appropriate, exciting, creative and dynamic learning experiences can result. These match some of the key skills required to succeed in the world of work where digital technology is prevalent.' ( source ). Unported License.

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